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Barbara Hershey

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Born in Hollywood and raised in a small bungalow, Barbara Hershey (born Barbara Herzstein) had dreams of being an actress from her earliest memories. The multi-award-winning actress has been in some of Hollywood's most memorable films. She has been a winner of an Emmy and a Golden Globe for "A Killing in a Small Town"... See full bio »

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Barbara Lynn Herzstein
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2012 Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Cora
– The Stable Boy (2012) … Cora
 
2011 Answers to Nothing
Marilyn
 
2010/I Insidious
Lorraine Lambert
 
2010 Black Swan
Erica Sayers
 
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Caroline Hubbard / Linda Arden
– Murder on the Orient Express (2010) … Caroline Hubbard / Linda Arden
 
2009 Albert Schweitzer
Helene Schweitzer
 
2008 Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (TV movie)
Older Anne Shirley
 
2008 Childless
Natalie
 
2008 Uncross the Stars
Hilda
 
2007 Love Comes Lately
Rosalie
 
2007 The Bird Can't Fly
Melody
 
2004-2005 The Mountain (TV series)
Gennie Carver
– Great Expectations (2005) … Gennie Carver
– Blood Money (2004) … Gennie Carver
– Sacred Things (2004) … Gennie Carver
– The One You're With (2004) … Gennie Carver
– Pop Psychology (2004) … Gennie Carver
See all 13 episodes »
 
2004 Riding the Bullet
Jean Parker
 
2004 Paradise (TV movie)
Elizabeth Paradise
 
2003 11:14
Norma
 
2003 Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me (TV movie)
Ann Rule
 
2003 Hunger Point (TV movie)
Marsha Hunter
 
2002 Daniel Deronda (TV mini-series)
Contessa Maria Alcharisi
– Episode #1.3 (2002) … Contessa Maria Alcharisi
– Episode #1.4 … Contessa Maria Alcharisi
 
2001 Lantana
Dr. Valerie Somers
 
1999-2000 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
– Have I Got a Deal for You (2000) … Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
– Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope (2000) … Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
– Thoughts of You (2000) … Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
– Miller Time (2000) … Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
– Devoted Attachment (2000) … Dr. Francesca Alberghetti
See all 22 episodes »
 
1999 Passion
Rose Grainger
 
1999 Breakfast of Champions
Celia Hoover
 
1999 Drowning on Dry Land
Kate
 
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Marcella Willis
 
1998 The Staircase (TV movie)
Mother Madalyn
 
1998 Frogs for Snakes
Eva Santana
 
1996 The Portrait of a Lady
Madame Serena Merle
 
1996 The Pallbearer
Ruth Abernathy
 
1995 Last of the Dogmen
Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan
 
1993 Abraham (TV movie)
Sarah
 
1993 Return to Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
Clara Allen
– The Passing (1993) … Clara Allen
– The Forge (1993) … Clara Allen
– The Vision (1993) … Clara Allen
 
1993 A Dangerous Woman
Frances Beechum
 
1993 Splitting Heirs
Duchess Lucinda
 
1993 Swing Kids
Frau Müller
 
1993 Falling Down
Elizabeth 'Beth' Travino
 
1992 The Public Eye
Kay Levitz
 
1992 Stay the Night (TV movie)
Jimmie Sue Finger
 
1991 Defenseless
Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller
 
1991 Paris Trout
Hanna Trout
 
1990 Tune in Tomorrow...
Aunt Julia
 
1990 A Killing in a Small Town (TV movie)
Candy Morrison
 
1988 Beaches
Hillary Whitney Essex
 
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
Mary Magdalene
 
1988 A World Apart
Diana Roth
 
1987 Shy People
Ruth
 
1987 Tin Men
Nora Tilley
 
1986 Hoosiers
Myra Fleener
 
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
Lee
 
1986 Passion Flower (TV movie)
Julia Gaitland
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jessie Dean
– Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) … Jessie Dean
 
1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (TV movie)
Lili Damita
 
1984 The Natural
Harriet Bird
 
1983 The Right Stuff
Glennis Yeager
 
1983 Americana
Jess's daughter
 
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
The Maid
– The Nightingale (1983) … The Maid
 
