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Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Known for: Acting

Born 05/02/1948
Place of birth Hollywood, California, USA

Barbara Hershey (born Barbara Lynn Herzstein; February 5, 1948) is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including westerns and comedies. She began acting at age 17 in 1965 but did not achieve much critical acclaim until the latter half of 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). She was featured in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), for which she was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and Garry Marshall's melodrama Beaches (1988), and she earned a second British Academy Film Award nomination for Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Hershey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The X-Files Series ★ 8,4

The X-Files

Erika Price

1993

Agatha Christie's Poirot Series ★ 8,2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Caroline Hubbard

1989

Chicago Hope Series ★ 7,2

Chicago Hope

Francesca Alberghetti

1994

Once Upon a Time Series ★ 7,4

Once Upon a Time

Cora / Queen of Hearts

2011

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Daniel Boone Series ★ 7,0

Daniel Boone

Dinah Hubbard

1964

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Call Girl

1982

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Lenore

1982

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Jessie Dean

1985

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Black Swan Film ★ 7,7

Black Swan

Erica Sayers / The Queen

2010

Run for Your Life Series ★ 7,1

Run for Your Life

Saro-Jane

1965

The High Chaparral Series ★ 6,8

The High Chaparral

Moonfire

1967

The Invaders Series ★ 6,9

The Invaders

Beth Ferguson

1967

Faerie Tale Theatre Series ★ 8,1

Faerie Tale Theatre

The Maid

1982

Insidious Film ★ 6,9

Insidious

Lorraine Lambert

2011

Falling Down Film ★ 7,4

Falling Down

Beth

1993

V Graham Norton Series ★ 5,3

V Graham Norton

Self

2002

Insidious: Chapter 2 Film ★ 6,7

Insidious: Chapter 2

Lorraine Lambert

2013

Insidious: The Last Key Film ★ 6,3

Insidious: The Last Key

Lorraine Lambert

2018

Strange Darling Film ★ 6,9

Strange Darling

Genevieve

2024

Beacon 23 Series ★ 5,7

Beacon 23

Sophie

2023

Gidget Series ★ 6,8

Gidget

1965

The Entity Film ★ 6,8

The Entity

Carla Moran

1982

The Last Temptation of Christ Film ★ 7,2

The Last Temptation of Christ

Mary Magdalene

1988

Series ★ 7,0

CBS Playhouse

Claire Gray

1966

The Right Stuff Film ★ 7,4

The Right Stuff

Glennis Yeager

1983

The Monroes Series ★ 6,8

The Monroes

Kathy Monroe

1966

Anne of Green Gables Series ★ 8,7

Anne of Green Gables

Older Anne Shirley

1985

Hannah and Her Sisters Film ★ 7,5

Hannah and Her Sisters

Lee

1986

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Series ★ 6,8

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Cora Mills

2013

The Natural Film ★ 6,9

The Natural

Harriet Bird

1984

Damien Series ★ 6,2

Damien

Ann Rutledge

2016

11:14 Film ★ 6,8

11:14

Norma

2004

Return to Lonesome Dove Series ★ 7,0

Return to Lonesome Dove

Clara Allen

1993

Paradise Lost Series ★ 6,3

Paradise Lost

Byrd Forsythe

2020

Hoosiers Film ★ 7,0

Hoosiers

Myra Fleener

1986

The Portrait of a Lady Film ★ 6,0

The Portrait of a Lady

Madame Serena Merle

1996

9 Bullets Film ★ 5,3

9 Bullets

Lacey

2022

Beaches Film ★ 6,7

Beaches

Hillary Whitney Essex

1988

Experiments in Terror Film ★ 5,0

Experiments in Terror

2003

The Mountain Series ★ 6,6

The Mountain

Gennie Carver

2004

Tin Men Film ★ 6,3

Tin Men

Nora Tilley

1987

Daniel Deronda Series ★ 7,7

Daniel Deronda

Contessa Maria Alcharisi

2002

Swing Kids Film ★ 6,7

Swing Kids

Frau Müller

1993

The Manor Film ★ 5,5

The Manor

Judith

2021

The 9th Life of Louis Drax Film ★ 6,4

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Violet Drax

2016

Abraham Film ★ 7,1

Abraham

Sara

1993

Sister Film ★ 5,3

Sister

Connie

2014

Abraham Series ★ 7,0

Abraham

Sarah

1994

Boxcar Bertha Film ★ 5,8

Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972

Shy People Film ★ 6,3

Shy People

Ruth

1987

The Last Hard Men Film ★ 6,1

The Last Hard Men

Susan Burgade

1976

The Stranger Beside Me Film ★ 6,0

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

2003

A Man Called Intrepid Series ★ 7,0

A Man Called Intrepid

Madelaine

1979

Series ★ 4,3

From Here to Eternity

Karen Holmes

1980

Last Summer Film ★ 6,1

Last Summer

Sandy

1969

Passion Flower Film ★ 4,3

Passion Flower

Julia Gaitland

1987

Last of the Dogmen Film ★ 6,8

Last of the Dogmen

Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan

1995

Breakfast of Champions Film ★ 5,0

Breakfast of Champions

Celia Hoover

1999

Paradise Film ★ 4,1

Paradise

Elizabeth Paradise

2004

Riding the Bullet Film ★ 5,1

Riding the Bullet

Jean Parker

2004

The Stunt Man Film ★ 6,6

The Stunt Man

Nina Franklin

1980

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall Film ★ 8,0

