Barbara Stanwyck

Acting

Biography

Barbara Stanwyck 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 GoldenGlobes, theLos 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.

Personal Info

• Known For Acting
• Gender Female
• Birthday July 16, 1907 (82 years old)
• Died January 20, 1990
• Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA