Barbara has been in "The Business" for over 40 years, both in front of and behind the camera. In over 20 years of casting with three Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America, Barbara has helped the careers of Tom Selleck, Tea Leoni, Vince Vaughn, Kevin Costner, Billy Bob Thornton, and many others. Her acting credits include Bachelor Party, Unsolved Mysteries, The Young and the Restless, Santa Barbara, Divorce Court, S.W.A.T., The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gunsmoke, Leave It To Beaver, The Judge, Peyton Place, Studio One, The Pretender, Manhattan, AZ, and television commercials. She also served as talent coordinator for the The Golden Laurel Awards 2000 for the Producers Guild of America.