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Barbara Hershey

Birth Name:
Barbara Lynn Herzstein
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Barbara Hershey

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2002 CineMerit Award at the Munich Film Festival
  • Won the Los Angeles Critics Award for best supporting actress for her role in "The Portrait of a Lady․"
  • Started out acting in the series "Gidget․"
  • Was such a shy student that many people believed her to be deaf when she was younger
  • Quote: "I am afraid of being lazy and complacent․ I am afraid of taking myself too seriously․"
  • Quote: "One thing that isn't dependent on whether I'm hired or not is my love of acting, and it's been the one thing that's been a golden thread inside me, so that no matter what, I can be disappointed, and I just let myself feel that and go through it․"
  • Once went by the last name "Seagull" in honor of a bird killed during the filming of one of her projects
  • Was offered the lead role in "Fatal Attraction," but turned down the part

Awards

  • 1967Bronze Wrangler - Fictional Television Drama:Winner
  • 1970Golden Laurel - Female New Face:Nominated
  • 1983Best ActressWinner
  • 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 1987Best ActressWinner
  • 1987NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 1988Best ActressWinner
  • 1989CFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1989Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1989NSFC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
  • 1991Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
  • 1991Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
  • 1994Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film:Winner
  • 1996LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 1996NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 1997Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 1997CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 1997Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1997NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2001IF Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2006DVDX Award - Best Supporting Actress (in a DVD Premiere Movie):Winner
  • 2007Felix - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2010SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2011Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2011BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2011COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2011COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2011Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
  • 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2011ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2015Golden Reel Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2025Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Film:Nominated
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