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Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Highest Rated: 100% All I Desire (1953)

Lowest Rated: 40% The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

Birthday: Jul 16, 1907

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Barbara Stanwyck was a dazzling study in contrasts. At times sultry and sweet; vulnerable and tough; comedic and dramatic; joyous and tragic - she simply was one of the greatest and most unique actresses during Hollywood's Golden Era. She could play whatever the part required, whether it was madcap glamour in comedies like "The Lady Eve" (1941), tough-minded feminism in weepies like "Stella Dallas" (1937), or poisonous vixens in noir classics like "Double Indemnity" (1944). A working-class girl from Brooklyn, she became one of the richest women in the United States due to wise investments. On a personal level, she was wildly popular among her peers, yet died a virtual recluse. Most astounding of all, she gave some of the most unforgettable performances in film history, yet never won an Academy Award for her work. Like many an aging glamour girl, she moved reluctantly into TV in the 1950s and 1960s when her movie career declined, but became an even bigger star than she had been before. Barbara Stanwyck - an American original and the true essence of the word "dame" - like no other actress of her generation enjoyed a long, varied career in film and television while remaining beloved by her millions of fans.

Highest rated movies

100% Executive Suite
100% All I Desire
100% The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
100% Ball of Fire
100% Remember the Night
100% Baby Face
100% The Miracle Woman
99% The Lady Eve

Photos

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Letters Geraldine Parkington (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Taste of Evil Miriam Jennings (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 26% The House That Would Not Die Ruth Bennett (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 61% The Night Walker Irene Trent (Character) - 1964
63% 56% Roustabout Maggie Morgan (Character) - 1964
67% 61% Walk on the Wild Side Jo Courtney (Character) - 1962
80% 33% Crime of Passion Kathy Ferguson Doyle (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 55% Trooper Hook Cora Sutliff (Character) - 1957
86% 67% Forty Guns Jessica Drummond (Character) - 1957
88% 82% There's Always Tomorrow Norma Miller Vale (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 53% These Wilder Years Ann Dempster (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 68% The Violent Men Martha Wilkinson (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 40% Escape to Burma Gwen Moore (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 44% The Maverick Queen Kit Banion (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 54% Witness to Murder Cheryl Draper (Character) - 1954
100% 75% Executive Suite Julia O. Tredway (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 28% Cattle Queen of Montana Sierra Nevada Jones (Character) - 1954
100% 75% All I Desire Naomi Murdoch (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 29% Blowing Wild Marina Conway (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 37% Jeopardy Helen Stilwin (Character) - 1953
92% 66% Titanic Julia Sturges (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 22% The Moonlighter Rela (Character) - 1953
65% 69% Clash by Night Mae Doyle D'Amato (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 45% The Man With a Cloak Lorna Bounty (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 30% To Please a Lady Regina Forbes (Character) - 1950
92% 80% The Furies Vance Jeffords (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 71% No Man of Her Own Helen Ferguson/Patrice Harkness (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 72% The File on Thelma Jordon Thelma Jordon (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 29% The Lady Gambles Joan Boothe (Character) - 1949
43% 74% East Side, West Side Jessie Bourne (Character) - 1949
86% 78% Sorry, Wrong Number Leona Stevenson (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 33% B.F.'s Daughter Pauline `'Polly'` Fulton Brett (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Other Love Karen Duncan (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 22% Variety Girl Unknown (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 41% Cry Wolf Sandra Marshall (Character) - 1947
40% 65% The Two Mrs. Carrolls Sally Morton Carroll (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 15% The Bride Wore Boots Sally Warren (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 70% California Lily Bishop (Character) - 1946
100% 74% The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Martha Ivers (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 56% My Reputation Jessica Drummond (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Martha Ivers (Character) - 1946
89% 75% Christmas in Connecticut Elizabeth Lane (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Victory Caravan Self - 1945
No Score Yet 64% Hollywood Canteen Self - 1944
97% 95% Double Indemnity Phyllis Dietrichson (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 83% Flesh and Fantasy Joan Stanley (Character) - 1943
71% 50% Lady of Burlesque Deborah Hoople (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 44% The Great Man's Lady Hannah Sempler (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 50% The Gay Sisters Fiona Gaylord (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 33% You Belong to Me Helen Hunt (Character) - 1941
92% 82% Meet John Doe Ann Mitchell (Character) - 1941
99% 87% The Lady Eve Jean Harrington/Lady Eve Sidwich (Character) - 1941
100% 89% Ball of Fire Katherine 'Sugarpuss' O'Shea (Character) - 1941
100% 84% Remember the Night Lee Leander (Character) - 1940
83% 47% Golden Boy Lorna Moon (Character) - 1939
83% 64% Union Pacific Mollie Monahan (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Always Goodbye Margot Weston (Character) - 1938
84% 61% The Mad Miss Manton Melsa Manton (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 55% Internes Can't Take Money Janet Haley (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 33% This Is My Affair Lil Duryea (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 47% Breakfast for Two Valentine Ransome (Character) - 1937
90% 83% Stella Dallas Stella Dallas (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 0% Banjo on My Knee Pearl Elliott Holley (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 33% The Plough and the Stars Nora Clitheroe (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 16% The Bride Walks Out Carolyn Martin (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 8% His Brother's Wife Rita Claybourne (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 40% A Message to Garcia Senorita Raphaelita Maderos (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 33% The Woman in Red Shelby Barret Wyatt (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Secret Bride Ruth Vincent (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 52% Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Salute Drue Van Allen (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 54% Gambling Lady Lady Lee (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Lost Lady Marian (Character) - 1934
86% 65% The Bitter Tea of General Yen Megan Davis (Character) - 1933
100% 81% Baby Face Lily Powers (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 60% Ladies They Talk About Nan Taylor/Nan Ellis/Mrs. Andrews (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 39% Ever in My Heart Mary Archer Wilbrandt (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 39% Shopworn Kitty Lane (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet 63% Forbidden Lulu (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet 47% The Purchase Price Joan Gordon (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet 50% So Big Selina Peake De Jong (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet 55% Ten Cents a Dance Barbara O'Neill (Character) - 1931
82% 74% Night Nurse Lora Hart (Character) - 1931
No Score Yet 52% Illicit Anne Vincent Ives (Character) - 1931
100% 78% The Miracle Woman Florence 'Faith' Fallon (Character) - 1931
No Score Yet 56% Ladies of Leisure Kay Arnold (Character) - 1930
No Score Yet 62% The Locked Door Ann Carter (Character) - 1929
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose (Character) - 1929

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thorn Birds Mary Carson (Character) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Valley Victoria Barkley (Character) 1965-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Caroline Casteel (Guest Star) 1961-1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Joey Bishop Show Dora (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Barbara Stanwyck Show Host 1960-1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1958-1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showcase 39 Unknown (Character) 1956