Overview
- Her daughter, Jane Harnick, confirmed to The New York Times that Barrie died at her Manhattan home on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, and that her death was medically assisted following a terminal cancer diagnosis.
- Barrie built a six‑decade career on stage, screen and television, originating the role of Sarah in Stephen Sondheim’s Company and earning a 1971 Tony nomination.
- Her film work won early critical notice with Best Actress at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival for One Potato, Two Potato and included an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in Breaking Away (1979).
- She publicly faced serious health challenges during her life, surviving rectal cancer in the 1990s and later disclosing a 2014 diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, topics she addressed in two memoirs.
- Barrie is survived by her children Jane and Aaron and three granddaughters, and her career materials were donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library, leaving a documented theatrical legacy as public discussion turns to end‑of‑life choice under the new state law.