Sometimes I think it's better to be a diva.

She met her second husband Richard Hirschlag in a musical comedy class. Fans of the show were upset that Barr was leaving; the controversy was further fueled by the fact that the writers did not craft an exit for her but rather the character simply stopped appearing. The project was written in 2007 and filmed in 2008.

Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8 1949 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American actress. She played the role from 1976 to 1981 and from 1982 to December 20 2006 and Barr made a special appearance as Brooke on January 5 2010 as part of the series' 40th anniversary and returned on February 23 2010 for a three-month stint until April 23 2010. Growing up as an only child in Fort Wayne Barr made her acting debut at the age of 13 in a production of Peter Pan.