Barbara Hershey
Personal Info
- Born
- Feb 05, 1948
- Age
- 78
- Nationality
- American
- Native Lang
- English
- Data Reliability
- 36%
Known For
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Biography
Detailed profile & career
Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (hailing from a birth on February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a path in the industry spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including Westerns, horrors, and comedies.
Biography & Career
She began acting at age 17 in 1965, but did not achieve widespread critical acclaim until the 1980s. By that time, the Chicago Tribune referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses". Hershey won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries/TV Film for her role in A Killing in a Small Town (1990). She received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Magdalene in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and for her role in The Portrait of a Lady (1996). For the latter film, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has won two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival for her roles in Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988).
Key Milestones
- 1973: Career Milestone
- 1974: Career Milestone
- 1974: Career Milestone
- 1987: Award
- 1999: Career Milestone
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🏆 Awards & Achievements
Award (1987)
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