Barrett married Hoang Van Truong, a former Vietnam War veteran, in December 1983; the couple separated in the following year.
Truong was found guilty of Barrett's 1985 murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, in August 1986.
[1] In 1963 she joined the cast of Swallow's Juniors, a children's TV talent contest and entertainment show on HSV7.
[2] Barrett described working in musicals to The Australian Women's Weekly's correspondent in July 1964, "I love everything about the theatre.
[4] She achieved her highest chart success with her cover version of Petula Clark's "You're the One"[5] backed by her rendition of Chloee Harris' "Little People",[6] in October 1965.
[4][7] In December Barrett, along with fellow TV personalities, Ian Turpie, Tommy Hanlon Jr and Pat Carroll, entertained Australian troops during the Vietnam War.
[14] In 1970 she released a single, "Lu" (originally by Laura Nyro), which featured her big voice with a brassy jazz-rock, Blood Sweat & Tears arrangement.
Although not achieving further chart success she retained popularity due to live appearances, and being on national TV shows, Uptight and Happening 70-72.
[13] Barrett married former Vietnam War veteran, Hoang Van Truong, in December 1983; they had met in a Perth nightclub.
[13] Her estranged husband, Truong, was found guilty of her murder; he had spent the night with her, and strangled her in the morning when she asked him to leave.