1982 The Entity
Carla Moran
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Call Girl / Lenore
– Weekend (1982) … Lenore
– Working (1982) … Call Girl
 
1982 Twilight Theater (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1981 Take This Job and Shove It
J.M. Halstead
 
1980 The Stunt Man
Nina Franklin
 
1980 Angel on My Shoulder (TV movie)
Julie
 
1980 From Here to Eternity (TV series)
Karen Holmes
 
1979 A Man Called Intrepid (TV mini-series)
Madelaine
 
1977 Sunshine Christmas (TV movie)
Cody Blanks
 
1977 Just a Little Inconvenience (TV movie)
Nikki Klausing
 
1977 In the Glitter Palace (TV movie)
Ellen Lange
 
1976 Flood! (TV movie)
Mary Cutler
 
1976 A Dirty Knight's Work
Marion Evans
 
1976 The Last Hard Men
Susan Burgade
 
1975 Diamonds
Sally (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1975 You and Me
Waitress (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Nan Chi
– Besieged: Cannon at the Gates (1974) … Nan Chi (as Barbara Seagull)
– Besieged: Death on Cold Mountain (1974) … Nan Chi (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1974 The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Zanni (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Farrell Edwards
– The Roller Coaster Stops Here (1973) … Farrell Edwards (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1973 Love Comes Quietly
Angela (as Barbara Seagull)
 
1972 Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
 
1972 Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Susan
 
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness
Jane Kauffman
 
1970 The Baby Maker
Tish Gray
 
1970 Insight (TV series)
Judy
– The Whole Damn Human Race and One More (1970) … Judy
 
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Nella Mundine
 
1969 Last Summer
Sandy
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun
Leloopa (Indian girl)
 
1968 With Six You Get Eggroll
Stacey Iverson
 
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Moonfire
– The Peacemaker (1968) … Moonfire
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Beth Ferguson
– The Miracle (1968) … Beth Ferguson
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Saro-Jane
– Saro-Jane, You Never Whispered Again (1968) … Saro-Jane
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Dinah Hubbard
– The King's Shilling (1967) … Dinah Hubbard
 
1966-1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Kathy Monroe
– Ghosts of Paradox (1967) … Kathy Monroe
– Teaching the Tiger to Purr (1967) … Kathy Monroe
– Manhunt (1967) … Kathy Monroe
– Trapped (1967) … Kathy Monroe
– Wild Bull (1967) … Kathy Monroe
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1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Casey Holloway
– Holloway's Daughters (1966) … Casey Holloway
 
1965-1966 Gidget (TV series)
Ellen
– Ask Helpful Hannah (1966) … Ellen
– Love and the Single Gidget (1966) … Ellen
– Chivalry Isn't Dead (1965) … Ellen
 
1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– Lo, the Smart Indian (1966)
– The Fall and Rise of Steven Morley (1966)
 
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2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Best Supporting Actress Nominee
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.8 (2010) … Herself
 
2008 Nick Nolte: No Exit (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2005 The Entity Files (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 The Divine Bette Midler (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Bette Midler (2004) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
2003 T-20 Years and Counting (video documentary short)
Glynnis Yeager
 
2003 Realizing 'The Right Stuff' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.49 (2002) … Herself
 
2000 The Sinister Saga of Making 'The Stunt Man' (video documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Films of Philip Kaufman … Herself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1997 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 March 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 January 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1996 The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Honors Martin Scorsese (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 December 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and Presenter
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) … Herself
 
1990 Larry King TNT Extra (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1982 The American Sportsman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #18.6 (1982) … Herself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.104 (1972) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
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2008 Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Herself - #76: Collagen Girls Gone Wild
 
2000 Outer Space (short)
(uncredited)
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Lee (uncredited)
 

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In 1968, she starred in an unsold comedy pilot for ABC called "The Princess and Me". She played a European princess traveling the U.S. incognito with Jeremy Slate as the U.S. State Department official who unhappily is assigned to accompany her. The teleplay was written by Bernard Slade. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Barbara Seagull

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

I am afraid of being lazy and complacent. I am afraid of taking myself too seriously. See more »

Trivia:

As of 2007, she is the only woman to be cast twice in a major role in a movie by Martin Scorsese. The two movies are The Last Temptation of Christ and Boxcar Bertha. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius