Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-07-16

Day of Death

1990-01-20 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Ruby Catherine Stevens

バーバラ・スタンウィック

Barbara Stanwyck

Biography

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence and was a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. Stanwyck was nominated for the Academy Award four times, and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. She was the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the Motion Picture Academy, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the GoldenGlobes, theLos Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Screen Actors Guild, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is ranked as the eleventh greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.

Known For

Acting

Double Indemnity

1944

Double Indemnity

as

Phyllis Dietrichson

Roustabout

1964

Roustabout

as

Maggie Morgan

The Lady Eve

1941

The Lady Eve

as

Jean Harrington

Crime of Passion

1956

Crime of Passion

as

Kathy Ferguson

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

as

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

Clash by Night

1952

Clash by Night

as

Mae Doyle D'Amato

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Meet John Doe

1941

Meet John Doe

as

Ann Mitchell

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as

Martha Ivers

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as

Megan Davis

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

as

Sally Morton Carroll

Baby Face

1933

Baby Face

as

Lily Powers

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

as

Elizabeth Lane

The Furies

1950

The Furies

as

Vance Jeffords

No Man of Her Own

1950

No Man of Her Own

as

Helen Ferguson

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

as

Thelma Jordon

Remember the Night

1940

Remember the Night

as

Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone

Jeopardy

1953

Jeopardy

as

Helen Stilwin

The Night Walker

1964

The Night Walker

as

Irene Trent

The Lady Gambles

1949

The Lady Gambles

as

Joan Phillips Boothe

Ball of Fire

1941

Ball of Fire

as

Sugarpuss O’Shea

Forty Guns

1957

Forty Guns

as

Jessica Drummond

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as

Julia O. Tredway

The Violent Men

1955

The Violent Men

as

Martha Wilkison

Walk on the Wild Side

1962

Walk on the Wild Side

as

Jo Courtney

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

There's Always Tomorrow

as

Norma Miller Vale

Witness to Murder

1954

Witness to Murder

as

Cheryl Draper

Golden Boy

1939

Golden Boy

as

Lorna Moon

Ladies They Talk About

1933

Ladies They Talk About

as

Nan

Union Pacific

1939

Union Pacific

as

Mollie Monahan

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

The Mad Miss Manton

as

Melsa Manton

The Miracle Woman

1931

The Miracle Woman

as

Florence Fallon

Stella Dallas

1937

Stella Dallas

as

Stella Dallas

Cry Wolf

1947

Cry Wolf

as

Sandra Marshall

Annie Oakley

1935

Annie Oakley

as

Annie Oakley

All I Desire

1953

All I Desire

as

Naomi Murdoch

Titanic

1953

Titanic

as

Julia Sturges

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Self

These Wilder Years

1956

These Wilder Years

as

Ann Dempster

This Is Elvis

1981

This Is Elvis

as

The Locked Door

1929

The Locked Door

as

Ann Carter

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

as

Herself

Lady of Burlesque

1943

Lady of Burlesque

as

Dixie Daisy

Forbidden

1932

Forbidden

as

Lulu Smith

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Night Nurse

1931

Night Nurse

as

Lora Hart

Breakfast for Two

1937

Breakfast for Two

as

Valentine Ransome

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Mrs. Frank Fay

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

Internes Can't Take Money

as

Janet Haley

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

B.F.'s Daughter

as

Pauline 'Polly' Fulton Brett

The Man with a Cloak

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as

Lorna Bounty

The Purchase Price

1932

The Purchase Price

as

Joan Gordon Gilson

Blowing Wild

1953

Blowing Wild

as

Marina Conway

The Gay Sisters

1942

The Gay Sisters

as

Fiona Gaylord

The House That Would Not Die

1977

The House That Would Not Die

as

Ruth Bennett

You Belong to Me

1941

You Belong to Me

as

Helen Hunt

The Great Man's Lady

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as

Hannah Sempler Hoyt

The Woman in Red

1935

The Woman in Red

as

Shelby Barret Wyatt

So Big!

