Roseanne Barr

Biography

Roseanne Barr is an American comedian, actress, writer, and producer who launched her career in stand-up clubs in Denver and other Colorado towns before a 1985 Tonight Show appearance. Born in Salt Lake City, she won an American Comedy Award for her 1987 HBO special, which led to her own ABC series. On Roseanne she played Roseanne Conner from 1988 to 1997 and again in 2018, earning an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Her first film part was Ruth in She-Devil (1989), and she later voiced Julie in Look Who's Talking Too and Maggie in Home on the Range (2004). She hosted The Roseanne Show from 1998 to 2000, returned to stand-up in 2005, headlined the HBO special Roseanne Barr: Blonde N Bitchin in 2006, and released the comedy special Cancel This! in 2023.

73years old

Turns 74 on November 3in 21 days

Born November 3, 1952Salt Lake City
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Roseanne Cherrie Barr (birth name)Also credited as Roseanne Arnold, Roseanne Thomas and Roseanne

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 29 years1989 to 2018

Genres

Comedy80%, 8 films
Drama20%, 2 films
Family20%, 2 films
Romance20%, 2 films
Thriller20%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
In 1989 Barr put out an autobiography called Roseanne, My Life As a Woman. The same year brought her first film role, as Ruth, a scorned housewife, in She-Devil.
A change of course
During her stand-up routine, Roseanne Barr helped make the phrase "domestic goddess" popular as a way to describe a homemaker or a housewife.

Roseanne Barr movies on Netflix

Fahrenheit 11/92018IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne2012IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
Home on the Range2004IMDb rating 5.4as Maggie (voice)
Cecil B. DeMented2000IMDb rating 6.3as Rosanne
Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6as Dot
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1993IMDb rating 4.3as Madame Zoe
Backfield in Motion1991IMDb rating 5.2as Nancy Seavers(Roseanne Arnold)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991IMDb rating 4.7as Childless Woman
Look Who's Talking Too1990IMDb rating 4.7as Voice of Julie (voice)
She-Devil1989IMDb rating 5.8as Ruth

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Home on the Range2004 Animation, Comedy, Familyas Maggievoice
IMDb rating 5.430K votes
She-Devil1989 Comedyas Ruth
IMDb rating 5.821K votes
Look Who's Talking Too1990as Voice of Julievoice
IMDb rating 4.752K votes
Blue in the Face1995as Dot
IMDb rating 6.611K votes
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991as Childless Woman
IMDb rating 4.756K votes
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne2012as Himself
IMDb rating 6.91.4K votes
Fahrenheit 11/92018as Himself
IMDb rating 7.222K votes
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1993as Madame Zoe
IMDb rating 4.38.3K votes

Most often with

Tom Arnold appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tom Arnold

Ed Begley Jr.

Gilbert Gottfried

Films together

Tom Arnold3 films together, 1991 to 2012
Tom Arnold's page
- Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne2012IMDb rating 6.9Barr as HimselfArnold as Himself
- Backfield in Motion1991IMDb rating 5.2Barr as Nancy Seavers(Roseanne Arnold)Arnold as Howard Peterman
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991IMDb rating 4.7Barr as Childless WomanArnold as Childless Man
Ed Begley Jr.2 films together, 1989 to 1993
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1993IMDb rating 4.3Barr as Madame ZoeBegley as Rupert
- She-Devil1989IMDb rating 5.8Barr as RuthBegley as Bob
Gilbert Gottfried2 films together, 1990 to 2012
Gilbert Gottfried's page
- Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne2012IMDb rating 6.9Barr as HimselfGottfried as Himself
- Look Who's Talking Too1990IMDb rating 4.7Barr as Voice of JulievoiceGottfried as Joey

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1993 to 2018, one of them major.

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Roseanne Barr's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
1993	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Roseanne	Won
Other honors
2018	Time 100		Honored
1997	Lucy Award		Won
1993	GLAAD Vanguard Award		Won
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame		Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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