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| Barbara Dutton Henrickson | |
|---|---|
| Big Love character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Created by | Mark V. Olsen |
| Portrayed by | Jeanne Tripplehorn |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Barb |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Nancy Davis Dutton (mother) Cindy Dutton Price (sister) Ted Price (brother-in-law) Joseph Price (nephew) Jennifer Price (niece) Kim Lee (adopted niece) Ned Johanssen (stepfather) |
| Spouse | Bill Henrickson (husband) Nicolette Grant (sister-wife) Margene Heffman (sister-wife) |
| Children | Sarah Henrickson - Quittman (daughter with Bill; b. c. 1988) Ben Henrickson (son with Bill; b. c. 1989/1990) Tancy (daughter by Bill; b. c. 1997) Cara Lynn (daughter by Nicolette Grant) Wayne (son by Nicolette Grant; b. c. 2001) Raymond (son by Nicolette Grant) Aaron (son by Margene Heffman) Lester (son by Margene Heffman) Nell (daughter by Margene Heffman) |
| Relatives | Joey Henrickson (brother-in-law) Joey Jr. Henrickson (nephew) Margaret Henrickson (sister-in-law; deceased) Wanda Henrickson (sister-in-law) |
| Religion | Fundamentalist Mormon |
| Nationality |  United States |
Barbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson is a character on HBO's Big Love portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Barb is the first wife of Bill Henrickson. Barb was raised in a traditional Mormon family, outside polygamy. Bill and Barb met while in college, and married soon afterward. Together, they had three children. Barb almost died of uterine cancer after the birth of Tancy "Teeny" Henrickson, the youngest of Barb's children, right before Bill married his second wife Nicolette "Nicki" Grant and later, his third wife Margene Heffman.