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Barbara Stanwyck

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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Born:
Jul 16, 1907 In Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
140
First Appeared:
In the movie Broadway Nights 1927-05-15
Latest Project:
Movie Film Stars Help Greece 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor Barbara Stanwyck 2025
Movie Film Stars Help Greece Self 2025
Movie The Shirley Eder Tapes Self 2025
Movie Jerry Skinner Barbara Stanwyck documentary Barbara Stanwyck 2025
Movie Toni's Boys Toni Blake 2025
Movie There's Always Tomorrow - Behind The Scenes Norma Miller Vale, herself 2025
Movie AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special Self (archive footage) 2023-12-30
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Various Roles (archive footage) 2008-03-03
Movie Warner at War Unknown 2008-11-11
Movie Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) 2007-05-23
Movie Billy Wilder Speaks Unknown 2006-06-22
Movie Shadows of Suspense Self (archive footage) 2006-08-22
Movie Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Movie The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Jessica Drummond (archive footage) 2002-07-02
Movie Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Self (archive footage) 1997-05-12
Movie The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Self (archive footage) 1996-03-17
Movie The Casting Couch (archive footage) 1995-01-01
Movie Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991-07-15
Movie Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self 1989-06-26
Movie Hollywood Uncensored Self (archive footage) 1987-12-01
Movie Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage) 1986-04-19
Series The Colbys Constance Colby 1985-11-20
Series The Thorn Birds Mary Carson 1983-03-27
Movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage) 1982-05-21
Movie Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage) 1982-12-31
Series Dynasty Constance Colby 1981-01-12
Movie This Is Elvis Unknown 1981-04-03
Series Charlie's Angels Toni Blake 1976-09-22
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie The Letters Geraldine Parkington 1973-03-03
Series The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973-04-02
Movie A Taste of Evil Miriam Jennings 1971-10-11
Movie The House That Would Not Die Ruth Bennett 1970-10-27
Movie The Love Goddesses (archive footage) 1965-03-03
Series The Big Valley Victoria Barkley 1965-09-15
Movie Calhoun Abby Rayner 1964-07-08
Movie Roustabout Maggie Morgan 1964-11-11
Movie The Night Walker Irene Trent 1964-12-30
Movie Walk on the Wild Side Jo Courtney 1962-03-20
Series The Dick Powell Show Irene Phillips 1961-09-26
Series The Barbara Stanwyck Show Carolyn Callendar 1960-09-19
Series Rawhide Nora Holloway 1959-01-09
Movie Trooper Hook Cora Sutliff 1957-07-12
Movie Forty Guns Jessica Drummond 1957-09-10
Movie There's Always Tomorrow Norma Miller Vale 1956-01-08
Movie These Wilder Years Ann Dempster 1956-08-17
Movie The Maverick Queen Kit Banion 1956-05-03
Movie Crime of Passion Kathy Ferguson 1956-12-28
Series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Leona Butler 1956-10-05
Movie The Violent Men Martha Wilkison 1955-01-26
Movie Escape to Burma Gwen Moore 1955-04-09
Movie Witness to Murder Cheryl Draper 1954-04-15
Movie Cattle Queen of Montana Sierra Nevada Jones 1954-11-18
Movie Executive Suite Julia O. Tredway 1954-04-30
Movie Jeopardy Helen Stilwin 1953-03-30
Series General Electric Theater Lili Parrish 1953-02-01
Movie Titanic Julia Sturges 1953-04-11
Series The Oscars Self 1953-03-19
Movie Blowing Wild Marina Conway 1953-10-07
Series Letter to Loretta Self - Guest Host 1953-09-20
Movie The Moonlighter Rela 1953-09-19
Movie All I Desire Naomi Murdoch 1953-07-03
Movie Clash by Night Mae Doyle D'Amato 1952-05-30
