Bari Hyman(I)
- Actress
Bari was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Port Washington,New
York. She studied theater at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and
began working in the New York theater, primarily musical theater, upon
graduation. In 1979 when her first daughter was born she decided to
quit acting to be with her daughter and a second daughter born in 1984.
Her role in the Duplass brother's film, "The Puffy Chair", in 2005
marked a return to her first love, acting. There have been several
subsequent films and theater in New York. Her performance in the
Jerseyflix half hour comedy film, "Damaged Goods", earned her the grand
jury prize of Best Supporting Actress for 2012 from the California Film
Awards. The award ceremony was held in San Diego in January 2013.
