Barbara Hershey
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1948 · age 78
Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey, is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including Westerns, horrors, and comedies.
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Strange DarlingFilm, Genevieve2023
Beacon 23Series, Sophie2021
The ManorFilm, Judith2016
The 9th Life of Louis DraxFilm, Violet Drax2013
Once Upon a Time in WonderlandSeries, Cora Mills2011
InsidiousFilm, Lorraine Lambert2003
The Stranger Beside MeFilm, Ann Rule2002
V Graham NortonSeries1999
Breakfast of ChampionsFilm, Celia Hoover1995
Last of the DogmenFilm, Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan1993
Return to Lonesome DoveSeries, Clara Allen1992
The Public EyeFilm, Kay Levitz1990Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television FilmAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward, 19901988Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActressAward
BeachesFilm, 1988Hillary Whitney Essex1987Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActressAward1986
Hannah and Her SistersFilm, Lee1985
Anne of Green GablesSeries, Older Anne Shirley1982
The EntityFilm, Carla Moran1976
The Last Hard MenFilm, Susan Burgade1972
Kung FuSeries, Nan Chi1970
The Liberation of L.B. JonesFilm, Nella Mundine1968
With Six You Get EggrollFilm, Stacy Iverson1967
The High ChaparralSeries, Moonfire1965
GidgetSeries1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1953
The OscarsSeries1948Born5 February 1948People around Barbara
Jason Blum Produced Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2
James Wan Directed Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2
David Carradine Directed Americana and You and Me
Oren Peli Produced Insidious and Insidious: The Last Key
Martin Scorsese Directed The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Barry Levinson Directed The Natural and Tin Men
Chris Carter Directed My Struggle IV and My Struggle III
Menahem Golan Produced Shy People (1987)
Stephen Gyllenhaal Directed A Dangerous Woman and Paris Trout
Yoram Globus Produced Shy People and Diamonds
Rose Byrne Also in Insidious and Insidious: The Last Key
Patrick Wilson Also in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Leigh Whannell Wrote Insidious: The Last Key and Insidious
Lin Shaye Also in Insidious: Chapter 2 and Insidious
Ty Simpkins Also in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Mark Isham Wrote Once Upon a Time
Angus Sampson Also in Insidious: Chapter 2 and Insidious
Jon Amiel Directed Tune in Tomorrow (1992)
Joseph Bishara Wrote Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Sarah-Jane Redmond Also in Once Upon a Time
Steven Schneider Produced Insidious (2011)
Woody Allen Directed Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Robert Duvall Also in The Natural and Falling Down
Robert Zemeckis Produced The Public Eye (1993)
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Black Swan 2010
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
Falling Down 1993
The Right Stuff 1983
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
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Television 24
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She began acting at age 17 in 1965, but did not achieve widespread critical acclaim until the 1980s. By that time, the Chicago Tribune referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses".
