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Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990)

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Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western The Big Valley, wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama The Colbys. But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964... See full bio »

Born:

Ruby Catherine Stevens
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Barbara Stanwyck and Alan Hale in Stella Dallas Barbara Stanwyck Still of Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb in Titanic Barbara Stanwyck in front of The Brown Derby circa 1965 Still of Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in The Purchase Price
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1985-1986 The Colbys (TV series)
Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
– Checkmate (1986) … Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
– Anniversary Waltz (1986) … Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
– The Reckoning (1986) … Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
– A Family Affair (1986) … Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
– Double Jeopardy (1986) … Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson
See all 24 episodes »
 
1985 Dynasty (TV series)
Constance Colby Patterson
– The Titans (1985) … Constance Colby Patterson
– The Man (1985) … Constance Colby Patterson
– The Californians (1985) … Constance Colby Patterson
 
1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Mary Carson
– Part 4 (1983) … Mary Carson (credit only)
– Part 3 (1983) … Mary Carson (credit only)
– Part 2 (1983) … Mary Carson (credit only)
– Part 1 (1983) … Mary Carson
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Toni
– Toni's Boys (1980) … Toni
 
1973 The Letters (TV movie)
Geraldine Parkington
 
1971 A Taste of Evil (TV movie)
Miriam Jennings
 
1970 The House That Would Not Die (TV movie)
Ruth Bennett
 
1965-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Victoria Barkley
– Point and Counterpoint (1969) … Victoria Barkley
– Flight from San Miguel (1969) … Victoria Barkley
– Danger Road (1969) … Victoria Barkley
– Town of No Exit (1969) … Victoria Barkley (credit only)
– The Other Face of Justice (1969) … Victoria Barkley
See all 112 episodes »
 
1964 The Night Walker
Irene Trent
 
1964 Roustabout
Maggie Morgan
 
1961-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Kate Crawley / Caroline Casteel / Maud Frazer
– The Kate Crawley Story (1964) … Kate Crawley
– The Molly Kincaid Story (1963) … Kate Crawley
– The Caroline Casteel Story (1962) … Caroline Casteel
– The Maud Frazer Story (1961) … Maud Frazer
 
1964 Calhoun: County Agent (TV movie)
Abby Rayner
 
1962-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Lt. Agatha Stewart
– Search for a Dead Man (1963) … Lt. Agatha Stewart
– Elegy (1962) … Lt. Agatha Stewart
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Irene Phillips
– Special Assignment (1962) … Irene Phillips
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Jo Courtney
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Nora Holloway
– The Captain's Wife (1962) … Nora Holloway (as Miss Barbara Stanwyck)
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Lili Parrish
– Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story (1961) … Lili Parrish
 
1961 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Dora
– A Windfall for Mom (1961) … Dora
 
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Josephine Little
– Hong Kong and Little Joe (1960) … Josephine Little
 
1958-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Belle Garrison / Julie Holman / Leona Butler / …
– The Lone Woman (1959) … Leona Butler
– Hang the Heart High (1959) … Regan Moore
– Trail to Nowhere (1958) … Julie Holman
– The Freighter (1958) … Belle Garrison
 
1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Midge Varney
– Three Dark Years (1958) … Midge Varney
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Midge Varney
– Three Years Dark (1958) … Midge Varney
 
1957 Forty Guns
Jessica Drummond
 
1957 Trooper Hook
Cora Sutliff
 
1957 Crime of Passion
Kathy Ferguson Doyle
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Irene Frazier
– Sudden Silence (1956) … Irene Frazier
 
1956 These Wilder Years
Ann Dempster
 
1956 The Maverick Queen
Kit Banion
 
1956 There's Always Tomorrow
Norma Miller Vale
 
1955 Escape to Burma
Gwen Moore
 
1955 The Violent Men
Martha Wilkison
 
1954 Cattle Queen of Montana
Sierra Nevada Jones
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Cheryl Draper
 
1954 Executive Suite
Julia O. Tredway
 
1953 The Moonlighter
Rela
 
1953 Blowing Wild
Marina Conway
 
1953 All I Desire
Naomi Murdoch
 
1953 Titanic
Julia Sturges
 
1953 Jeopardy
Helen Stilwin
 
1952 Clash by Night
Mae Doyle D'Amato
 
1951 The Man with a Cloak
Lorna Bounty
 
1950 To Please a Lady
Regina Forbes
 
1950 The Furies
Vance Jeffords
 
1950 No Man of Her Own
Helen Ferguson / Patrice Harkness
 
1950 The File on Thelma Jordon
Thelma Jordon
 
1949 East Side, West Side
Jessie Bourne
 
1949 The Lady Gambles
Joan Boothe
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Leona Stevenson
 
1948 B.F.'s Daughter
Pauline 'Polly' Fulton Brett
 
1947 Variety Girl
Barbara Stanwyck
 
1947 Cry Wolf
Sandra Marshall
 
1947 The Other Love
Karen Duncan
 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Sally Morton Carroll
 
1947 California
Lily Bishop
 
1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Martha Ivers
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Sally Warren
 
1946 My Reputation
Jessica Drummond
 
1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan (short)
Barbara Stanwyck
 
1945 Christmas in Connecticut
Elizabeth Lane
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Barbara Stanwyck
 
1944 Double Indemnity
Phyllis Dietrichson
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Joan Stanley (Episode 3)
 
1943 Lady of Burlesque
Deborah Hoople, aka Dixie Daisy
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Fiona Gaylord
 
