Acting

Barbara Spiegel

Born March 12, 1943 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 6, 2020 · aged 77

Barbara Spiegel was born on March 12, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA as Barbara Joy Spiegel. She is an actress and executive.

Known For

This Is Where I Leave YouThis Is Where I Leave You · 2014
This Is Where I Leave You
6.62014
MovieDramaComedy
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
TootsieTootsie · 1982
Tootsie
7.21982
MovieComedyRomance
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Boys and GirlsBoys and Girls · 2000
Boys and Girls
6.02000
MovieComedyDrama
Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.
SubmissionSubmission · 2018
Submission
5.92018
MovieDrama
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.
WonderWonder · 2019
Wonder
8.02019
MovieDramaFamily
An 11-year-old kid growing up in "the hood" secretly dreams of trick-or-treating as Wonder Woman for Halloween.
The Werewolf of WashingtonThe Werewolf of Washington · 1973
The Werewolf of Washington
3.91973
MovieHorror
After being unknowingly inflicted with the bite of a werewolf while on a visit to Europe, White House press secretary Jack Whittier begins to turn into a deadly beast by night, terrorizing Washington D.C. and presenting a very deadly threat to the President.
Fischia Il SessoFischia Il Sesso · 1974
Fischia Il Sesso
8.01974
MovieComedy
A girl from New York, Carol, to get married turns to the marriage agency of Mr. Lewis, who introduces her to Gavino, a young Sardinian immigrant clandestine.
Made For Each OtherMade For Each Other · 1971
Made For Each Other
5.21971
MovieComedyRomance
An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship.

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StarvedStarved · 2005
Starved
4.72005
SeriesComedyDrama
Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, Schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast, each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own. Starved was the lead-in of FX's hour-long "Other Side of Comedy" block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network's demographic. The series debuted on August 4, 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in October 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.

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