Personal Life
Barr's first marriage, to Richard Barr, ended in divorce. She met her second husband, Richard Hirschlag, in a musical comedy class. Barr married Hirschlag on Valentine's Day 1982 in a Manhattan brownstone. Together they have a daughter named Allison who is also an actress, who briefly appeared as Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light. The couple lives in suburban New Jersey.
In her spare time, Barr is also an advocate of animal rights. She believes in spaying and neutering, and is a spokesperson for the Fund for Animals. She even recorded a Christmas album in 2002, titled From Our House... To Yours, to raise money for The Fund For Animals.
Barr, like her character on All My Children, is also passionate about helping the homeless and is a spokesperson for First Step, a job readiness program, as part of the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City.
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