1942 The Great Man's Lady
Hannah Sempler Hoyt
 
1941 Ball of Fire
Sugarpuss O'Shea
 
1941 You Belong to Me
Helen Hunt
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Ann Mitchell
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Jean
 
1940 Remember the Night
Lee Leander
 
1939 Golden Boy
Lorna Moon
 
1939 Union Pacific
Mollie Monahan
 
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
Melsa Manton
 
1938 Always Goodbye
Margot Weston
 
1937 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
 
1936 The Plough and the Stars
Nora Clitheroe
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee
Pearl Elliott Holley
 
1936 His Brother's Wife
Rita Claybourne
 
1936 The Bride Walks Out
Carolyn Martin
 
1936 A Message to Garcia
Raphaelita Maderos
 
1935 Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
 
1935 Red Salute
Drue Van Allen
 
1935 The Woman in Red
Shelby Barret Wyatt
 
1934 The Secret Bride
Ruth Vincent
 
1934 A Lost Lady
Marian
 
1934 Gambling Lady
Lady Lee
 
1933 Ever in My Heart
Mary Archer Wilbrandt
 
1933 Baby Face
Lily
 
1933 Ladies They Talk About
Nan
 
1933 The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Megan Davis
 
1932 The Purchase Price
Joan Gordon
 
1932 So Big!
Selina Peake De Jong
 
1932 Shopworn
Kitty Lane
 
1932 Forbidden
Lulu
 
1931 The Miracle Woman
Florence Fallon
 
1931 Night Nurse
Lora Hart
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Mrs. Frank Fay
 
1931 Ten Cents a Dance
Barbara O'Neill
 
1931 Illicit
Anne Vincent
 
1930 Ladies of Leisure
Kay Arnold
 
1929 Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose
 
1929 The Locked Door
Ann Carter
 
1927 Broadway Nights
Fan Dancer (uncredited)
 
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1951 The Man with a Cloak (performer: "Another Yesterday" - uncredited)
 
1947 California (performer: "LILY-I-LAY-DE-O", "SAID I TO MY HEART, SAID I")
 
1943 Lady of Burlesque (performer: "Take It Off the E-String, Put It On the G-String")
 
1942 The Gay Sisters (performer: "Good Night, Ladies" - uncredited)
 
1941 Ball of Fire (performer: "Drum Boogie" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1940 Remember the Night (performer: "A Perfect Day" 1910 - uncredited)
 
1937 This Is My Affair (performer: "I Hum a Waltz" 1937, "The Fountain in the Park" 1884 - uncredited)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee (performer: "Where the Lazy River Goes By" 1936)
 
1934 A Lost Lady (performer: "The Very Thought Of You" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Purchase Price (performer: "Take Me Away" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1931 The Miracle Woman (performer: "The Farmer in the Dell" - uncredited)
 
1931 Illicit (performer: "Maybe It's Love" 1930 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV special documentary)
Herself - Guest of Honor
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
 
1978 The 15th Annual Publicists Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Herself
– Film Night Special: Kirk Douglas (1971) … Herself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.182 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 March 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1963 The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1962 The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1960-1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Herself - Hostess / Herself-Hostess / Josephine Little / …
– A Man's Game (1961) … Herself - Hostess/Chris Mathews
– Big Jake (1961) … Herself-Hostess
– The Hitch-Hiker (1961) … Herself - Hostess/Maggie McClay
– Triple C (1961) … Herself - Hostess/Carolyn Callendar
– The Assassin (1961) … Herself - Hostess/Louise Forest
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1961 The 13th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Performance by an Lead Actress in a Series and Presenter
 
1952-1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herself / Bella Manningham
– Autolight (1959) … Herself / Bella Manningham
– Gaslight (1952) … Herself
 
1959 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Herself
– The McCoys Visit Hollywood (1959) … Herself (uncredited)
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host
– Two Worlds of Ann Foster (1957) … Herself - Guest Host
– Sentence Deferred (1957) … Herself - Guest Host
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest Hostess
– The Waiting Game (1955) … Herself - Guest Hostess
– My Uncle O'Moore (1955) … Herself - Guest Hostess
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (documentary short)
Herself, Horse Show Attendee
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1935 Things You Never See on the Screen (short)
Herself
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 14 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (43 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
 
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Comic Relief 2009 (TV movie)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
 
2008 Diálogos de cine (TV movie)
Phyllis Dietrichson
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
2007 Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (video documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (video)
Dixie
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 NCIS (TV series)
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2003 Christmas from Hollywood (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Jessica Drummond
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (video documentary short)
Annie Oakley
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Melsa Manton
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Actress in 'The Lady Eve'
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Mae Doyle D'Amato (archive footage: Clash by Night [1952])
 
1987 Moonlighting (TV series)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Sorry - Wrong Number")
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 This Is Elvis
Herself (uncredited)
 
1977 That's Action (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
 
1955 When the Talkies Were Young (short)
Lora Hart (uncredited)
 
1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1922-1929) Stage: Under the name Ruby Stevens, performed in many cabaret shows in New York. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 8 Print Biographies  | 10 Articles  | 88 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Barbara Stanwyck

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

Some kids are born with bad blood just like horses. When a parent has done everything possible, the only solution is to save yourself. See more »

Trivia:

Her stormy marriage to Frank Fay finally ended after a drunken brawl, during which he tossed their adopted son, Dion, into the swimming pool. Despite rumours of affairs with Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford, Stanwyck wed Robert Taylor, who had gay rumours of his own to dispel. Their marriage... See more »

Trademark:

Frequently was casted as women who must deal with their low class standing See more »

Nickname:

The Queen See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer