Barbara Stanwyck

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Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress, model, and dancer. A stage, film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional for her strong, realistic screen presence. A favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra, she made 85 films in 38 years before turning to television.

Birth Name

Ruby Catherine Stevens

Born

Tuesday, 16 July 1907

Died

Saturday, 20 January 1990

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

And the Oscar Goes To...	Herself (archive footage)	2014
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!	(archive footage)	2011
Warner at War	(archive footage)	2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Various Roles (Archival footage)	2008
Pioneers of Television	Victoria Barkley from the Big Valley (archive footage) / Victoria Barkley from the Big Valley	2008
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema	Herself (archive footage)	2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb	Dixie (archive footage)	2007
Billy Wilder Speaks	Herself (archive footage)	2006
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	(archive footage)	2005
Christmas from Hollywood	Herself (archive footage)	2003

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

And the Oscar Goes To...	Herself (archive footage)	2014
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!	(archive footage)	2011
Warner at War	(archive footage)	2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Various Roles (Archival footage)	2008
Pioneers of Television	Victoria Barkley from the Big Valley (archive footage) / Victoria Barkley from the Big Valley	2008
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema	Herself (archive footage)	2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb	Dixie (archive footage)	2007
Billy Wilder Speaks	Herself (archive footage)	2006
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	(archive footage)	2005
Christmas from Hollywood	Herself (archive footage)	2003
Complicated Women	Herself (archive footage)	2003
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller	Jessica Drummond (archive footage)	2002
Pulp Cinema	Herself (archive footage)	2001
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend	Mae Doyle (archive footage)	2000
Hollywood Remembers	(archive footage)	2000
Oscar's Greatest Moments	Herself (archive footage)	1992
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire	Herself (archive footage)	1991
American Masters	Lily Powers (archive footage), Self (archive footage)	1986
The Colbys	Constance Colby	1985
Moonlighting	Jean	1985
The Thorn Birds	Mary Carson	1983
Showbiz Goes To War	(archive footage)	1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	Leona Hastings-Forrest (archive footage)	1982
Dynasty	Constance Colby	1981
Charlie's Angels	Toni	1976
Arena	(archive footage)	1975
The Letters	Geraldine Parkington	1973
A Taste of Evil	Miriam Jennings	1971
The House That Would Not Die	Ruth Bennett	1970
The Joey Bishop Show	Herself	1967
The Big Valley	Victoria Barkley	1965
The Love Goddesses	Herself (archive footage)	1965
The Night Walker	Irene Trent	1964
Roustabout	Maggie Morgan	1964
Calhoun: County Agent	Abby Rayner	1964
Walk on the Wild Side	Jo Courtney	1962
The Dick Powell Theatre	Irene Phillips	1961
The Joey Bishop Show	Dora	1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Herself - Hostess, Herself - Hostess / Josephine Little, Herself - Hostess / Liz Randall, Herself - Hostess / Louise Forest, Herself - Hostess / Madge Terry, Herself - Hostess / Maggie McClay, Herself - Hostess / Maggie Wenley, Herself - Hostess / Margot LaShelle, Herself - Hostess / Marian Andrews, Herself - Hostess / Nellie Bly, Herself - Hostess / Paula Manning, Herself - Hostess / Rachel Harrison, Herself - Hostess / Sister Thomas Aquinas, Herself - Hostess / Stella King, Herself - Hostess / Syd Channing, Herself - Hostess / Trixie Callahan, Herself - Hostess / Alicia, Herself - Hostess / Amanda Prescott, Herself - Hostess / Amelia Lambert, Herself - Hostess / Avis Fleming, Herself - Hostess / Cara Lester, Herself - Hostess / Carolyn Callendar, Herself - Hostess / Chris Mathews, Herself - Hostess / Dr. Susan Bryce, Herself - Hostess / Elizabeth Mowry, Herself - Hostess / Ella Cahill, Herself - Hostess / Fanny Evans, Herself - Hostess / Fran Elick, Herself - Hostess / Harriet Melvane, Herself - Hostess / Hazel Wexley, Herself - Hostess / Janet Jones	1960
The Untouchables	Lt. Agatha Stewart	1959
Rawhide	Nora Holloway	1959
Decision	Irene Frazier	1958
