Actress known for 1980s horror and sci-fi roles... can you guess who?

With 170 screen credits and a career that has stretched across five decades, she has long been a familiar face to film and television audiences.

Still, many fans remember the accomplished actress most for her standout roles in major horror and sci-fi titles from the early 1980s.

She also wed the celebrated filmmaker behind three of her most recognizable movies, and even at 81, she shows no sign of stepping away from the camera.

In fact, she appeared in a film released earlier this year, while another project featuring the actress is currently in post-production.

Most recently, she was spotted during a rare public outing in Los Angeles, walking her dog.

So, can you work out who the Hollywood veteran is?

She is a veteran actress with 170 credits to her name in a career which spanning five decades. Can you guess who she is?

The veteran actress has 170 credits to her name after a five-decade career. Can you guess who she is?

It is Adrienne Barbeau!

Barbeau braved the 90-degree temperatures in Los Angeles to take her dog on a walk this past weekend.

She was famously married to director John Carpenter from 1979 to 1984 and they worked together on three films:  Someone’s Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980), and Escape from New York (1981).

The pair first met while making the made-for-television thriller Someone’s Watching Me! 

It also starred Lauren Hutton and David Birney and aired on NBC in November 1978.

After their marriage, Barbeau was again cast by Carpenter in The Fog alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. 

The supernatural horror film centered around a ship lured onto the rocks of Antonio Bay and sinking after being enveloped by a mysterious cloud. When the strange fog returns, legend had it, the victims rise from the depths to seek vengeance.

Her final film with Carpenter was the dystopian Escape from New York co-starring  Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes and Harry Dean Stanton. 

It is Adrienne Barbeau! The now 81-year-old star braved the 90 degree temperatures in Los Angeles to take her dog for a walk this past weekend

It is Adrienne Barbeau! The now 81-year-old star braved the 90 degree temperatures in Los Angeles to take her dog for a walk this past weekend 

Barbeau was famously married to John Carpenter, one of the best known horror and sci-fi directors of all-time, from 1979 to 1984. Pictured together in 1981

Barbeau was famously married to John Carpenter, one of the best known horror and sci-fi directors of all-time, from 1979 to 1984. Pictured together in 1981

The two worked together on three films: Someone's Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980), and Escape from New York (1981), pictured

The two worked together on three films: Someone’s Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980), and Escape from New York (1981), pictured 

Barbeau first came to prominence on Broadway as the original Betty Rizzo in iconic musical Grease in the 1970s. She also starred on highly-popular sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978

Barbeau first came to prominence on Broadway as the original Betty Rizzo in iconic musical Grease in the 1970s. She also starred on highly-popular sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978 

Barbeau first came to prominence on Broadway as the original Betty Rizzo in iconic musical Grease in the 1970s.

She also starred on highly-popular sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978 as she portrayed Carol Traynor who is the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur). 

She went on to star in made-for-TV biopic The Great Houdini (1976),  a fictionalized account of the life of legendary Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini.

Barbeau’s other credits include the 1982 big screen releases George A. Romero’s Creepshow written by Stephen King and Swamp Thing written and directed by Wes Craven. 

In 1986, she starred in the Rodney Dangerfield comedy film Back to School.

Barbeau starred in made-for-TV biopic The Great Houdini (1976), a fictionalized account of the life of legendary Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini

Barbeau starred in made-for-TV biopic The Great Houdini (1976), a fictionalized account of the life of legendary Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini

Her other credits include the 1982 big screen releases George A. Romero's Creepshow  written by Stephen King and Swamp Thing written and directed by Wes Craven

Her other credits include the 1982 big screen releases George A. Romero’s Creepshow  written by Stephen King and Swamp Thing written and directed by Wes Craven

The veteran actress dressed casually for her outing in a sleeveless blouse with denim shorts and a sun hat

Iconic 1980s Horror and Sci-Fi Actress Looks Unrecognizable Today — Can You Guess Who?

The veteran actress dressed casually for her outing in a sleeveless blouse with denim shorts and a sun hat

Barbeau is pictured posing for a portrait in a rope hammock at her home in LA in 1985

Barbeau is pictured posing for a portrait in a rope hammock at her home in LA in 1985

In 1997, she gave birth to twin boys William Dalton and Walker Steven with her then husband, the playwright Billy Van Zandt. Pictured with her sons and William's girlfriend Asalia Yusupova

In 1997, she gave birth to twin boys William Dalton and Walker Steven with her then husband, the playwright Billy Van Zandt. Pictured with her sons and William’s girlfriend Asalia Yusupova

Barbeau is also an icon in the voice acting world as she portrayed iconic baddie Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe.

More recently she starred as Ruthie in HBO series  Carnivàle which aired from 2003 to 2005 and earlier this year, she starred in the film Oddities written and directed by Tyler Savage 

She married for the second time in 1992, tying the knot with playwright Billy Van Zandt. 

In 1997, she gave birth at almost 52 to the couple’s twin boys William Dalton and Walker Steven.

She and Van Zandt divorced in 2018. 

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