Overview

• Barr became pregnant at 17 and placed her daughter, Brandi, for adoption with Jewish Family and Children Services in Denver after keeping her for a week.
• She kept her birth name when her career took off so Brandi could locate her when she came of age.
• Brandi, 17½ at the time, learned her mother’s identity after the National Enquirer—prompted by an attempt from Barr’s then-boyfriend, Tom Arnold—tracked her down.
• Having grown up believing her mother was a famous Jewish actress, Brandi thought her parent was Goldie Hawn until she saw photos of Barr.
• Barr recalled on her podcast how they “ran into each other’s arms” at their first meeting in 1989 and said they have remained close ever since.