Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer, director, and 2012
presidential nominee of the
California-based
Peace and Freedom Party. Barr began her career in
stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the sitcom
Roseanne. The show was a hit and lasted nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997. She won both an
Emmy and a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. Barr had crafted a "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona in the eight years preceding her sitcom and wanted to do a realistic show about a strong mother who was not a victim of
patriarchal consumerism.