Barbara Law

Barbara Law
Born (1952-04-04) 4 April 1952
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1965–1997
SpousePeter Law

Barbara Law, née Dixon (born 4 April 1952) is an Irish-Canadian actress and singer. First prominent in Ireland with the pop trio Maxi, Dick and Twink[1] and Brendan Bowyer's Royal Showband, she moved to Canada in the early 1970s after marrying Peter Law of The Pacific Showband.[2] While the Pacific Showband continued to record and perform in its own right under the new name Dublin Corporation, Peter and Barbara Law also performed separately as co-vocalists for the band Sweet Chariot.[2]

In 1978, Law and Grant Smith performed the opening number at the Juno Awards of 1978, a dance routine set to the song "Step Out" from the film Outrageous!.[3] Later the same year, she appeared alongside Taborah Johnson, Louis Negin, Richard Adams and Liliane Stillwell in Bananas, a musical revue at Toronto's Bayview Theatre which was directed by Jack Creley.[4] In 1979, she appeared in Allan Guttman's cabaret show Tonight at 8:30...9 O'Clock in Newfoundland.[5]

She released the disco album Take All of Me on Pavilion Records in 1979, scoring a minor dance club hit with the album's title track.[6]

In the 1980s she worked as an actress, most prominently in the films The Surrogate and Bedroom Eyes, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter film.[7] In 1984, she portrayed Katharine Hepburn in Cliff Jones's Howard Hughes musical For the Love of Howard, opposite Ross Petty as Hughes.[8]

She also had guest roles in the television film The Popcorn Man,[9] the television series Adderly, Night Heat, Diamonds, Katts and Dog, Counterstrike and Due South, and a minor role in the film The Planet of Junior Brown.

Filmography

Barbara Law film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1984The SurrogateMaggie SimpsonTheatrical film[10]
1984Bedroom EyesJobethTheatrical film[10]
1986–1987Night HeatFrancie / Sonia Mann / Natalie3 episodes
1987AdderlyTamira1 episode
1988The Return of Ben CaseyDellaTelevision film[10]
1988DiamondsUnknown1 episode
1990CounterstrikeChantal Episode: "The Beginning" (S1.E14)
1991Katts and DogUnknownEpisode: "The Fugitive" (S3.E17)
1992CounterstrikeJuliette Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" (S3.E3)
1993Spenser: CeremonyMadameTelevision film[10]
1995Long Island FeverGeorgiaTelevision film[10]
1996Due SouthSunny1 episode
1997The Planet of Junior BrownRich GirlTheatrical film[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Maxi, Dick and Twink (1967)". RTE Archives, 1 January 1967.
  2. 1 2 "NIGHTLIFE: Bennett back with massive band". The Globe and Mail, 14 June 1973.
  3. ↑ "Dan Hill takes three top Junos". The Globe and Mail, 30 March 1978.
  4. ↑ "Bananas could use some confidence". Toronto Star, 8 November 1978.
  5. ↑ "New version of cabaret is better". The Globe and Mail, 31 March 1979.
  6. ↑ Dave Marsh and John Swenson, The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, 1983. ISBN 9780394721071. p. 289.
  7. ↑ "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, 15 February 1985.
  8. ↑ "Songs tell the tale of a rich recluse". The Globe and Mail, 24 March 1984.
  9. ↑ "CBC serves Popcorn Man in more appealing package". The Globe and Mail, 22 December 1979.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Barbara Law: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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