- Born
- 16 July 1907, New York City, New York, United States
- First work
- 1927: Broadway Nights
- Peak
- 1937 to 1948 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1986: The Colbys
- Died
- 20 January 1990, Santa Monica, United States; aged 82; natural
Barbara Stanwyck
Film: actress, dancer, United States
Barbara Stanwyck was one of the most versatile and durable actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age, celebrated for her emotional authenticity, naturalism and fierce presence. Moving from Broadway chorus lines to screen stardom during the pre-Code era, she moved effortlessly between screwball comedies, maternal melodramas and hard-edged film noir, creating the definitive femme fatale in Double Indemnity. A four-time Academy Award nominee, she transitioned brilliantly into television during the 1960s, commanding the screen in series such as The Big Valley. Renowned for her consummate professionalism throughout a career spanning six decades, she died of heart failure in Santa Monica in 1990.
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Signature works
- Baby Face 1933
- Stella Dallas 1937
- The Lady Eve 1941
- Ball of Fire 1941
- Double Indemnity 1944
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946
- Sorry, Wrong Number 1948
- Clash by Night 1952
Honours
- Academy Honorary Award, 1981
- AFI Life Achievement Award, 1987
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, 1986