Barbara Ulrich (born 1945) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker, best known for her role as Barbara in the 1964 film The Cat in the Bag (Le Chat dans le sac).Herbert Aronoff, "At the film festival: 'Chat dans le sac'". Montreal Star, August 10, 1964.
She was born in New York City to Jewish parents, before moving to Montreal, Quebec, with her family in the early 1950s.Régis Tremblay, "Nouvelle vague d'hier". Le Soleil, December 1, 1999.
Despite having had a starring role in one of the most important films in Quebec and Canadian cinematic history, she did not maintain an acting career for many years afterward, instead concentrating on her family life with director Gilles Groulx. Following Groulx's death in 1994 she remained active in promoting his cinematic legacy,Régis Tremblay, "Une révolution de palais qui a ébranlé L'ONF". Le Soleil, December 1, 1999. serving as a spokesperson for his estate in film retrospectives and other later coverage of his career."A French-Canadian director, John Coltrane and an album nearly lost to time: the full story". Q, September 27, 2019. She began to take occasional acting roles again in the 2000s, appearing in films such as Danny in the Sky,Fabrice Pradas, Cinéma gay: un siècle d'homosexualité sur grand écran. Publibook, 2006. . p. 117. Ascension,Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ascension – Film de Karim Hussain". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009. and Mad Dog Labine.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mad Dog Labine – Film de Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr et Renaud Lessard". Films du Québec, April 2, 2019.
She collaborated with Renaud Lessard on the 2025 film Barbaracadabra, a comedic documentary about Ulrich grappling with her desire to add film directing to her résumé late in life. The film premiered in the National Competition at the 2025 Festival du nouveau cinéma.Camille Dehaene, "Festival du nouveau cinéma 2025 : plus de 260 films présentés à Montréal pour la 54e édition". Atuvu, September 24, 2025.
Filmography + Barbara Ulrich film and television credits Year Title Role Notes 1964 The Cat in the Bag (Le Chat dans le sac) Barbara Theatrical film 1965 Festival Herself Episode: "Cine Boom" 1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Maisie Theatrical film 1995 Too Much Is Enough (Trop c'est assez) Herself Documentary film Brief Encounters and Light Inclinations (Brèves rencontres et légers penchants) 2001 Danny in the Sky Baba Theatrical film 2002 Ascension Older Woman Theatrical film 2016 Quebec My Country Mon Pays Herself Documentary film 2018 Mad Dog Labine Colette Theatrical film 2019 Forgotten Flowers (Les Fleurs oubliés) Barbara Theatrical film 2025 Death Does Not Exist (La mort n'existe pas) Voice role Theatrical film Barbaracadabra Herself Theatrical film. Also codirector with Renaud Lessard
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