Barbara Stanwyck

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.

Known For

Double Indemnity

as Phyllis Dietrichson

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

The Lady Eve

as Jean Harrington

Meet John Doe

as Ann Mitchell

Ball of Fire

as Sugarpuss O’Shea

Charlie's Angels

as Toni Blake

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Leona Cotterell Stevenson

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as Martha Ivers

Christmas in Connecticut

as Elizabeth Lane

Titanic

as Julia Sturges