Carol Denise Barbee (born May 22, 1959, in

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) is an Emmy winning

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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 in

. She graduated from

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

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

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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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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''.

Writing

In 2001, Barbee wrote her first credited script for

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'', and has since written for ''

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'' (where she also served as

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and

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

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series ''

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'', ''

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'', 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 ''

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''., 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, ''

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'' 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, making his first appearance in 1983 on the sitcom ''Family Ties'' and mostly played in roles as Paco Ortíz ...

. 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