American actress. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in television series such as Little House on the Prairie, Charlie's Angels, and Soap. She subsequently had a lead role on the short-lived sitcom In the Beginning, which originally aired in 1978. She also had a lead role in the Walt Disney television film Child of Glass. As a young adult, Barash established herself in supporting film roles in Repo Man, Tuff Turf, Patty Hearst, and Floundering
