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The Sexy Daughter: Adrienne Barbeau

A look at the actress' work since her role as Carol Traynor on ''Maude''

Distinguishing Features: Could say mother in five syllables.
You Never Forget Your First: ''It was my first TV experience. We all got along and the writing and directing were first-rate. It spoiled me. Most of the stuff on now isn't very funny. I don't even watch sitcoms anymore.''
On Being a Sex Symbol: ''I know I look better now than I did then — I was always on the zaftig side. I had a thyroid condition straightened out and four years ago starting bodybuilding. I don't look like this from plastic surgery.''
Life After Cancellation:Starred in ex-husband John Carpenter's The Fog and Escape From New York, as well as Wes Craven's Swamp Thing. ''I invested well and have a nest egg. I can do things I really want to do.'' Last year Barbeau, 48, played a bustier-wearing biker mama on HBO's Dream On (''Not bad for a woman over 40, huh?''). Currently, she's the voice of Catwoman on Fox's animated Batman series and is in the upcoming Hollywood Pictures film Fatherhood. Lives in L.A. with son Cody, 9 (from her marriage to Carpenter), and her husband, producer Billy Van Zandt.
Other Classic Sexy Daughters: Susan Dey as The Partridge Family's Laurie Partridge, Marta Kristen as Lost in Space's Judy Robinson, Maureen McCormick as The Brady Bunch's Marcia.

Originally posted Jul 30, 1993 Published in issue #181 Jul 30, 1993 Order article reprints

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