Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, as well as the author of two books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadways original Rizzo in the musical Grease (Grease (musical)), Maude Findlays (played by Beatrice Arthur) divorced daughter, Carol Traynor, in the sitcom (situation comedy) Maude (Maude (TV series)), and in several early 1980s horror and science fiction films. A sex symbol during that era, her more notable film work includes The Fog, Creepshow, Swamp Thing (Swamp Thing (film)) and Escape from New York. During the 1990s, Barbeau became known for providing the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series and subsequent Batman cartoon series. More recently, she has starred in the HBO series Carniv�le.