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• Barbara Hershey is an American film and television actress.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth Name: Barbara Lynn Herzstein
  2. Birth Date: February 5, 1948
  3. Birthplace: Hollywood, California
  4. Spouse: Stephen Douglas (1992-1993)
  5. Awards: Emmy Award
  6. Debut TV Show: Gidget

• Notable Roles

  • Boxcar Bertha Thompson in Boxcar Bertha (1972)
  • Hillary Whitney Essex in Beaches (1988)
  • Candy Morrison in A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
  • Madame Serena Merle in The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

• Quotes

  1. I am afraid of being lazy and complacent. I am afraid of taking myself too seriously.
  2. I am not afraid of aging, but more afraid of people's reactions to my aging.
  3. We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.
  4. I look back on my life like everybody does but not just career. I mean I look back on my life as a whole, so I don't think that I dwell there or anything and in terms of work I hope that there is a lot in front of me.

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  Naveen Andrews | Barbara Seagull | Beaches | Bette Midler | The Right Stuff | Ed Harris | Hannah and Her Sisters | Mia Farrow | Woody Allen | Errol Flynn | Chuck Yeager | Geoffrey Rush

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