The name Barbara Crampton might not mean much to some people but then if you were born before the 90s she might be a familiar face and name. The reason could be because you’ve watched her old soap opera days or you’ve seen her in the several horror movies that she’s been in, it’s hard to say without knowing the experiences of those that recognize Barbara. What is evident is that she’s stuck around for a while and been doing quite well for the last several years and beyond since her name is still here when many others that likely started around the same time or before have been all but forgotten. Some folks don’t get known so well as to be household names but then some of those that fit into this category are those that do the best since they don’t worry so much about the hype and the pomp and simply do their job.
Here are a few things about Barbara you might not have known.
10. She started acting at a young age.
Barbara started acting in the 7th grade and continued on through high school. This definitely seems like one of those instances in which a person knew what she wanted to do and was bound and determined to make her way to the profession that she enjoyed.
9. Barbara started out in daytime drama.
Some people might roll their eyes, but honestly if you learned how many of your favorites showed up in corny sitcoms or in soap operas you might be surprised since like so many other venues these shows are a great way to start out and develop one’s skills in a way that will allow them to be noticed for other projects moving forward.
8. She does have a fair amount of followers on social media.
There aren’t millions of people that are tuning in to her social media presence but at the same time there are still plenty that are willing to see what she’s up to and how her career is going. That’s obviously not the baseline for being popular thankfully, otherwise those that tried to get popular with Twitter might still be stuck on the low end trying to project their voice into the social media swamp.
7. She’s one of those that has wanted to see more strong women in horror movies.
This is something that has been a kind of up and down dynamic in horror for a long time since the damsel in distress has been a popular narrative that a lot of people have grown used to. But a while back and especially now women are taking charge in horror movies and showing that they’re capable of doing just as well as the men.
6. Barbara seems very big on friends and family.
It’s nice to see when people are so into their family and friends that they want to spend as much time with them as they can. You can easily imagine that being part of a project is hard on anyone that has to work on it since the constant schedules and need to be on the set tend to take people away from their families quite often.
5. She’s been active since the 80s.
Despite stepping away at one point for a period of time she has been around since the early 80s, so it’s easy to assume that she’s seen a lot of change throughout the years in terms of how shows and movies are created and how the common practices that were once in place have been changed as well.
4. Barbara is just now entering her 60s.
She’s not an elderly woman, in fact you could say that she likely still has a lot of life left to her and could be seen to contribute a lot more to pop culture as the years continue to roll by. While she might not be as well known you can imagine that she’s easy to find since she happens to show up in movies and TV fairly often.
3. She’s definitely a horror buff.
Ever since The Re-Animator she’s been into horror it would seem, if not before, and she’s definitely shown that it’s something she enjoys to do.
2. She did retire at one point.
As Padraig Cotter from ScreenRant has written she decided to retire after a fairly long career to focus on her family, which is a great reason really, but eventually she did go back to show business when she was called upon to do so. Since then she’s still been a very attentive mother as the years have passed.
1. Her net worth is around $34 million.
As Rob Williams from ArticleBio has said she’s been living a pretty comfortable life as you can easily guess since this kind of a net worth means she’s done something quite right in her life. How that came to be is kind of hard to say but it’s assumed that a lot of it comes from acting.
Go look her up if you don’t know who she is, you might be pleasantly surprised.
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