Barbara Stanwyck

Acting

Born: 1907-07-16
Died: 1990-01-20
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

Ruby Catherine Stevens

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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 4 nominated

🏆 Won

AFI Life Achievement Award

1987
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

1986
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Thorn Birds

1983
🏆 Won

Academy Honorary Award

1982
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The Big Valley

1966
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Sorry, Wrong Number

1949
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Double Indemnity

1945
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Ball of Fire

1942
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Stella Dallas

1938
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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