Barbara Berjer
Barbara Berjer was an American actress.
Early life
Berjer was born Barbara Elinor Berger on June 12, 1920 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Knute Eystein Berger, a mechanical engineer originally from Norway, and Thomasina Sutherland, who came from Scotland. She had one older brother, Knute Eystein Berger Jr.Career
Berjer was well-known to television audiences for her roles in daytime soap operas. Her first was role was that of alcoholic actress Lynn Franklin on From These Roots, which she played from 1959 until the show's end in 1961.. This followed with an appearance on the 1962 episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre, "Patterns of Hope" revealed in an interview that Berjer's exit came as the result of producers realizing that the character of Claire had become a great-grandmother. Producers did not like the idea of her character being a great-grandmother and Claire was killed off as a result. This incident led to Fulton having the now-infamous "granny clause" placed in her contract to protect herself.Immediately after leaving, Berjer was cast in the role of Barbara Norris Thorpe on Guiding Light. She played the role from 1971 to 1981, with a brief reprisal for a few episodes in 1989, and then on a recurring basis from 1995 to 1996. In 1983, she had a one-day appearance on All My Children as the secretary Erica Kane talks to in vain in an effort to reach Adam Chandler. In 1985, Berjer started playing Scottish nanny Bridget Connell on Another World, a role she continued to play until 1996, when the character was killed off. Berjer continued to make guest appearances as Bridget's ghost until 1998. Berjer is notable for being one of the few actresses to be featured on two daytime soap operas at the same time. In 1997, Berjer guest-starred on Law & Order as Mrs. Gannett in the episode "Passion".
Early in her career, her surname was often mispronounced as "burger", so she changed it to "Berjer".