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Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Acting

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

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.

Known For
Filmography
Citizen Jane Fonda

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020
Warner at War

Warner at War

(archive footage)

2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Various Roles (archive footage)

2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2007
Bad Girls Behind Bars

Bad Girls Behind Bars

Nan Taylor (archive footage)

2005
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Jessica Drummond (archive footage)

2002
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

1989
Hollywood Uncensored

Hollywood Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

1987
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1982
This Is Elvis

This Is Elvis

1981
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
The Letters

The Letters

Geraldine Parkington

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

1973
A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

Miriam Jennings

1971
The House That Would Not Die

The House That Would Not Die

Ruth Bennett

1970
The Night Walker

The Night Walker

Irene Trent

1964
Roustabout

Roustabout

Maggie Morgan

1964
Calhoun

Calhoun

Abby Rayner

1964
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Jo Courtney

1962
Dragon by the Tail

Dragon by the Tail

Self - Host/Josephine Little

1961
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

Jessica Drummond

1957
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

Cora Sutliff

1957
Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion

Kathy Ferguson

1956
These Wilder Years

These Wilder Years

Ann Dempster

1956
The Maverick Queen

The Maverick Queen

Kit Banion

1956
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Norma Miller Vale

1956
Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

Gwen Moore

1955
The Violent Men

The Violent Men

Martha Wilkison

1955
Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

Sierra Nevada Jones

1954
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Julia O. Tredway

1954
Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

Cheryl Draper

1954
Blowing Wild

Blowing Wild

Marina Conway

1953
The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

Rela

1953
All I Desire

All I Desire

Naomi Murdoch

1953
Titanic

Titanic

Julia Sturges

1953
Jeopardy

Jeopardy

Helen Stilwin

1953
Clash by Night

Clash by Night

Mae Doyle D'Amato

1952
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

Lorna Bounty

1951
To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady

Regina Forbes

1950
The Furies

The Furies

Vance Jeffords

1950
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Helen Ferguson

1950
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

Jessie Bourne

1949
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

Thelma Jordon

1949
The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

Joan Phillips Boothe

1949
Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

1948
B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

Pauline 'Polly' Fulton Brett

1948
Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Self

1947
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

Barbara Stanwyck

1947
Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

Sandra Marshall

1947
The Other Love

The Other Love

Karen Duncan

1947
The Two Mrs. Carrolls

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Sally Morton Carroll

1947
California

California

Lily Bishop

1947
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Martha Ivers

1946
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

Sally Warren

1946
My Reputation

My Reputation

Jessica Drummond

1946
Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Barbara Stanwyck

1945
Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

Elizabeth Lane

1945
Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

Self

1944
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

Self

1944
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Phyllis Dietrichson

1944
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Joan Stanley (segment 3)

1943
Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

Dixie Daisy

1943
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

1942
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

Fiona Gaylord

1942
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Sugarpuss O’Shea

1941
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

Hannah Sempler Hoyt

1941
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

Helen Hunt

1941
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

Ann Mitchell

1941
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

Jean Harrington

1941
Remember the Night

Remember the Night

Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone

1940
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

Lorna Moon

1939
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Mollie Monahan

1939
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

Melsa Manton

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

1938
Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye

Margot Weston

1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Self

1938
Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two

Valentine Ransome

1937
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

Lil Duryea

1937
Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

Janet Haley

1937
The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

Nora Clitheroe

1936
Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

Pearl Elliott Holley

1936
His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife

Rita Wilson Claybourne

1936
The Bride Walks Out

The Bride Walks Out

Carolyn Martin

1936
A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia

Raphaelita Maderos

1936
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

1935
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1935
Red Salute

Red Salute

Drue Van Allen

1935
The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

Shelby Barret Wyatt

1935
The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

Ruth Vincent

1934
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

Marian Ormsby Forrester

1934
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

Jennifer Lady Lee

1934
Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

Mary Archer Wilbrandt

1933
Baby Face

Baby Face

Lily Powers

1933
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

Nan Taylor

1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Megan Davis

1932
The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

Joan Gordon Gilson

1932
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

Herself

1932
So Big!

So Big!

Selina Peake De Jong

1932
Shopworn

Shopworn

Kitty Lane

1932
Forbidden

Forbidden

Lulu Smith

1932
The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

Florence Fallon

1931
Night Nurse

Night Nurse

Lora Hart

1931
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Self

1931
Round About Hollywood

Round About Hollywood

Self

1931
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

Mrs. Frank Fay

1931
Illicit

Illicit

Anne Vincent

1931
Ten Cents a Dance

Ten Cents a Dance

Barbara O'Neill

1931
Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

Kay Arnold

1930
Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose

1929
The Locked Door

The Locked Door

Ann Carter

1929
Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights

Showgirl (uncredited)

1927