Olivia Barash
Olivia Barash (born January 11, 1965) is an American retired actress. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in television series such as Little House on the Prairie, Charlie's Angels, and Soap. She subsequently had a lead role on the short-lived sitcom In the Beginning, which originally aired in 1978.
Olivia Barash

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- Name
- Olivia Barash
- Born
- 11 January 1965
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Education
- Palisades High School
- Known for
- Fame Gypsy Repo Man The Incredible Hulk Child of Glass
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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Olivia Barash (born January 11, 1965) is an American retired actress. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in television series such as Little House on the Prairie, Charlie's Angels, and Soap. She subsequently had a lead role on the short-lived sitcom In the Beginning, which originally aired in 1978.
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Olivia Barash (born 1965) is an American actor, actress and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born in Miami. Olivia Barash studied at Palisades Charter High School. Languages used include English.
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She also had a lead role in the Walt Disney television film Child of Glass (1978).
Key facts
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• Name — Olivia Barash • Born — 11 January 1965 • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Education — Palisades High School • Known for — Fame Gypsy Repo Man The Incredible Hulk Child of Glass • Occupation — * Actress • director • producer • songwriter • singer • Years Active — 1968–2015
Early life and performances
Early life and performances
Barash was born January 11, 1965, in Miami, Florida. Barash was raised in New York City, and began acting professionally at age 11. During her early years of acting, singing and dancing in classic musicals on stage in New York, she starred as "Baby June" in Gypsy with Angela Lansbury. She was the first child actress to win the New York Critic's Circle Award. Moving to Hollywood as a teen with her family, she attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California, and graduated in 1982. Barash appeared in the pilot episode of The Incredible Hulk, aping the famous "flower girl" scene from James Whale's Frankenstein. In this version, she befriends the Hulk, but their friendship is cut short by her hunter father, who shoots the Hulk with a rifle, causing the Hulk to hurl him hundreds of feet into a nearby lake. Barash also appeared as a guest in two episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in 1977, and in 1978, was cast in a main role on the sitcom In the Beginning, which followed a conservative Catholic priest and liberal, socially-conscious nun who run a mission in Baltimore; the series ran only five episodes on CBS, though a total of nine were filmed before the series was canceled. The same year, she starred in the Walt Disney television film Child of Glass, in which she portrayed the ghost of a young girl murdered during the Antebellum era.
Later career
Later career
In 1984, Barash appeared in Repo Man, in which she had a supporting role playing a UFO cultist. The following year, she appeared opposite Robert Downey, Jr., James Spader and Kim Richards in the teen drama Tuff Turf (1985). In 1987, Barash had a main supporting role in the television series Fame, playing Maxie Sharp. In 1988, she had a supporting role in Paul Schrader's biopic Patty Hearst. In 1990, Oliver Stone wrote Barash into The Doors portraying a folksinger on the Sunset Strip, performing her original song, Who's Walking Away published by It's True You Boys Music (BMI). Barash went on to sign to Warner Chappell Music as a songwriter/artist in 1992. Her focus shifted to recording and playing her music through the nineties and into this century.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1968 — The — Lupita — 1 episode • 1970–71 — A — Louise — TV series • 1977 — Code R — Jan — "Suzy's Day Off" • 1977 — Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman — Brownie — 2 episodes • 1977 — Soap — Molly — "1.4" • 1977 — The Incredible Hulk — Girl at Lake — "The Incredible Hulk" • 1978 — In the Beginning — Willie — Main role • 1978 — ABC Afterschool Special — Eugenie Legrand — "Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird" • 1978 — Child of Glass — Inez Dumaine — TV film • 1978 — Charlie's Angels — Sam — "Mother Angel" • 1978–79 — ABC Weekend Special — Charlotte Cooper — "The Contest Kid and the Big Prize", "The Contest Kid Strikes Again" • 1979 — Alice — Melissa Lloyd — "Tommy's First Love" • 1979 — The — Ruthie — TV film • 1979 — Out of the Blue — Laura Richards — Main role • 1981 — ABC Weekend Special — Jenny — "Zack and the Magic Factory" • 1981 — Little House on the Prairie — Sylvia Webb — "Sylvia: Parts 1 & 2" • 1981 — The — Baket — TV film • 1983 — One Day at a Time — Olivia Birvey — "A Young Man's Fancy" • 1984 — Night Court — Mary Elaine Montgomery — "Santa Goes Downtown" • 1984 — Spencer — Marsha — "Fast Times" • 1987 — Fame — Maxie Sharp — Main role (season 6) • 1987 — Ohara — Rita Riley — "Take the Money and Run" • 1988 — St. Elsewhere — Annette — "Down and Out on Beacon Hill" • 1989 — 21 Jump Street — Becky — "Nemesis"
Theatre
Theatre
• Year — Title — Role — Theatre Venue • 1974 — Gypsy — Baby June — Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway
Identity
Identity
Olivia Barash is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as a citizen of United States.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — American Hot Wax — Susie • 1981 — The Time Crystal — Baket — also known as Through the Magic Pyramid • 1984 — Repo Man — Leila • 1985 — Tuff Turf — Ronnie • 1988 — Patty Hearst — Fahizah • 1989 — Dr. Alien — Leeanne • 1989 — Grave Secrets — Darla • 1994 — Floundering — Ruthie • 2001 — Perfect Fit — Janet • 2009 — Repo Chick — Railroad Employee • 2013 — Blue Dream — Rachel Purviance • 2014 — Theory of a Deadman: Drown — Revivalist — Video short • 2015 — The — Elvis of Venice (voice) — Post-production
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Association — Category — Nominated work — Result • 1982 — Young Artist Award — Best Young Actress in a Television Series — Little House on the Prairie
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- 1.Kaplan, Mike. Variety's Who's Who in Show Business. R.R. Bowker. 28. 1989. 978-0-835-22665-3.
- 2.Olivia Barash. Turner Classic Movies.
- 3.Leszczak, Bob. Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. 87. 2012. 978-0-786-46812-6.
- 4.Parish, James Robert. Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films. McFarland. 60. 1994. 978-0-899-50676-0.
- 5.Olivia Barash. British Film Institute.
- 6.Fischer, Dennis. Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895–1998. McFarland. 136. 2011. 978-0-786-48505-5.
- 7.Hoey, Michael A. Inside Fame on Television: A Behind-the-Scenes History. McFarland. 193–194. 2010. 978-0-786-45573-7.
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