Born on February 5, 1948, Best Actress award winner, Barbara Hershey,
spent much of her youth trying to live a wild life, somewhat like
the characters she portrayed.
to be announced
Background: Born and raised in Hollywood,
as a girl Barbara had dreams of becoming an actress.
Debut: Her major acting debut was
in the family-oriented TV series "The Monroes", playing the daughter, Kathy.
Stellar Performances: In TV, Hershey
won acclaim in the TV movies "Paris Trout" and "A Killing in a Small Town"
for which she won an Emmy.
One of Barbara's finest pieces of work was in the Jane Campion adaptation
of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady" in which she portrayed the conniving
Madame Merle.
Family: In a relationship with actor
David Carradine, Barbara had a son. Originally named Free, he later
changed it to Tom.
Bio
Real Name: Barbara Herzstein
February 5, 1948
Hollywood, CA
Aquarius
Also Credited as: Barbara Seagull
Awards
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1996 - LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress - "The Portrait
of a Lady"
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1996 - NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress - "The Portrait
of a Lady"
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1991 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - "The Last Temptation of Christ"
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1990 - Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or
a Special - "A Killing in a Small Town"
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1988 - Best Actress - Cannes - "A World Apart"
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1987 - Best Actress - Cannes - "Shy People"
Nominations
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1997 - Oscar - Best Supporting Actress - "The Portrait of
a Lady"
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1997 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - "The Portrait of a Lady"
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1991 - Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or
a Special - "Paris Trout"
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1989 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - "The Portrait of a Lady"
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1987 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress
in a Supporting Role - "Hannah and Her Sisters"
Past Films
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1998 - A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries ... Marcella Willis
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1998 - Frogs and Snakes . . . Eva
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1996 - The Portrait of a Lady . . . Madame Serena Merle
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1996 - The Pallbearer . . . Ruth Abernathy
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1995 - Last of the Dogmen . . . Professor Lillian Stone
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1993 - Splitting Heirs . . . Duchess Lucinda
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1993 - Falling Down . . . Beth
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1993 - Swing Kids . . . Frau Muller
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1993 - A Dangerous Woman . . . Frances
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1992 - The Public Eye . . . Kay Levitz
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1990 - Tune in Tomorrow . . . Aunt Julia
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1990 - Defenseless . . . T.K.
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1988 - The Last Temptation of Christ . . . Mary Magdalene
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1988 - A World Apart . . . Diana Roth
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1988 - Beaches . . . Hillary Whitney Essex
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1987 - Tin Men . . . Nora Tilley
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1987 - Shy People . . . Ruth
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1986 - Hannah and Her Sisters . . . Lee
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1986 - Hoosiers . . . Myra Fleener
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1984 - The Natural . . . Harriet Bird
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1983 - The Right Stuff . . . Glennis Yeager
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1982 - Working . . . Call Girl
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1981 - Americana . . . Jess' daughter
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1981 - The Entity . . . Carla Moran
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1981 - Take This Job and Shove It . . . J.M. Halstead
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1980 - The Stunt Man . . . Nina Franklin
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1977 - A Woman Accused
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1976 - The Last Hard Men . . . Susan Burgade
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1976 - Dirty Knight's Work . . . Marion
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1975 - Diamonds . . . Sally
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1974 - The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
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1973 - Love Comes Quietly . . . Angela
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1972 - Boxcar Bertha . . . Bertha
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1972 - Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag
Blues . . . Susan
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1972 - You and Me . . . Waitress
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1971 - The Pursuit of Happiness . . . Jane Kauffman
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1970 - The Liberation of L.B. Jones . . . Nella Mundine
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1970 - The Baby Maker . . . Tish Gray
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1969 - Heaven with a Gun . . . Leloopa
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1969 - Last Summer . . . Sandy
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1968 - With Six You Get Eggroll . . . Stacy Iverson
TV Projects
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1998 - The Staircase . . . Mother Madalyn
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1994 - Abraham . . . Sarah
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1993 - Return to Lonesome Dove . . . Clara
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1992 - Stay the Night . . . Jimmie Sue Finger
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1991 - Paris Trout . . . Hanna Trout
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1990 - A Killing in a Small Town . . . Candy Morrison
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1986 - Passion Flower . . . Julia Faitland
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1985 - My Wicked, Wicked Ways ...The Legend of Errol Flynn
. . . Lili Damita
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1980 - From Here to Eternity . . . Karen Holmes
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1980 - Angel on My Shoulder . . . Julie
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1979 - A Man Called Intrepid . . . Madelaine
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1979 - From Here to Etermity . . . Karen Holmes
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1977 - Just a Little Inconvenience . . . Nikki Klausing
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1977 A Sunshine Christmas . . . Cody Blanks
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1976 - Flood! . . . Mary Cutler
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1966 - The Monroes . . . Kathy Monrow
TV Appearances
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1985 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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1973 - Kung Fu
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1968 - The High Chaparral
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1967 - The Invaders
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1967 - Danniel Boone
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1965 - Gidget
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1965 - Run for Your Life
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1963 - The Farmer's Daughter
Send business-sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Barbara Hershey
c/o Creative Artists Agency
9830 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
"Breakfast of Champions" - 1999 release. Cast:
Albert Feeney, Bruce Willis, Will Patton, Alison Eastwood, Babara Hershey,
Nick Nolte, Glenne Headly, Buck Henry.
"Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger" - 1999 release.
Cast: Simon Burke, Barbara Hershey, Claudia Karvan, Genevieve Mooy,
Richard Roxburgh, Emily Woof.
tbc
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