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Self

2020

The Public Eye Film ★ 6,2

The Public Eye

Kay Levitz

1992

A Dangerous Woman Film ★ 5,5

A Dangerous Woman

Frances

1993

Woodstockers Film

Woodstockers

Rebecca

2026

Splitting Heirs Film ★ 5,2

Splitting Heirs

Duchess Lucinda

1993

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning Film ★ 6,0

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Older Anne Shirley

2008

With Six You Get Eggroll Film ★ 6,4

With Six You Get Eggroll

Stacy Iverson

1968

Martin Scorsese Directs Film ★ 9,0

Martin Scorsese Directs

Self

1990

The Pallbearer Film ★ 5,0

The Pallbearer

Ruth Abernathy

1996

Flood! Film ★ 5,1

Flood!

Mary Cutler

1977

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady Film ★ 7,5

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Self

1997

Sunshine Christmas Film ★ 8,0

Sunshine Christmas

Cody Blanks

1977

A Killing in a Small Town Film ★ 5,1

A Killing in a Small Town

Candy Morrison

1990

Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After Film

Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After

Self

2018

A World Apart Film ★ 6,4

A World Apart

Diana Roth

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday Film ★ 6,8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Self

1988

Lantana Film ★ 6,7

Lantana

Valerie Somers

2001

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Film ★ 6,1

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Marcella Willis

1998

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Film ★ 6,1

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Nella Mundine

1970

Heaven with a Gun Film ★ 5,5

Heaven with a Gun

Leloopa

1969

Take This Job and Shove It Film ★ 5,4

Take This Job and Shove It

Jane Margaret ("J.M.") Halstead

1981

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Film ★ 5,6

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

Zanni (as Barbara Seagull)

1974

Defenseless Film ★ 4,9

Defenseless

Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller

1991

Krung Thep Film ★ 10,0

Krung Thep

The Woman

2026

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies Film

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025

Paris Trout Film ★ 5,5

Paris Trout

Hanna Trout

1991

Kung Fu Series ★ 7,7

Kung Fu

Nan Chi

1972

Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen Film

Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen

Helene Schweitzer

2010

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Film ★ 6,5

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Lili Damita

1985

The Pursuit of Happiness Film ★ 6,2

The Pursuit of Happiness

Jane Kauffman

1971

Stay the Night Film ★ 4,0

Stay the Night

Jimmie Sue Finger

1992

Tune in Tomorrow... Film ★ 5,5

Tune in Tomorrow...

Aunt Julia

1990

Angel on My Shoulder Film ★ 6,6

Angel on My Shoulder

Julie

1980

Realizing The Right Stuff Film ★ 9,0

Realizing The Right Stuff

Self

2003

Twilight Theater II Film

Twilight Theater II

Self- Guest

1982

Outer Space Film ★ 6,5

Outer Space

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1999

Angela – Love Comes Quietly Film ★ 5,4

Angela – Love Comes Quietly

Angela

1973

Film

Just a Little Inconvenience

Nikki Klausing

1977

Uncross the Stars Film ★ 5,1

Uncross the Stars

Hilda

2008

Left to Die Film ★ 4,8

Left to Die

Sandra Chase

2012

Albert Schweitzer Film ★ 6,0

Albert Schweitzer

Helene Schweitzer

2009

In the Glitter Palace Film ★ 4,0

In the Glitter Palace

Ellen Lange

1977

Americana Film ★ 5,2

Americana

Jess's Daughter

1981

The Nightingale Film ★ 5,3

The Nightingale

The Maid

1983

Damien: Behind the Scenes Film

Damien: Behind the Scenes

Self

2016

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was Film

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Self

2016

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man Film ★ 7,8

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000

You and Me Film ★ 7,3

You and Me

Waitress

1975

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues Film ★ 5,3

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Susan

1972

Frogs for Snakes Film ★ 3,4

Frogs for Snakes

Eva Santana

1998

Working Film ★ 4,8

Working

Call Girl

1982

The Nature of Lantana Film ★ 8,0

The Nature of Lantana

Self

2002

Hunger Point Film ★ 4,3

Hunger Point

Marsha Hunter

2003

Trial by Combat Film ★ 7,8

Trial by Combat

Marion Evans

1976

Love Comes Lately Film ★ 5,2

Love Comes Lately

Rosalie

2007

The Bird Can't Fly Film ★ 7,0

The Bird Can't Fly

Melody

2008

Film ★ 3,8

Answers to Nothing

Marilyn

2011

Passion Film ★ 4,0

Passion

Rose Grainger

1999

The Staircase Film ★ 7,7

The Staircase

Mother Madalyn

1998

Drowning on Dry Land Film ★ 4,7

Drowning on Dry Land

Kate

1999

Childless Film ★ 4,5

Childless

Natalie

2015

Diamonds Film ★ 5,3

Diamonds

Sally

1975

The Baby Maker Film ★ 6,2

The Baby Maker

Tish Gray

1970

The Entity Files Film ★ 7,0

The Entity Files

Self

2005