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Iconic ’80s Actress ‘Looks Fantastic’ 44 Years After Starring Alongside Kurt Russell <\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n From playing Bea Arthur<\/strong>‘s daughter in the ’70s sitcom Maude<\/em> to earning her status as a “scream queen” in such iconic ’80s horror movies as The Fog<\/em> and Swamp Thing<\/em> \u2014 not to mention starring alongside Kurt Russell<\/strong> in the classic 1981 sci-fi film Escape from New York<\/em> \u2014\u00a0Adrienne Barbeau<\/strong> won the hearts of countless fans over the course of her career…and as a recent video proved, they’re still lining up to catch a glimpse of the star.<\/p>\n In a video shared to TikTok this week, Barbeau, 80, smiled and chatted with fans at GalaxyCon in Raleigh, NC. The actress was dressed casually for the event in a gray tank top, accessorizing with a pair of pink-rimmed glasses, and wore her dark brown hair in a wavy, shoulder-length style.<\/p>\n Commenters were blown away by Barbeau’s seemingly ageless appearance.<\/p>\n “Man she still looks fantastic,” one person wrote, with a second agreeing, “Looks great.”<\/p>\n “I always thought she was beautiful,” someone else admitted, as another quipped, “We were supposed to get married. She must not have gotten the memo.”<\/p>\n In a 2021 interview with Rewind It Magazine<\/a><\/em>, Barbeau reflected on her career path, saying, \u201cI never set out to act in horror films specifically.\u00a0I wasn\u2019t even aware of the genre, really.”<\/p>\n “But I was offered the role of Stevie Wayne in\u00a0The Fog\u00a0<\/em>and in those days, if you were known for your work on television, you couldn\u2019t get hired to do movies,” she continued. “So when\u00a0The Fog\u00a0<\/em>came along, I jumped at the chance.\u00a0None of us knew, back in 1979, that the film would still be as much loved today as it was then.\u201d<\/p>\n As far as Escape From New York<\/em>, Barbeau raved about the experience.<\/p>\n “All the men on that set were great to work with, every single one of them,” she recalled.<\/p>\n Related: Legendary Rock Goddess, 75, Looks ‘Luminous’ in Latest Pic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n