Barbara Joan Tarbuck (January 15, 1942 - December 26, 2016) was an American actress best known for Walking Tall (2004), Short Circuit, and Curly Sue.
She was married to James Denis Connolly and they had one child.
Tarbuck died in 2016 at the age of 74 from complications of creutzfeldt-jakob disease.
Film Roles
- The Cracker Factory as Alice
- Night Flowers as Arlene
- Mrs Rs Daughter as Michelle
- A Christmas Without Snow as Carol Thorpe]
- Short Circuit as Sen. Mills
- Big Trouble as Helen
- Out of Time as Dr. Kerry Langdon
- David as Sue Martinez
- The Death Of The Incredible Hulk as Amy Pratt (TV Movie)
- Curly Sue as Mrs. Arnold
- A House Of Secrets And Lies as Judy
- A Child Lost Forever The Jerry Sherwood Story as Dr. Sackarow
- Midnight Witness as Lucy
- Jack Reed Badge Of Honor as Dora Ferro
- A Kiss Goodnight as Kurt's Secretary
- Scanner Cop II as Rachel Staziak
- The Tie That Binds as Jean Bennett
- Eye Of The Stalker as Judge Paula Castanon
- Before We Wakes as Diane Michaels
- Mr Murder as Grace Wetherall
- Just Ask My Children as Marilyn Kniffen
- The Tulse Luper Suitcases Part 1 The Moab Story as Mrs. Fender
- Walking Tall as Connie Vaughn
- S. Darko as Agatha
- Come Simi as Lisa
Television Roles
- David Cassidy Man Undercover as May (1 episode)
- The Waltons as Saleslady (1 episode)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) as 3rd Nurse (1 episode)
- Charlie's Angels as Elsa Himbeere (1 episode)
- California Fever as Mary (1 episode)
- Quincy, M.E. as Louise Asten/Claire Morgan
- Knots Landing as Mrs. Schumacher/Sales Clerk (2 episodes)
- Little House on the Prairie as Beth Tomkins (1 episode)
- Police Squad! as Mrs. Twice (1 episode)
- Lou Grant as Mother (1 episode)
- Newhart as Ms. Fletcher (1 episode)
- M*A*S*H as Maj. Judy Parker (1 episode)
- Cagney & Lacey as Thelma Samuels/Mrs. Grady (3 episodes)
- St. Elsewhere as Agnes Najinsky (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Sarita Rosenthal (1 episode)
- Dynasty (1981) as Dr. Holton (1 episode)
- Falcon Crest as Dr. Randall (7 episodes)
- Highway to Heaven as Marie Briggs (1 episode)
- The Golden Girls as Martha McDowell (1 episode)
- Hooperman as Mrs. Broders (1 episode)
- Hunter as Judge Ruth Loomis (1 episode)
- L.A. Law as Dr. Nagel (1 episode)
- Moonlighting as Maddie's Classmate (1 episode)
- I Know My First Name Is Steven as School Counselor (2 episodes)
- 21 Jump Street as Judge Irene Pagota (1 episode)
- The Outsiders as Tim's Mother (1 episode)
- Dragnet as Martha (1 episode)
- Santa Barbara as Sister Allegra (9 episodes)
- She-Wolf of London as Dr. Elena Horton (1 episode)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Governor Leka Trion (1 episode)
- Silk Stalkings as Mrs. Dietz (1 episode)
- Civil Wars as Judge Kaplan (2 episodes)
- Quantum Leap as Esther (1 episode)
- Picket Fences as Myra (1 episode)
- Seduced By Madness The Diane Borchardt Story as Judge Black (1 episode)
- Pacific Blue as Miss Ena (1 episode)
- General Hospital as Jane Jacks (1996 - 2010, 41 episodes)
- The Burning Zone as Dr. Boston (1 episode)
- The Practice as Judge Emily Strong (1 episode)
- LA Doctors as Dr. Weiss (1 episode)
- ER as Alice Presley (1 episode)
- CSI as Paige Harmon (2 episodes)
- The Huntress as Harriet Weiland (1 episode)
- Judging Amy as Dr. Cody (1 episode)
- Crossing Jordan as Jennine Burke nee Gallow (1 episode)
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Chancellor Kalev (1 episode)
- Six Feet Under as STD Clinic Doctor (1 episode)
- NYPD Blue as Barbara Colohan (1 episode)
- Cold Case as Helen Holtz 2003 (1 episode)
- NCIS as Mrs. Donaldson (1 episode)
- Nip/Tuck as Mrs. Declan (1 episode)
- Medical Investigation as Eunice (1 episode)
- Medium as Carol Walker Smith (1 episode)
- CSI: NY as Vivian Claven (1 episode)
- Close to Home (2005) as Emily Forsberg (1 episode)
- Eyes 2005 as Judge (1 episode)
- Journeyman as Barbara Vasser (1 episode)
- The Event as Speaker of the House (1 episode)
- Glee as Nancy Bletheim (1 episode)
- American Horror Story as Mother Superior Claudia
- American Horror Story: Asylum as Mother Superior Claudia (5 episodes)
- Mad Men as Hazel Tinsley (2 episodes)
- Dexter as Sussman's Mother (1 episode)
