Priscilla Barnes said she was glad TC ended because she wanted to be more than a "third banana on a situation comedy." She also said that after the series ended people in the industry ignored her work before TC. Since the show type cast her she was only considered for certain parts after the show ended.

But I looked up her IMDB page and it doesn't look like she did anything too groundbreaking before Three's Company beyond blink-and-you-miss-her guest spots on television shows, which she then continued to do after Three's Company. Am I missing something?

She also said that she did nude scenes and horror movies in the 90's to erase the TC typecasting. But to me it seems like she sort of sabotaged her own career by doing that; after "Erotique" (where she played a misandrist lesbian) she was reduced to playing bit parts showing off her, well, bits when necessary.

I understand an artist wanting to go in a different direction to avoid typecasting, but she had to have known when she was hired for TC that typecasting was guaranteed. It's one thing to start a show and have no idea where it will end up, but Barnes came in during its heyday. I think she should have embraced it, in my opinion.

Today most TV actors when a show their currently on is on hiatus they tend to find work doing small bits in movies to branch out and not play one character that makes them typecast, this is something that Priscilla could have looked into during the 3 years she was on TC when the show took breaks from filming.

How was she going to be more than a 3rd banana and was added to the show? lol


What was it about her character that she thought was more than Janet's and jack's? Did she want the Terri character to get her own apt like Larry and have eps revolve around her in her new place because she was a nurse?:lol:

Oh, to me Priscilla can't blame Three's Company for typecasting her as an actress. John was the freakin' star of the show, there the whole time, and he avoided typecasting. Keep in mind John played psychopaths in TV movies in the 90s. About as far from Three's Company as you can get. John of all people could have been typecast like Bob Denver for Gilligan, but he managed to work steadily and break away from Jack Tripper because his talent showed through.

There are no small parts, only small actors.

JackJanetChrissy's comment about Erotique prompted me to do a Google Images search for "Priscilla Barnes Erotique". It turned up some stunning pictures of Priscilla. She looked far more beautiful in those images than she ever looked on Three's Company, especially in Season 8.

Maybe she should have blamed the wardrobe and hairstylists for any negative impact Three's might have had on her career. They certainly didn't make her as sexy as they could have. :lol:

She definitely had leading lady looks.

Maybe she should have blamed the wardrobe and hairstylists for any negative impact Three's might have had on her career. They certainly didn't make her as sexy as they could have. :lol:

She definitely had leading lady looks.

She should have blamed the 80s for the wardrobe and hairstyling, lol. Everyone looked dowdy by the end of the show.

I agree with everyone here; I think Priscilla should have known that she was 1) an interloper 2) playing a broad character on a farce 3) Three's Company was a hit show and therefore something everyone would remember for the then-near future. I don't understand why actors seem unsatisfied or ungrateful with the fame and fortune they get because it's not the "right" kind of fame or fortune.

Also Mace Dolex said something about doing work during the show's breaks to keep the career fresh. Barnes did guest-star on Love Boat during her TC time, but again, that wasn't too far off from TC.

Love Boat? :lol: man talk about career suicide.

Love Boat? :lol: man talk about career suicide.
Either Priscilla just didn't work hard enough or she had a really bad agent. No reason an actress in her 20s should be on the Love Boat. I know lots of famous young folks were on that show, but I still look at it as where has-beens made appearances.

I can't picture Priscilla being the star of any films, but she could have been the romantic interest of the male lead in a film. Strange this didn't happen much when she was in her 20s.

Why should Priscilla be mad at the people who did her hair and picked out her clothes on Three's Company? She always wore nice clothes and her hair was always looking good. She shouldn't be mad that she was the 3rd wheel on the show because the show was successful with her. She was the hottest woman on there to me. She does have a right to be mad about not getting that many roles after the show but she should've chosen a different job if she was frustrated with acting. I get tired of hearing about actors complaining about not getting that many roles when they need to get a regular job if they're unhappy with their acting career. Unfortunately most tv actors don't move on to doing movies and becoming stars. That only happens to a few actors. I think it's sad that Priscilla hasn't aged well because she should've taken care of herself. It's sad that a lot of hot white actresses when they get older don't age well. Kim Basinger is one of the few hot white actresses that has aged well and she's 61. Diane Lane is also still hot and I think she's 57.

I do not care for Miss Barnes. I never watch those episodes anymore. I suppose there are those who like her on the show, and that is fine for them. I personally can't imagine she would have been in much demand for anything else or that she should be of the opinion she was deserving of a better career.

I do not care for Miss Barnes. I never watch those episodes anymore. I suppose there are those who like her on the show, and that is fine for them. I personally can't imagine she would have been in much demand for anything else or that she should be of the opinion she was deserving of a better career.


I prefer the earlier episodes, too, but I don't think Priscilla did a terrible job. I think the writing really did all of them in toward the end of the series. I do think Suzanne Somers did a better job.

I don't understand why actors seem unsatisfied or ungrateful with the fame and fortune they get because it's not the "right" kind of fame or fortune.

Yes, she got fame, but fortune? Celebritynetworth has her net worth at $1.5 million. I'm guessing those cheap Three's Company producers didn't pay her a great salary. Or if they did, she didn't invest well. But I'm guessing it's the former.

