Barbara Stanwyck biography
Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress, born on 16 July 1907 in Brooklyn, who died on 20 January 1990.
Barbara Stanwyck's screen career began in 1927 with Broadway Nights.
Barbara Stanwyck appeared in 90 films and 21 television or streaming titles between 1927 and 1985.
Honours include SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, AFI Life Achievement Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
- Also known as
- Ruby Catherine Stevens, Ruby Stevens
- Born
- 16 July 1907
- Died
- 20 January 1990 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Model, Dancer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1923 to 1986
- Awards
- SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Honorary Award
Barbara Stanwyck filmography
90 films and 21 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | English | ||
| 1981 | This Is Elvis | English | ||
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | |||
| 1964 | The Night Walker | Irene Trent | William Castle/Universal | |
| 1964 | Roustabout | Maggie Morgan | Hal Wallis Productions/Paramount | |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side | Jo Courtney | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook | Cora Sutliff | Filmaster Productions/United Artists | |
| 1957 | Forty Guns | Jessica Drummond | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1957 | Crime of Passion | Kathy Ferguson Doyle | Robert Goldstein Productions/United Artists | |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Ann Dempster | MGM | |
| 1956 | There's Always Tomorrow | Norma Miller Vale | Universal | |
| 1956 | The Maverick Queen | Kit Banion | Republic | |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Martha Wilkison | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1955 | Escape to Burma | Gwen Moore | Filmcrest Productions/RKO Pictures | |
| 1954 | Witness to Murder | Cheryl Draper | Chester Erskine/United Artists | |
| 1954 | Executive Suite | Julia O. Tredway | MGM | |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Sierra Nevada Jones | Filmcrest Productions/RKO Pictures | |
| 1953 | Titanic | Julia Sturges | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Rela | Warner Bros. Filmed in 3D | |
| 1953 | Jeopardy | Helen Stilwin | MGM | |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild | Marina Conway | Warner Bros. | |
| 1953 | All I Desire | Naomi Murdoch | Universal | |
| 1952 | Clash by Night | Mae Doyle D'Amato | RKO Pictures | |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak | Lorna Bounty | MGM |
Show all 90 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | To Please a Lady | Regina Forbes | MGM | |
| 1950 | The Furies | Vance Jeffords | Paramount | |
| 1950 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Thelma Jordon | Paramount | |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Helen Ferguson / Patrice Harkness | Paramount | |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side | Jessie Bourne | MGM | |
| 1949 | The Lady Gambles | Joan Boothe | Universal | |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Leona Stevenson | ||
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter | Pauline "Polly" Fulton Brett | MGM | |
| 1947 | The Other Love | Karen Duncan | Enterprise Productions/United Artists | |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | English | ||
| 1947 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Sally Morton Carroll | Warner Bros. | |
| 1947 | Cry Wolf | Sandra Marshall | Warner Bros. | |
| 1947 | California | Lily Bishop | Paramount Her first color film | |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Martha Ivers | Paramount | |
| 1946 | The Bride Wore Boots | Sally Warren | Paramount Her last feature comedy | |
| 1946 | My Reputation | Jessica Drummond | Warner Bros. Filmed in 1944 | |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut | Elizabeth Lane | Warner Bros. | |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | English | ||
| 1944 | Double Indemnity | Phyllis Dietrichson | Nominated , Academy Award for Best Actress Paramount | |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque | Deborah Hoople, aka Dixie Daisy | Hunt Stromberg/United Artists | |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Joan Stanley | Universal | |
| 1942 | The Great Man's Lady | Hannah Sempler | Paramount | |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Fiona Gaylord | Warner Bros. | |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve | Jean Harrington | Paramount | |
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Dr. Helen Hunt | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Ann Mitchell | Warner Bros. | |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea | ||
