Born in Brooklyn, NY, Barbie moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a career in TV writing. Starting as an assistant on ER, she soon moved up to become a researcher for John Wells Productions and then a staff

writer on Law & Order: SVU. After that, she wrote for several series, including Jack & Bobby Everwood, CSI: NY and The Vampire Diaries.

After two seasons as a writer and Co-Executive Producer on Shonda Rhimes’ Private Practice, Kligman was promoted to Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner. A few years later, she developed and was Showrunner on Secrets and Lies for ABC.  She currently serves as Executive Producer and Showrunner for the medical procedural series Doc, coming January 2023 to FOX.