Barbara Barriewas a Tony nominee for her role inCompanyand an Academy Award nominee for best actress inBreaking Away.For several years she played Mrs. Barney Miller on the television seriesBarney Miller.She has performed Shakespeare at Stratford and with the New York Public Theater in Central Park, and she currently plays Brooke Shields's feisty grandmother on the hit seriesSuddenly Susan.She lives in New York City with her husband, Jay Harnick.