Barbara Sharma

Barbara Sharma is an American actress and dancer of the stage, television, and film. As a dancer she had a close working relationship with Bob Fosse, working as a lead dancer in his company for five seasons. She is best known for creating roles in the Original Broadway productions of several prominent musicals during the 1960s, including Rosie in Sweet Charity and Mary in Hallelujah, Baby!, and as a regular performer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1970-1972. She also portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV series Glitter in 1984-1985, and performed the recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos on Becker, Mrs. Douglas on Frasier, Amanda Wilkerson on Chico and the Man, and Myrna Morgenstein in Rhoda. She frequently appeared in commercials from the 1950s-2000s, including commercials for Folgers, Glass Plus, and State Farm.