Lauren Bacall

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She began her career as a model. She first appeared as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not (1944) and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in Bogart movies The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), as well as comedic roles in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman (1957) with Gregory Peck. Bacall worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. Her performance in the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. In 1999, Bacall was ranked 20th out of the 25 actresses on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list by the American Film Institute. In 2009, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures." Bacall died on August 12, 2014, at the age of 89. According to her grandson Jamie Bogart, the actress died after suffering from a stroke.

Most Known For

Family Guy

as Evelyn (voice)

The Sopranos

as Lauren Bacall

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The View

as Self

Great Performances

as Narrator

Great Performances

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

The Rockford Files

as Kendall Warren

What's My Line?

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Chicago Hope

as Samara Visco Klein

Dr. Kildare

as Virginia Herson

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Apostrophes

as Self