Barbara Howard (actress)

Barbara Howard
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Utah (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, psychotherapist
Years active	1980–2000

Barbara Howard is an American psychotherapist and retired actress, who remains best known for her roles in the film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and in the television series Falcon Crest as Melissa Agretti (Ana Alicia)'s cousin Robin Agretti. She retired from acting in 2000 to pursue her current career in psychotherapy.

Early life

Barbara Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Palatine, Illinois. ^[1] She graduated from William Fremd High School in 1974, and later graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree before going to England to study acting at Richmond, The American International University in London. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Howard began her career in Chicago area theater before moving to Los Angeles in April 1983 to pursue a career in acting there. ^[4] She made her film debut in Racing with the Moon before landing a more significant role in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter . ^[5] In 1985, she landed the role of Robin Agretti on Falcon Crest but opted to leave the following year to pursue more film roles and Broadway roles in New York. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Racing with the Moon	Gatsby Girl
	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Sara Parkington
1985	Running Mates	Elizabeth Adams
1988	Lucky Stiff	Frances
1990	White Palace	Sherri Klugman
1993	Amityville: A New Generation	Janet Cutler
1998	Slappy and the Stinkers	Sonny's Mom
	Music from Another Room	Denise
	Where's Marlowe?	Emma Huffington
2009	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday The 13th	Herself	Documentary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Silver Spoons	Valerie	Episode: "Passports to Pleasure"
	For Love and Honor	Ronnie Prendergant	Episode: "N.O.K. Hagedorn"
1984	Airwolf	Holly Mathews	Episode: "The Truth About Holly"
1985–1986	Falcon Crest	Robin Agretti	27 episodes
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Ginger	Episode: "Tickets, Please"
1989	Paradise	Marian	Episode: "Squaring Off"
	Fair Game	Leslie Blumenkrantz	Television film
1992	Those Secrets	Beth
1993	In the Heat of the Night	Connie Meacham	Episode: "A Dish Best Served Cold"
	Picket Fences	Lori Jude	Episode: "The Lullaby League"
1994	Out of Darkness	Triage Officer	Television film
1995	Fallen Angels	Janice / Nurse	2 episodes
	The Nanny	Fertility Doctor	Episode: "Having His Baby"
1997	Millennium	Karen Nesbitt	Episode: "Loin Like a Hunting Flame"
1997–2000	Early Edition	Sandra Comess / Linda Chevalier	2 episodes

References

1. Christy, Marian (February 9, 1986). "Taking Charge". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. INC, Sneed & O`Malley (January 27, 1986). "On the right track..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
3. Fosdick, Scott (April 13, 1981). "Palatine actress is a coming attraction". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
4. Walek, Gordon (March 10, 1986). "It's all an ACT". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
5. Walek, Gordon (March 10, 1986). "Howard's TV role is all an act". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

External links

• Barbara Howard at IMDb