Claudia Bryar


Hortense "Claudia" Bryar was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emma Spool in the film Psycho II.

Early years

Bryar was one of seven children of Ruby Elaine and Ross Rizley, a congressman and federal judge.

Career

Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, she is perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Emma Spool in Psycho II.
Bryars gained early acting experience with the Pasadena Playhouse. She played small parts in mostly Western television series such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and The Guns of Will Sonnett, but also The Real McCoys, The Bob Newhart Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and The Twilight Zone. She had a small role in Leave It To Beaver episode “Community Chest”. She had a small role in Denise the Menace episode “Pythias Was a Piker”.She appeared in small roles in such films as I Was A Teenage Frankenstein and Bad Company. She appeared in made-for-TV movies such as The Family Nobody Wanted and . Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in Hill Street Blues.

Personal life

Bryar was married to actor Paul Bryar until his death in 1985. The couple had three children, including Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer with the rock band Little Feat. On June 16, 2011, Bryar died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.

Selected filmography