1932

So Big!

as

Selina Peake De Jong

Ten Cents a Dance

1931

Ten Cents a Dance

as

Barbara O'Neill

Illicit

1931

Illicit

as

Anne Vincent

Shopworn

1932

Shopworn

as

Kitty Lane

Escape to Burma

1955

Escape to Burma

as

Gwen Moore

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Cattle Queen of Montana

as

Sierra Nevada Jones

East Side, West Side

1949

East Side, West Side

as

Jessie Bourne

Ladies of Leisure

1930

Ladies of Leisure

as

Kay Arnold

My Reputation

1946

My Reputation

as

Jessica Drummond

The Other Love

1947

The Other Love

as

Karen Duncan

Trooper Hook

1957

Trooper Hook

as

Cora Sutliff

California

1947

California

as

Lily Bishop

The Bride Walks Out

1936

The Bride Walks Out

as

Carolyn Martin

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Gambling Lady

1934

Gambling Lady

as

Jennifer Lady Lee

His Brother's Wife

1936

His Brother's Wife

as

Rita Wilson Claybourne

The Moonlighter

1953

The Moonlighter

as

Rela

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

Barbara Stanwyck

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as

Joan Stanley (segment 3)

A Message to Garcia

1936

A Message to Garcia

as

Raphaelita Maderos

This Is My Affair

1937

This Is My Affair

as

Lil Duryea

Ever in My Heart

1933

Ever in My Heart

as

Mary Archer Wilbrandt

The Maverick Queen

1956

The Maverick Queen

as

Kit Banion

The Secret Bride

1934

The Secret Bride

as

Ruth Vincent

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Banjo on My Knee

as

Pearl Elliott Holley

Always Goodbye

1938

Always Goodbye

as

Margot Weston

To Please a Lady

1950

To Please a Lady

as

Regina Forbes

A Taste of Evil

1971

A Taste of Evil

as

Miriam Jennings

Mexicali Rose

1929

Mexicali Rose

as

Mexicali Rose

Performers arrive in Hampshire

1947

Performers arrive in Hampshire

as

Self

Red Salute

1935

Red Salute

as

Drue Van Allen

The Plough and the Stars

1936

The Plough and the Stars

as

Nora Clitheroe

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

The Bride Wore Boots

as

Sally Warren

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)

A Lost Lady

1934

A Lost Lady

as

Marian Ormsby Forrester

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as

Jessica Drummond (archive footage)

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as

Self

The Letters

1973

The Letters

as

Geraldine Parkington

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

as

Self

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as

Barbara Stanwyck

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as

Self

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

as

Self

Breakdowns of 1944

1944

Breakdowns of 1944

as

Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Calhoun

1964

Calhoun

as

Abby Rayner

Round About Hollywood

1931

Round About Hollywood

as

Self

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as

Self (archive footage)

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as

Self (archive footage)

Warner at War

2008

Warner at War

as

(archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Uncensored

1987

Hollywood Uncensored

as

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as

Self

Shadows of Suspense

2006

Shadows of Suspense

as

Self (archive footage)

Bad Girls Behind Bars

2005

Bad Girls Behind Bars

as

Nan Taylor (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

1938

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

as

Self

The Best Actress in the World: Featuring Barbara Stanwyck

The Best Actress in the World: Featuring Barbara Stanwyck

as

Self

Dragon by the Tail

1961

Dragon by the Tail

as

Self - Host/Josephine Little

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Irene Phillips

The Colbys

The Colbys

as

Constance Colby

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Nora Holloway

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Victoria Barkley

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Self - Guest Host

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Julie Holman

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Leona Butler

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Regan Moore

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Lili Parrish

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Belle Garrison

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Ella Cahill

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Josephine Little

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Maggie Wenley

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Stella King

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Liz Randall

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Marian Andres

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Elizabeth Mowry

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Dr. Susan Bryce

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Janet Jones

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Harriet Melvane

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Amanda Prescott

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Madge Terry

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Fran Elick

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Fanny Evans

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Avis Fleming

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Nellie Bly

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Trixie Callahan

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Paula Manning

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Rachel Harrison

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Hazel Wexley

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Alicia

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Syd Charing

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Chris Mathews

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Margot LaChelle

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Louise Forest

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Sister Thomas Aquinas

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Maggie McClay

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Amelia Lambert

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Carolyn Callendar

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Cara Lester

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

as

Mary Carson

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Self - Host

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Toni Blake

Dynasty

Dynasty

as

Constance Colby

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Caroline Casteel

Production

Crew

Directing