Movie The Man with a Cloak Lorna Bounty 1951-11-27
Movie No Man of Her Own Helen Ferguson 1950-02-21
Movie The Furies Vance Jeffords 1950-08-16
Movie To Please a Lady Regina Forbes 1950-10-13
Movie The Lady Gambles Joan Phillips Boothe 1949-05-20
Movie The File on Thelma Jordon Thelma Jordon 1949-11-04
Movie East Side, West Side Jessie Bourne 1949-12-22
Movie B.F.'s Daughter Pauline 'Polly' Fulton Brett 1948-03-24
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Self (archive footage) 1948-06-20
Series Ford Theatre Unknown 1948-10-17
Movie Sorry, Wrong Number Leona Cotterell Stevenson 1948-09-24
Movie California Lily Bishop 1947-02-21
Movie The Two Mrs. Carrolls Sally Morton Carroll 1947-03-04
Movie The Other Love Karen Duncan 1947-05-14
Movie Performers arrive in Hampshire Self 1947-12-12
Movie Variety Girl Barbara Stanwyck 1947-08-29
Movie Cry Wolf Sandra Marshall 1947-08-19
Movie My Reputation Jessica Drummond 1946-01-25
Movie The Bride Wore Boots Sally Apley Warren 1946-06-05
Movie The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Martha Ivers 1946-08-19
Movie Christmas in Connecticut Elizabeth Lane 1945-07-27
Movie Hollywood Victory Caravan Barbara Stanwyck 1945-09-30
Movie Double Indemnity Phyllis Dietrichson 1944-07-06
Movie Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Movie Breakdowns of 1944 Self 1944-12-31
Movie Lady of Burlesque Dixie Daisy 1943-05-01
Movie Flesh and Fantasy Joan Stanley (segment 3) 1943-10-29
Movie The Great Man's Lady Hannah Sempler Hoyt 1942-04-15
Movie Breakdowns of 1942 Self 1942-12-31
Movie The Gay Sisters Fiona Gaylord 1942-08-01
Movie The Lady Eve Jean Harrington 1941-02-25
Movie Meet John Doe Ann Mitchell 1941-03-14
Movie Ball of Fire Sugarpuss O’Shea 1941-12-02
Movie You Belong to Me Helen Hunt 1941-10-22
Movie Remember the Night Lee Leander 1940-01-19
Movie Union Pacific Mollie Monahan 1939-05-05
Movie Golden Boy Lorna Moon 1939-09-05
Movie Always Goodbye Margot Weston 1938-06-24
Movie Hollywood Goes to Town Self 1938-07-07
Movie The Mad Miss Manton Melsa Manton 1938-10-21
Movie Internes Can't Take Money Janet Haley 1937-04-16
Movie This Is My Affair Lil Duryea 1937-05-28
Movie Breakfast for Two Valentine Ransome 1937-10-22
Movie Stella Dallas Stella Dallas 1937-08-06
Movie A Message to Garcia Raphaelita Maderos 1936-04-10
Movie The Bride Walks Out Carolyn Martin 1936-07-10
Movie His Brother's Wife Rita Wilson Claybourne 1936-08-07
Movie The Plough and the Stars Nora Clitheroe 1936-12-26
Movie Banjo on My Knee Pearl Elliott Holley 1936-12-11
Movie The Woman in Red Shelby Barret Wyatt 1935-02-16
Movie Red Salute Drue Van Allen 1935-09-12
Movie Things You Never See on the Screen Self 1935-12-01
Movie Annie Oakley Annie Oakley 1935-11-15
Movie Gambling Lady Jennifer Lady Lee 1934-03-08
Movie A Lost Lady Marian Ormsby Forrester 1934-09-29
Movie The Secret Bride Ruth Vincent 1934-12-22
Movie Ladies They Talk About Nan Taylor / Nan Ellis / Mrs. Andrews 1933-02-04
Movie The Bitter Tea of General Yen Megan Davis 1933-01-06
Movie Baby Face Lily Powers 1933-07-13
Movie Ever in My Heart Mary Archer Wilbrandt 1933-10-28
Movie Forbidden Lulu 1932-01-08
Movie Shopworn Kitty Lane 1932-03-25
Movie So Big! Selina Peake De Jong 1932-04-30
Movie The Purchase Price Joan Gordon Gilson 1932-07-23
Movie Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) Herself 1932-06-17
Movie Illicit Anne Vincent 1931-02-14
Movie Ten Cents a Dance Barbara O'Neill 1931-01-30
Movie The Stolen Jools Mrs. Frank Fay 1931-04-04
Movie Night Nurse Lora Hart 1931-07-16
Movie The Miracle Woman Florence Fallon 1931-07-17
Movie Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) Self 1931-06-01
Movie Round About Hollywood Self 1931-05-22
Movie Ladies of Leisure Kay Arnold 1930-04-05
Movie Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose 1929-12-26
Movie The Locked Door Ann Carter 1929-11-16
Movie Broadway Nights Unknown 1927-05-15