---
name: "Catlin Adams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/catlin-adams"
fi1m_id: "catlin-adams"
imdb_id: "nm0010818"
tmdb_id: 52030
wikidata_id: "Q517848"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "11 October 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T12:06:54.047507+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Catlin Adams

## Identity

Catlin Adams

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/catlin-adams
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** catlin-adams
- **IMDb ID:** nm0010818
- **TMDB ID:** 52030
- **Wikidata ID:** Q517848
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catlin_Adams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q517848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010818/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52030

Director. Born 11 October 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 11 October 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Nira Barab
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catlin_Adams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q517848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010818/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52030

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Catlin Adams, also credited as Nira Barab, is an American actress, director and acting coach. Born on 11 October 1950 in Los Angeles, California, she joined the Actors Studio at the age of 14 and later graduated from the American Film Institute. She is a founding member of the improv comedy group The Groundlings.

As an actress, Adams appeared in films including *The Jerk* (1979) as Patty Bernstein and *The Jazz Singer* (1980) as Rivka Rabinovitch, as well as television series such as *Kojak* and *Adam-12*. She directed an episode of the series *Beverly Hills, 90210* in 1990. Her other directing credits include the feature film *Sticky Fingers* (1988), which she co-wrote and co-produced, and the Emmy-winning television film *Wanted: The Perfect Guy* (1986).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Burt* (2025), as Sylvia
- *Snapshots* (2018), Executive Producer
- *No Pay, Nudity* (2016), as Casting Director
- *Underworld: Awakening* (2012), as Olivia
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Rebecca Rosen
- *Toothless* (1997), as Carrie's Mom
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, as Carrie's Mom
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, Actor
- *Freaky Friday* (1995), as Dana 'Dinky' Barb
- *Stolen: One Husband* (1990), Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Sticky Fingers* (1988), Director, Writer, Producer
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor
- *Wanted: The Perfect Guy* (1986), Director
- *Square Pegs* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Willmar 8* (1981), Production Assistant
- *The Jazz Singer* (1980), as Rivka Rabinovitch
- *The Jerk* (1979), as Patty Bernstein
- *How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness* (1978), as Kim
- *Panic in Echo Park* (1977), as Cynthia
- *Katherine* (1975), as Jessica
- *The Fortune* (1975), as Girl Lover
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Sheila, Adelle, Theresa Ryan — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *ABC Afterschool Special* (1972), series, Director
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Nichols* (1971), series, as Mabel Zimmerman
- *Up in the Cellar* (1970), as Tracy Camber
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Karen, M'Liss
- *He & She* (1967), series, as Teenage Girl
- *The Rat Patrol* (1966), series, as Girl

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