Barbara Stanwyck

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-07-16

Day of death

1990-01-20 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Dynasty

    Dynasty

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Ladies They Talk About

    Ladies They Talk About

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Ever in My Heart

    Ever in My Heart

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • My Reputation

    My Reputation

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Colbys

    The Colbys

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Red Salute

    Red Salute

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Lady of Burlesque

    Lady of Burlesque

  • Ten Cents a Dance

    Ten Cents a Dance

  • Illicit

    Illicit

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Calhoun

    Calhoun

  • The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

  • Round About Hollywood

    Round About Hollywood

  • Forbidden

    Forbidden

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • A Taste of Evil

    A Taste of Evil

  • These Wilder Years

    These Wilder Years

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Jeopardy

    Jeopardy

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • California

    California

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • B.F.'s Daughter

    B.F.'s Daughter

  • Ladies of Leisure

    Ladies of Leisure

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

  • This Is Elvis

    This Is Elvis

  • Mexicali Rose

    Mexicali Rose

  • Shopworn

    Shopworn

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • Gambling Lady

    Gambling Lady

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Hollywood Uncensored

    Hollywood Uncensored

  • The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

  • Citizen Jane Fonda

    Citizen Jane Fonda

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

  • All I Desire

    All I Desire

  • Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion

  • The Violent Men

    The Violent Men

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Forty Guns

    Forty Guns

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • Roustabout

    Roustabout

  • The Night Walker

    The Night Walker

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • The Miracle Woman

    The Miracle Woman

  • Clash by Night

    Clash by Night

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Moonlighter

    The Moonlighter

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • The Bride Walks Out

    The Bride Walks Out

  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

  • Escape to Burma

    Escape to Burma

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

  • The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • The Locked Door

    The Locked Door

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • The Other Love

    The Other Love

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Warner at War

    Warner at War

  • Blowing Wild

    Blowing Wild

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Banjo on My Knee

    Banjo on My Knee

  • To Please a Lady

    To Please a Lady

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • The Bride Wore Boots

    The Bride Wore Boots

  • You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

  • The House That Would Not Die

    The House That Would Not Die

  • The Woman in Red

    The Woman in Red

  • A Message to Garcia

    A Message to Garcia

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • Bad Girls Behind Bars

    Bad Girls Behind Bars

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • Breakfast for Two

    Breakfast for Two

  • Internes Can't Take Money

    Internes Can't Take Money

  • Dragon by the Tail

    Dragon by the Tail

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

    Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire