About
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer whose ground-breaking working-class television sitcom Roseanne became the number-one show on American television, revolutionizing realistic family comedy.
Before Fame
Worked as a dishwasher and waitress in Denver, Colorado, while honing her stand-up comedy act based on the persona of a fierce domestic goddess in local comedy clubs.
Trivia
Her stand-up special and sitcom debut drew over 40 million weekly viewers in the United States, earning her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992.
Family Life
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Helen and Jerome Barr. Mother of five children: Brandi, Jessica, Jennifer, Jake, and Buck.
Associated With
Starred alongside John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf in the television classic Roseanne.