| 1940 | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6 | |||
| 1940 | Remember the Night | Lee Leander | Paramount | |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Mollie Monahan | Paramount | |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Lorna Moon | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Melsa Manton | RKO Pictures | |
| 1937 | Always Goodbye | Margot Weston | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Lil Duryea | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas | Stella Martin "Stell" Dallas | ||
| 1937 | Internes Can't Take Money | Janet Haley | Paramount | |
| 1937 | Breakfast for Two | Valentine "Val" Ransome | RKO Pictures | |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | Nora Clitheroe | RKO Pictures | |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out | Carolyn Martin | RKO Pictures | |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Rita Wilson Claybourne | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | |
| 1936 | Banjo on My Knee | Pearl Elliott Holley | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1936 | A Message to Garcia | Raphaelita Maderos | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | Shelby Barret Wyatt | Warner Bros. | |
| 1935 | Red Salute | Drue Van Allen | Reliance Pictures/United Artists | |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley | Annie Oakley | RKO Pictures | |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride | Ruth Vincent | Warner Bros. | |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Jennifer, Lady Lee | Warner Bros. | |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | Marian Ormsby Forrester | Warner Bros. | |
| 1933 | Ladies They Talk About | Nan Taylor, Alias of Nan Ellis, aka Mrs. Andrews | Warner Bros. | |
| 1933 | Ever in My Heart | Mary Archer Wilbrandt | Warner Bros. | |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Lily Powers | Warner Bros. | |
| 1933 | The Bitter Tea of General Yen | Megan Davis | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1932 | The Purchase Price | Joan Gordon, aka Francine La Rue | Warner Bros. | |
| 1932 | So Big! | Selina Peake De Jong | Warner Bros. | |
| 1932 | Shopworn | Kitty Lane | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1932 | Forbidden | Lulu Smith | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | English | ||
| 1931 | The Miracle Woman | Florence "Faith" Fallon | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1931 | Ten Cents a Dance | Barbara O'Neill | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Lora Hart | Warner Bros. First film with William Wellman | |
| 1931 | Illicit | Anne Vincent Ives | Warner Bros. | |
| 1930 | Ladies of Leisure | Kay Arnold | Columbia Pictures First film with Frank Capra | |
| 1929 | Mexicali Rose | Mexicali Rose | Columbia Pictures Her first starring role | |
| 1929 | The Locked Door | Ann Carter | Feature Productions, Inc. | |
| 1927 | Broadway Nights | Fan dancer (uncredited) |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Colbys | Constance Colby Patterson | Main cast (24 episodes) | |
| 1985 | Dynasty | Constance Colby Patterson | ||
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Mary Carson | ||
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels | Antonia "Toni" Blake | ||
| 1973 | The Letters | Geraldine Parkington | Television film | |
| 1971 | A Taste of Evil | Miriam Jennings | Television film | |
| 1970 | The House That Would Not Die | Ruth Bennett | Television film | |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Victoria Barkley | ||
| 1964 | Calhoun: County Agent | Abby Rayner | Unaired pilot | |
| 1963 | Wagon Train | Kate Crawley | "The Molly Kincaid Story" and "The Kate Crawley Story" | |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Caroline Casteel | "The Caroline Casteel Story" | |
| 1962 | The Untouchables | Lt. Agatha "Aggie" Stewart | "Elegy" and "Search for a Dead Man" | |
| 1962 | The Dick Powell Show | Irene Phillips | "Special Assignment" | |
| 1962 | Rawhide | Nora Holloway | "The Captain's Wife" | |
| 1961 | Wagon Train | Maud Frazer | "The Maud Frazer Story" | |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show | Dora | "A Windfall for Mom" | |
| 1961 | General Electric Theater | Lili Parrish | "Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story" | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Hostess, various characters | ||
| 1958 | Goodyear Theatre | Midge Varney | "Three Dark Years" | |
| 1956 | Ford Theatre | Irene Frazier | "Sudden Silence" | |
| 1952 | The Jack Benny Program | Paula Alquist | "Gaslight" |