Spotlight Oscar nominee Barbara Barrie dies by medically assisted suicide at 95 KiMi Robinson USA Today Oct 29, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 Barbara Barrie as Nana, the supportive and witty grandmother of Susan (Brooke Shields, not pictured) on NBC's "Suddenly Susan." CHRIS HASTON, NBC Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KiMi Robinson USA Today Barbara Barrie, who received an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1979 coming-of-age film "Breaking Away," has died. She was 95.kAmq2CC:6VD QA2DD:?8 H2D >65:42==J 2DD:DE65 :? 244@C52?46 H:E9 E96 }6H *@C< $E2E6 |65:42= p:5 :? sJ:?8 =2H[ @7 H9:49 D96 H2D 2 AC@A@?6?E 2?5 25G@42E6[Q 96C 286?E[ v2CJ v6CD9[ E@=5 &$p %@52J @? ~4E] ag]k^Am Judd Nelson, Barbara Barrie, David Strickland, Brooke Shields, Kathy Griffin and Nestor Carbonell pictured in August 1996 for NBC's "Suddenly Susan." 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