Film and television actress Barbara Stanwyck was a prominent big-screen presence throughout the 1930s and 40s. She was nominated for four Academy Awards during her career, including a Best Actress nomination in 1945 for her iconic femme fatale role in Double Indemnity. Though she never won a competitive Oscar, she received an Honorary Award in 1982 for her contribution to screen acting.YouTube: Travolta presents Stanwyck an Honorary Oscar
Notable Roles
- Ann Carter in The Locked Door (1929)
- Mexicali Rose in Mexicali Rose (1929)
- Lulu Smith in Forbidden (1932)
- Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas in Stella Dallas (1937)
- Jean Harrington in The Lady Eve (1941)
- Katherine 'Sugarpuss' O'Shea in Ball of Fire (1941)
- Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity (1944)
- Leona Stevenson in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
- Victoria Barkley in The Big Valley (1965)
- Mary Carson in The Thorn Birds (1983)
Quotes
- "I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety and they won't need to paste my face with make-up." TV.com: Barbara Stanwyck
- "Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr Capra taught me that. Sure it's nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting - watch the eyes!" TV.com: Barbara Stanwyck
- "Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." TV.com: Barbara Stanwyck
- "Attention embarrasses me, I don’t like to be on display!" Moderntimes: Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck Timeline
Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
1907: Born on July 16 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
1927: Broadway Nights - IMDb Listing
1929: The Locked Door - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1929: Mexicali Rose - IMDb Listing
1930: Ladies of Leisure - IMDb Listing
1931: Ten Cents a Dance - IMDb Listing
1931: The Miracle Woman - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1932: Forbidden - IMDb Listing
1933: The Bitter Tea of General Yen - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1933: Baby Face - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1935: The Woman in Red - IMDb Listing
1937: Stella Dallas - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1939: Union Pacific - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1940: Remember the Night - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1941: The Lady Eve - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1941: Ball of Fire - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1944: Double Indemnity - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1948: Sorry, Wrong Number - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1953: Titanic - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1965: The Big Valley - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1983: The Thorn Birds - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1985-1986: The Colbys - IMDb Listing
References
Fast Facts
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Birth name
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Nickname
Missy, The Queen
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Born
July 16, 1907
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Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Died
January 20, 1990 at the age of 82 at Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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Parents
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Spouses
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Fact:
- Frank Fay (1928-1935)
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Fact:
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Fact:
In 1910, her mother hit her head on a curb after being knocked down by a drunk man; she died a month later. Hollywood-legends: Lady of Noir: The Barbara Stanwyck Story
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Fact:
Willard Mack cast her in his play, The Noose, and encouraged her to change her name to "Barbara Stanwyck." Hollywood-legends: Lady of Noir: The Barbara Stanwyck Story
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Debut film
Broadway Nights (1927)
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Fact:
Emmy winner for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special" for The Thorn Birds (1983)