Alcoa Theatre	Midge Varney	1957
Goodyear Theatre	Midge Varney	1957
Wagon Train	Kate Crawley, Caroline Casteel, Maud Frazer	1957
Forty Guns	Jessica Drummond	1957
Trooper Hook	Cora Sutliff	1957
Crime of Passion	Kathy Doyle	1957
Zane Grey Theater	Belle Garrison, Julie Holman, Leona Butler, Regan Moore	1956
These Wilder Years	Ann Dempster	1956
The Maverick Queen	Kit Banion	1956
There's Always Tomorrow	Norma Miller Vale	1956
Escape to Burma	Gwen Moore	1955
The Violent Men	Martha Wilkison	1955
Cattle Queen Of Montana	Sierra Nevada Jones	1954
Executive Suite	Julia O. Tredway	1954
Witness to Murder	Cheryl Draper	1954
The Loretta Young Show	Herself - Guest Hostess	1953
The Moonlighter	Rela	1953
Blowing Wild	Marina Conway	1953
All I Desire	Naomi Murdoch	1953
Titanic	Julia Sturges	1953
Jeopardy	Helen Stilwin	1953
General Electric Theater	Lili Parrish	1953
The Ford Television Theatre	Irene Frazier	1952
Clash By Night	Mae Doyle D'Amato	1952
The Man with a Cloak	Lorna Bounty	1951
The Jack Benny Program	Herself	1950
To Please a Lady	Regina Forbes	1950
The Furies	Vance Jeffords	1950
No Man Of Her Own	Patrice Harkness	1950
The File on Thelma Jordon	Thelma Jordon	1950
East Side, West Side	Jessie Bourne	1949
The Lady Gambles	Joan Boothe	1949
Sorry, Wrong Number	Leona Stevenson	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show	Herself, Julia O. Tredway in 'Executive Suite' (archive footage)	1948
B.F.'s Daughter	'Polly' Fulton	1948
Variety Girl	Herself	1947
Cry Wolf	Sandra Marshall	1947
The Other Love	Karen Duncan	1947
The Two Mrs. Carrolls	Sally Morton Carroll	1947
California	Lily Bishop	1947
The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers	Martha Ivers	1946
The Bride Wore Boots	Sally Warren	1946
My Reputation	Jessica Drummond	1946
Christmas In Connecticut	Elizabeth Lane	1945
Hollywood Canteen	Barbara Stanwyck	1944
Double Indemnity	Phyllis Dietrichson	1944
Flesh And Fantasy	Joan Stanley (Episode 3)	1943
Lady of Burlesque	Deborah Hoople, aka Dixie Daisy	1943
The Gay Sisters	Fiona Gaylord	1942
The Great Man's Lady	Hannah Sempler Hoyt	1942
Ball Of Fire	Sugarpuss O'Shea	1942
Breakdowns of 1942	Herself (uncredited)	1942
You Belong to Me	Helen Hunt	1941
The Lady Eve	Jean	1941
Meet John Doe	Ann Mitchell	1941
Remember the Night	Lee Leander	1940
Golden Boy	Lorna Moon	1939
Union Pacific	Mollie Monahan	1939
The Mad Miss Manton	Melsa Manton	1938
Always Goodbye	Margot Weston	1938
Hollywood Goes to Town	Herself	1938
Breakfast For Two	Valentine Ransome	1937
Stella Dallas	Stella Dallas	1937
This Is My Affair	Lil Duryea	1937
Internes Can't Take Money	Janet Haley	1937
The Plough and the Stars	Nora Clitheroe	1936
Banjo on My Knee	Pearl Elliott Holley	1936
His Brother's Wife	Rita Wilson Claybourne	1936
The Bride Walks Out	Carolyn Martin	1936
A Message to Garcia	Raphaelita Maderos	1936
Things You Never See on the Screen	Herself	1935
Annie Oakley	Annie Oakley	1935
Red Salute	Drue Van Allen	1935
The Woman in Red	Shelby Barret Wyatt	1935
The Secret Bride	Ruth Vincent	1934
A Lost Lady	Marian	1934
Gambling Lady	Jennifer Lady Lee	1934
Ever in My Heart	Mary Archer Wilbrandt	1933
Baby Face	Lily	1933
Ladies They Talk About	Nan Taylor	1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen	Megan	1933
The Purchase Price	Joan Gordon	1932
So Big!	Selina Peake De Jong	1932
Shopworn	Kitty Lane	1932
Forbidden	Lulu	1932
The Miracle Woman	Florence Fallon	1931
Night Nurse	Lora Hart	1931
Round About Hollywood	Herself	1931
The Stolen Jools	Mrs. Frank Fay	1931
Ten Cents a Dance	Barbara O'Neill	1931
Illicit	Anne Vincent	1931
Ladies of Leisure	Kay Arnold	1930
Mexicali Rose	Mexicali Rose	1929
The Locked Door	Ann Carter	1929

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

You Belong to Me

1941

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Year	Type	Category	Won

1984	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Won
1983	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special	Won
1968	Golden Globe	Best TV Star - Female	Nominated
1968	Emmy	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series	Nominated
1967	Golden Globe	Best TV Star - Female	Nominated
1967	Emmy	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series	Nominated
1966	Golden Globe	Best TV Star - Female	Nominated
1966	Emmy	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series	Won
1961	Emmy	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)	Won
1949	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1945	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1942	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1938	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated