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Barbara Stanwyck

Acting

Born July 16, 1907 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died January 20, 1990

Also known as Ruby Catherine Stevens

Biography

Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility. She was a favorite of directors, including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra, and made 86 films in 38 years before turning to television. She received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and was nominated for four Academy Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • AFI Life Achievement Award · 1987
  • Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1986
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1983
  • Academy Honorary Award · 1982
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1966
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  • Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1949 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1945 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1938 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Double Indemnity

1944as Phyllis Dietrichson

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986as archive footage

Ball of Fire

1941as Sugarpuss O’Shea

My Reputation

1946as Jessica Drummond

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Self

Meet John Doe

1941as Ann Mitchell

The Lady Eve

1941as Jean Harrington

Remember the Night

1939as Lee Leander

The Thorn Birds

1983as Mary Carson

Rawhide

1959as Nora Holloway

There's Always Tomorrow

1956as Norma Miller Vale

The Furies

1950as Vance Jeffords

Baby Face

1933as Lily Powers

Executive Suite

1954as Julia O. Tredway

East Side, West Side

1949as Jessie Bourne

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946as Martha Ivers

This Is Elvis

1981

All I Desire

1953as Naomi Murdoch

Christmas in Connecticut

1945as Elizabeth Lane

No Man of Her Own

1950as Helen Ferguson

Stella Dallas

1937as Stella Dallas

Trooper Hook

1957as Cora Sutliff

The Man with a Cloak

1951as Lorna Bounty

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948as Leona Cotterell Stevenson

California

1947as Lily Bishop

Night Nurse

1931as Lora Hart

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982as (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Charlie's Angels

1976as Toni Blake

Clash by Night

1952as Mae Doyle D'Amato

Union Pacific

1939as Mollie Monahan

The Miracle Woman

1931as Florence Fallon

Walk on the Wild Side

1962as Jo Courtney

Forty Guns

1957as Jessica Drummond

Wagon Train

1957as Caroline Casteel

Titanic

1953as Julia Sturges

Letter to Loretta

1953as Self - Guest Host

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949as Thelma Jordon

Dynasty

1981as Constance Colby

These Wilder Years

1956as Ann Dempster

To Please a Lady

1950as Regina Forbes

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947as Sally Morton Carroll

Internes Can't Take Money

1937as Janet Haley

Annie Oakley

1935as Annie Oakley

Forbidden

1932as Lulu Smith

The Purchase Price

1932as Joan Gordon Gilson

The Night Walker

1964as Irene Trent

The Violent Men

1955as Martha Wilkison

The Mad Miss Manton

1938as Melsa Manton