Lauren Bacall
Birth Name:
Betty Joan Perske
Birth Place:
The Bronx, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Ranked No․ 20 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years ․․․100 Stars" list for Female Legends
- Received the Bette Davis Medal of Honor by the Bette Davis Foundation in 2008
- Received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1997 for her contributions to the arts
- Was honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Board of Review, the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Stockholm Film Festival, among others
- Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role for "The Mirror Has Two Faces" in 1997
- Made her screen acting debut as Marie "Slim" Browning in the 1944 film "To Have and Have Not․"
- Was discovered when director Howard Hawks' wife spotted her modeling in a small picture in Vogue Magazine
- Worked as a model and a theater usher before getting her first role, a walk-on in Broadway's "Johnny 2 x 4," in 1942
- Quote: "I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that․"
- Quote: "[on being called a legend] "It's a title and category I am less than fond of․ Aren't legends dead?""
- Best known for playing Vivian Rutledge in "The Big Sleep" and Nora Temple in "Key Largo․"
- Often collaborated with her first husband, Humphrey Bogart, in her earliest films, including "To Have and Have Not" and "The Big Sleep․"
- Widely recognized for her distinctively husky speaking voice
- After seeing Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca," she claimed she couldn't understand why a friend was "mad about him," later remarking, "So much for my judgment at that time․"
Awards
- 1945Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1950Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
- 1958Golden Laurel - Top Female Comedy Performance:Nominated
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1977BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1977Gold Medal - Favorite Movie:Nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Informational Special:Nominated
- 1994NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble:Winner
- 1996SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 1997Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1997Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1997American Comedy Award - Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2005INOCA - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2017Felix - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated