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

  • Dynasty

    Dynasty

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • 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

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • 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 Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The House That Would Not Die

    The House That Would Not Die

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Lady of Burlesque

    Lady of Burlesque

  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

  • The Violent Men

    The Violent Men

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Colbys

    The Colbys

  • Dragon by the Tail

    Dragon by the Tail

  • Illicit

    Illicit

  • Banjo on My Knee

    Banjo on My Knee

  • Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

  • A Message to Garcia

    A Message to Garcia

  • Calhoun

    Calhoun

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • Mexicali Rose

    Mexicali Rose

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Escape to Burma

    Escape to Burma

  • California

    California

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

  • Ladies They Talk About

    Ladies They Talk About

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • Red Salute

    Red Salute

  • The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

  • Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • The Moonlighter

    The Moonlighter

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

    Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

  • Roustabout

    Roustabout

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

  • The Other Love

    The Other Love

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • The Night Walker

    The Night Walker

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

  • Ever in My Heart

    Ever in My Heart

  • The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

  • You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

  • This Is Elvis

    This Is Elvis

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Breakfast for Two

    Breakfast for Two

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • My Reputation

    My Reputation

  • Internes Can't Take Money

    Internes Can't Take Money

  • Jeopardy

    Jeopardy

  • The Woman in Red

    The Woman in Red

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • These Wilder Years

    These Wilder Years

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Hang the Heart High

    Hang the Heart High

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • The Locked Door

    The Locked Door

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Ten Cents a Dance

    Ten Cents a Dance

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Round About Hollywood

    Round About Hollywood

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Forty Guns

    Forty Guns

  • Forbidden

    Forbidden

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

  • The Bride Walks Out

    The Bride Walks Out

  • Bad Girls Behind Bars

    Bad Girls Behind Bars

  • Gambling Lady

    Gambling Lady

  • All I Desire

    All I Desire

  • A Taste of Evil

    A Taste of Evil

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

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

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Clash by Night

    Clash by Night

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • To Please a Lady

    To Please a Lady

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Ladies of Leisure

    Ladies of Leisure

  • Shopworn

    Shopworn

  • The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

  • Blowing Wild

    Blowing Wild

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • B.F.'s Daughter

    B.F.'s Daughter

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Warner at War

    Warner at War

  • The Bride Wore Boots

    The Bride Wore Boots

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • Hollywood Uncensored

    Hollywood Uncensored

  • The Miracle Woman

    The Miracle Woman

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women