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Barbara Harris

1935-2018 · Chicago, IL

Original Compass Player and founding Second City cast member who crossed over to Broadway, winning a Tony for The Apple Tree (1967).

Known for

Joined the Compass Players in 1955.
Original cast member of The Second City in 1959.
Won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for The Apple Tree.
Academy Award nomination for Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971).

Connected to

People

Paul Sills Mike Nichols

Troupes

The Compass Players

Schools & Theaters

The Second City (Chicago)

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Harris_(American_actress)
https://compassimprov.org/who-we-are/

Referenced by

Troupes

The Second City (Original 1959 Mainstage Cast)

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