Her networth is $1.5 million? If that's the case, she should be living good. So I don't know why she would be complaining.

Her networth is $1.5 million? If that's the case, she should be living good. So I don't know why she would be complaining.

This is California. The average cost of a home in LA is $600,000. She's approaching an age where most people are retiring and you need funds available to get by for the next 30 or 40 years or so. I live out here, too, and I can tell you that's a comfortable net worth only if you live fairly modestly. I'm about in her wealth bracket, and I certainly don't feel rich with my little 1,000 square foot home. For people our age, that's middle class. Suzanne Somers, on the other hand, is worth $100 million. Now that's rich! The vast majority of that Ms. Somers earned after Three's Company. The notoriety from the show certainly made it possible, but it's her salesmanship that enabled her to pivot off of that notoriety and make the most of it so she could rake in the big bucks. That fortune wasn't handed to her by the Three's Company producers.

That fortune wasn't handed to her by the Three's Company producers.

Indeed.

You can say a lot of things about Suzanne but she knew how to make money. It would have been easy for her to vanish after what happened with TC.

As for Priscilla I remember hearing that she wasn't coming back to TC even if there had been a season 9 because she wouldn't renew her contract. She wanted to bolt from the show almost immediately. Having said that though she's always treated TC fans with respect and has appeared at autograph signings and such.

You can say a lot of things about Suzanne but she knew how to make money. It would have been easy for her to vanish after what happened with TC.

She wound up far wealthier than all of them, including John Ritter. And I would guess as well much wealthier than the producers who tried to sabotage her career. I remember them even going after her after firing her from Three's Company to stop her from doing Chrissy Snow in her Las Vegas act. It seems to me they were just being spiteful. But whatever hurdles they put in her way, she's overcome them. I've heard people talk about how poorly her husband managed her. Maybe -- maybe -- that's true, but whatever mistakes he (and she) might have made then, they obviously learned from them and turned their lemons into sparkling lemonade. With their partnership they have gotten the last laugh: they're effing rich!

She wound up far wealthier than all of them, including John Ritter. And I would guess as well much wealthier than the producers who tried to sabotage her career. I remember them even going after her after firing her from Three's Company to stop her from doing Chrissy Snow in her Las Vegas act. It seems to me they were just being spiteful. But whatever hurdles they put in her way, she's overcome them. I've heard people talk about how poorly her husband managed her. Maybe -- maybe -- that's true, but whatever mistakes he (and she) might have made then, they obviously learned from them and turned their lemons into sparkling lemonade. With their partnership they have gotten the last laugh: they're effing rich!

I really like Suzanne. There's so much more to her than Chrissy Snow.

whatever mistakes he (and she) might have made then, they obviously learned from them and turned their lemons into sparkling lemonade. With their partnership they have gotten the last laugh: they're effing rich!

You're right. I admire her ability to reinvent herself and not be daunted by setbacks, even the ones she may have created. One thing about Suzanne, she is a worker. She's done TV, movies, commercials, the stage, books, merchandising....the list goes on. She worked hard before TC. After all, she was 30 when the show started, which in today's youth-obsessed television may as well be 50. She didn't let the fame deter her from continuing to push, either.

You're right. I admire her ability to reinvent herself and not be daunted by setbacks, even the ones she may have created. One thing about Suzanne, she is a worker. She's done TV, movies, commercials, the stage, books, merchandising....the list goes on. She worked hard before TC. After all, she was 30 when the show started, which in today's youth-obsessed television may as well be 50. She didn't let the fame deter her from continuing to push, either.
Yep. She has a good work ethic. More than I can say for myself. :cool:

I just watched the Three's Company reunion that happened on April 11 of this year. Someone asked Priscilla if she found it easy to come onto the show. Here's what she said:

"I think it's been made known that I had said things on E True Hollywood story that things had been difficult, but there was no difficulty with the actors. It was difficulty with our bosses, because I'd worked at other places where they had been more inclusive with talent, and they [the producers] were not."

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsCTsnO8ex8

Her answer to that question starts around minute 23.

Love Boat? :lol: man talk about career suicide.

Does anybody else remember Priscilla Barnes post-Three's Company, showing up in the Timothy Dalton era James Bond movie Licence to Kill? If you recognize Priscilla, then it's a tad bit surreal to see the third blonde roommate from Three's Company be brutally raped and murdered on her wedding day.

She wound up far wealthier than all of them, including John Ritter. And I would guess as well much wealthier than the producers who tried to sabotage her career. I remember them even going after her after firing her from Three's Company to stop her from doing Chrissy Snow in her Las Vegas act. It seems to me they were just being spiteful. But whatever hurdles they put in her way, she's overcome them. I've heard people talk about how poorly her husband managed her. Maybe -- maybe -- that's true, but whatever mistakes he (and she) might have made then, they obviously learned from them and turned their lemons into sparkling lemonade. With their partnership they have gotten the last laugh: they're effing rich!

That's true but she got VERY lucky as well by hawking that stupid Thighmaster!

She made tens of MILLIONS from an absolute GARBAGE product! That was basically a giant set of TWEEZERS! :lol: