Carol Denise Barbee (born May 22, 1959, in

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) is an Emmy winning American

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and producer.Carol Barbee at tv.yahoo.com
Accessed June 9, 2007.

Early life

Barbee graduated from

Central Cabarrus High School Central Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to locally as Central or CCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Concord, North Carolina. It opened in 1966. History Born in Central's first year of operation were publications, The ...

. She graduated from

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private university, private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Forest, north of Rale ...

with a BA in Speech, Communications and Theater Arts and later received her MFA in Acting from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...

. Her mother was a singer in a gospel quartet at their local church. She has a sister, Cathy Barbee, who currently resides in

Charlotte, NC Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

and a brother, Jeff Barbee, who resides in Concord, NC. Her late father, W.C. Barbee, was President of Teamsters Local Union #71 in Charlotte. NC.

Career

Acting

Carol Barbee got her first role in ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'', and has appeared in other TV shows such as '' JAG'', ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' and ''

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'', as well as movies such as ''

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'' and ''

Out to Sea ''Out to Sea'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs. It was the final film role of Donald O'Connor, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Mulhare, and the penultimate film of Jack Lemmon and ...

''.

Writing

In 2001, Barbee wrote her first credited script for NBC's ''

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'', and has since written for ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

'' (where she also served as

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and

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), '' Close to Home'', and was the executive producer for the CBS series '' Jericho'', ''

Swingtown ''Swingtown'' is an American drama television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS aired from June 5 to September 5, 2008. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social lib ...

'', and '' Three Rivers'' and the

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one hour drama, ''

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''. She served as a consulting producer and writer for

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's ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former history professor who becomes ...

''., Hawaii Five-O for CBS and USA Networks' limited series, DIG. She served as the Executive Producer/Showrunner of ''

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'' Season 2 and Girlfriends Guide to Divorce. She is the Series Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner of Netflix's series, ''

Raising Dion ''Raising Dion'' is an American superhero drama streaming television series that premiered on October 4, 2019 on Netflix. It is based on the 2015 comic book and short film of the same name by Dennis Liu. In January 2020, Netflix renewed the s ...

'' and served as writer and Consulting Producer on Netflix' Emmy winning series, Dash & Lily.

Personal life

She is married to actor

Carlos Lacámara Carlos Lacámara (born November 11, 1958) is a Cuban-born American actor and playwright who has had a long career on American television Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. , household ownership of telev ...

. They have two sons, Lucas and Diego.

Filmography

*''

'' (1990) - Newscaster (WZDC) *''The Apocalypse'' (1997) - Lieutenant Robing *''

'' (1997) - Flight Attendant

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbee, Carol 1959 births Actresses from North Carolina American film actresses American television actresses American television writers American television producers American women television producers Living people People from Concord, North Carolina UCLA Film School alumni Wake Forest University alumni American women television writers Screenwriters from Hawaii Screenwriters from North Carolina 21st-century American women