Barbara Stanwyck
Acting
Born: Jul 16, 1907 — Died: Jan 20, 1990
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence and was a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. Stanwyck was nominated for the Academy Award four times, and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. She was the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the Motion Picture Academy, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Screen Actors Guild, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is ranked as the eleventh greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") … | 1982 | 6.66 |
| Roustabout | Maggie Morgan | 1964 | 6.0 |
| The Night Walker | Irene Trent | 1964 | 6.63 |
| Walk on the Wild Side | Jo Courtney | 1962 | 6.543 |
| Forty Guns | Jessica Drummond | 1957 | 6.568 |
| Crime of Passion | Kathy Ferguson | 1956 | 6.127 |
| There's Always Tomorrow | Norma Miller Vale | 1956 | 7.21 |
| The Violent Men | Martha Wilkison | 1955 | 6.4 |
| Executive Suite | Julia O. Tredway | 1954 | 7.071 |
| Witness to Murder | Cheryl Draper | 1954 | 6.318 |
| Jeopardy | Helen Stilwin | 1953 | 6.714 |
| Clash by Night | Mae Doyle D'Amato | 1952 | 6.682 |
| The Furies | Vance Jeffords | 1950 | 7.148 |
| No Man of Her Own | Helen Ferguson | 1950 | 6.917 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Thelma Jordon | 1949 | 6.553 |
| The Lady Gambles | Joan Phillips Boothe | 1949 | 6.074 |
| Sorry, Wrong Number | Leona Cotterell Stevenson | 1948 | 6.774 |
| The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Sally Morton Carroll | 1947 | 6.466 |
| The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Martha Ivers | 1946 | 7.093 |
| Christmas in Connecticut | Elizabeth Lane | 1945 | 7.015 |
| Double Indemnity | Phyllis Dietrichson | 1944 | 8.093 |
| The Lady Eve | Jean Harrington | 1941 | 7.244 |
| Meet John Doe | Ann Mitchell | 1941 | 7.324 |
| Ball of Fire | Sugarpuss O’Shea | 1941 | 7.377 |
| Remember the Night | Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone | 1940 | 7.325 |
| Golden Boy | Lorna Moon | 1939 | 6.529 |
| Union Pacific | Mollie Monahan | 1939 | 6.665 |
| Baby Face | Lily Powers | 1933 | 7.234 |
| Ladies They Talk About | Nan Taylor | 1933 | 6.128 |
| The Bitter Tea of General Yen | Megan Davis | 1932 | 6.265 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1907 |
| From | Brooklyn, New York … |