Barbara Stanwyck
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-07-16 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1990-01-20
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.
Most Known For
Dynasty
as Constance Colby
Charlie's Angels
as Toni Blake
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Belle Garrison
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Regan Moore
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Julie Holman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Leona Butler
Wagon Train
as Caroline Casteel
The Big Valley
as Victoria Barkley
Rawhide
as Nora Holloway
The Oscars
as Self
The Thorn Birds
as Mary Carson
The Colbys
as Constance Colby
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Elizabeth Mowry
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Marian Andres
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Maggie Wenley
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Dr. Susan Bryce
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Stella King
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Liz Randall
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Ella Cahill
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Josephine Little