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Barbara Stanwyck

Acting Born Jul 16, 1907 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Dynasty

as Constance Colby

Charlie's Angels

as Toni Blake

Wagon Train

as Caroline Casteel

Rawhide

as Nora Holloway

The Big Valley

as Victoria Barkley

Full filmography

  • Dynasty (1981) as Constance Colby
  • Charlie's Angels (1976) as Toni Blake
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Belle Garrison
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Julie Holman
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Regan Moore
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Leona Butler
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Caroline Casteel
  • Rawhide (1959) as Nora Holloway
  • The Big Valley (1965) as Victoria Barkley
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Thorn Birds (1983) as Mary Carson
  • The Colbys (1985) as Constance Colby
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Stella King
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Elizabeth Mowry
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Josephine Little
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Liz Randall
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Ella Cahill
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Dr. Susan Bryce
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Marian Andres
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Maggie Wenley
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Janet Jones
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Harriet Melvane
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Paula Manning
  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Trixie Callahan