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Barbara Hershey is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including westerns and comedies. She began acting at age 17 in 1965 but did not achieve much critical acclaim until the latter half of the 1980s. By that time, the Chicago Tribune referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses."
Birth Name
Barbara Lynn Herzstein
Born
Thursday, 05 February 1948
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Strange Darling | Genevieve | 2024 |
| Beacon 23 | Sophie | 2023 |
| 9 Bullets | Lacey / Lacy | 2022 |
| The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| The Manor | Judith | 2021 |
| Paradise Lost | Byrd Forsythe | 2020 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Insidious: The Last Key | Lorraine Lambert | 2018 |
| The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Violet Drax | 2016 |
| The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | Harriet Bird / Self | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Strange Darling | Genevieve | 2024 |
| Beacon 23 | Sophie | 2023 |
| 9 Bullets | Lacey / Lacy | 2022 |
| The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| The Manor | Judith | 2021 |
| Paradise Lost | Byrd Forsythe | 2020 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Insidious: The Last Key | Lorraine Lambert | 2018 |
| The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Violet Drax | 2016 |
| The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | Harriet Bird / Self | 2016 |
| Damien | Ann Rutledge | 2016 |
| No Sleep TV3 | Carla Moran | 2015 |
| Childless | Natalie | 2015 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Carla Moran | 2014 |
| My Sister | Connie / Susan Presser | 2014 |
| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Cora Mills | 2013 |
| Insidious: Chapter 2 | Lorraine Lambert | 2013 |
| Left to Die | Sandra Chase | 2012 |
| Once Upon a Time | Cora Mills | 2011 |
| Answers to Nothing | Marilyn | 2011 |
| Insidious | Lorraine Lambert | 2011 |
| Black Swan | The Queen / Erica Sayers | 2010 |
| Albert Schweitzer | Helene Schweitzer | 2009 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Older Anne Shirley | 2008 |
| The Bird Can't Fly | Melody | 2008 |
| Uncross the Stars | Hilda | 2008 |
| Nick Nolte: No Exit | Self | 2008 |
| Love Comes Lately | Rosalie | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Riding the Bullet | Jean Parker | 2004 |
| The Mountain | Gennie Carver | 2004 |
| Paradise | Elizabeth Paradise | 2004 |
| 11:14 | Norma | 2003 |
| The Stranger Beside Me | Ann Rule | 2003 |
| Hunger Point | Marsha Hunter | 2003 |
| Daniel Deronda | Contessa Maria Alcharisi | 2002 |
| V Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 2002 |
| Lantana | Valerie / Valerie Somers | 2001 |
| The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man' | Self | 2000 |
| Drowning on Dry Land | Kate | 1999 |
| Passion | Rose Grainger | 1999 |
| Breakfast of Champions | Celia Hoover | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Marcella Willis | 1998 |
| Frogs for Snakes | Eva Santana | 1998 |
| The Staircase | Mother Madalyn | 1998 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1997 |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Madame Serena Merle | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Pallbearer | Ruth Abernathy | 1996 |
| Last of the Dogmen | Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan | 1995 |
| Chicago Hope | Dr. Francesca Alberghetti / Francesca Alberghetti | 1994 |
| Abraham | Sarah | 1993 |
| Return to Lonesome Dove | Clara Allen | 1993 |
| A Dangerous Woman | Frances | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Erika Price | 1993 |
| Splitting Heirs | Duchess Lucinda | 1993 |
| Swing Kids | Frau Müller | 1993 |
| Falling Down | Beth | 1993 |
| The Public Eye | Kay Levitz | 1992 |
| Defenseless | Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller | 1991 |
| Paris Trout | Hanna Trout | 1991 |
| Tune in Tomorrow... | Aunt Julia | 1990 |
| A Killing in a Small Town | Candy Morrison | 1990 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1989 |
| Poirot | Caroline Hubbard | 1989 |
| Beaches | Hillary Whitney Essex | 1988 |
| A World Apart | Diana Roth | 1988 |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | Mary Magdalene | 1988 |
| Shy People | Ruth | 1987 |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Lee | 1987 |
| Tin Men | Nora Tilley / Nora | 1987 |
| Hoosiers | Myra Fleener | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | Lee | 1986 |
| Passion Flower | Julia Gaitland | 1986 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jessie Dean | 1985 |
| My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Lili Damita | 1985 |
| The Natural | Harriet Bird | 1984 |
| The Right Stuff | Glennis Yeager | 1983 |
| Nightingale | The Maid | 1983 |
| The Entity | Carla Moran | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | The Maid | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Call Girl / Lenore | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Americana | Jess's daughter | 1981 |
| Take This Job and Shove It | J.M. Halstead / Jane Margaret ("J.M.") Halstead | 1981 |
| The Stunt Man | Nina Franklin | 1980 |
| Angel on My Shoulder | Julie | 1980 |
| From Here to Eternity | Karen Holmes | 1980 |
| A Man Called Intrepid | Madelaine | 1979 |
| Just a Little Inconvenience | Nikki Klausing | 1977 |
| A Dirty Knight's Work | Marion Evans | 1976 |
| Flood | Mary Cutler | 1976 |
| The Last Hard Men | Susan Burgade | 1976 |
| Diamonds | Sally | 1975 |
| You and Me | Waitress (as Barbara Seagull) / Waitress | 1975 |
| The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Zanni (as Barbara Seagull) / Zanni Willis | 1974 |
| Love Story | Farrell Edwards | 1973 |
| Love Comes Quietly | Angela | 1973 |
| Boxcar Bertha | Boxcar Bertha | 1972 |
| Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | Susan | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Nan Chi | 1972 |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Jane Kauffman | 1971 |
| The Baby Maker | Tish Gray | 1970 |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Nella Mundine | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Last Summer | Sandy | 1969 |
| Heaven with a Gun | Leloopa | 1969 |
| With Six You Get Eggroll | Stacey Iverson / Stacy Iverson | 1968 |
| The High Chaparral | Moonfire | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Beth Ferguson | 1967 |
| The Monroes | Kathy Monroe | 1966 |
| Gidget | Ellen / Karen | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Saro-Jane | 1965 |
| The American Sportsman | Self | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Dinah Hubbard | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Casey Holloway | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Lucy | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1991 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
