Barbara Hershey

Born: 1948-02-05

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.


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Black Swan

as Erica Sayers / The Queen
Released: 2010-12-03

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Insidious: The Red Door

as Lorraine Lambert (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2023-07-05

To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert...

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Insidious

as Lorraine Lambert
Released: 2011-03-31

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls...

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Insidious: The Last Key

as Lorraine Lambert
Released: 2018-01-03

Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s...

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The Natural

as Harriet Bird
Released: 1984-05-11

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Falling Down

as Beth
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The Entity

as Carla Moran
Released: 1982-09-30

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Released: 1986-11-14

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Insidious: Chapter 2

as Lorraine Lambert
Released: 2013-09-12

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Beaches

as Hillary Whitney Essex
Released: 1988-12-21

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Released: 1988-05-28

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as Sara
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as Frau Müller
Released: 1993-03-05

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Hannah and Her Sisters

as Lee
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as Frances
Released: 1993-09-10

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Last Summer

as Sandy
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as Glennis Yeager
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as Boxcar Bertha
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as uncredited
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as Judith
Released: 2021-10-08

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The Portrait of a Lady

as Madame Serena Merle
Released: 1996-10-17

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The Stunt Man

as Nina Franklin
Released: 1980-06-27

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The Pallbearer

as Ruth Abernathy
Released: 1996-05-03

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as Kay Levitz
Released: 1992-10-16

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as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1999-01-01

A premonition of a horror film, lurking danger: A house - at night, slightly tilted in the...

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Released: 1987-03-06

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as Jane Margaret ("J.M.") Halstead
Released: 1981-04-24

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The Last Hard Men

as Susan Burgade
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Last of the Dogmen

as Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan
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Splitting Heirs

as Duchess Lucinda
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Breakfast of Champions

as Celia Hoover
Released: 1999-02-18

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Shy People

as Ruth
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New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her...

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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

as Lili Damita
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as Madelaine
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as Connie
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Defenseless

as Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller
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Hunger Point

as Marsha Hunter
Released: 2003-01-13

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as Eva Santana
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Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

as Older Anne Shirley
Released: 2008-12-04

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A World Apart

as Diana Roth
Released: 1988-06-17

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as Self
Released: 1990-06-16

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as Stacy Iverson
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as Marion Evans
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Tune in Tomorrow...

as Aunt Julia
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as Mary Cutler
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Uncross The Stars

as Hilda
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The Story follows Troy, a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her...

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as Sandra Chase
Released: 2012-11-04

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Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me

as Ann Rule
Released: 2003-03-20

While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted...

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The Pursuit of Happiness

as Jane Kauffman
Released: 1971-02-23

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as Natalie
Released: 2015-04-03

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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

as Self
Released: 2020-05-12

In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their...

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Paris Trout

as Hanna Trout
Released: 1991-04-21

Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people,...

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The Baby Maker

as Tish Gray
Released: 1970-10-01

Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple...

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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as Nella Mundine
Released: 1970-03-18

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife...

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Heaven with a Gun

as Leloopa
Released: 1969-05-20

Jim Killian arrives in a small Arizona town hoping to establish a peaceful life as the local...

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Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Self
Released: 1988-11-13

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic...

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A Killing in a Small Town

as Candy Morrison
Released: 1990-05-22

The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as...

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Paradise

as Elizabeth Paradise
Released: 2004-01-01

Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an...

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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

as Marcella Willis
Released: 1998-09-18

This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional...

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Love Comes Lately

as Rosalie
Released: 2007-09-09

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Diamonds

as Sally
Released: 1975-10-22

Charles Hodgson is a British aristocrat who decides to become a thief as a way of getting at his...

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In the Glitter Palace

as Ellen Lange
Released: 1977-02-23

The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in...

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Angel on My Shoulder

as Julie
Released: 1980-05-11

A small-time Chicago hood, now deceased, gets a second chance at life by striking a bargain with...

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Stay the Night

as Jimmie Sue Finger
Released: 1992-04-26

Based on a true story, Barbara Hershey and Morgan Weisser portray two star crossed lovers who...

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Americana

as Jess's Daughter
Released: 1981-05-16

In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.

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Albert Schweitzer

as Helene Schweitzer
Released: 2009-12-24

1949 the early years of the Cold War. Albert Schweitzer has become one of the most admired men...

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Working

as Call Girl
Released: 1982-04-13

This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's...

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Drowning on Dry Land

as Kate
Released: 1999-10-01

A taxi driver (Naveen Andrews) picks up a fare (Barbara Hershey) in Manhattan. She offers the...

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Answers to Nothing

as Marilyn
Released: 2011-09-22

Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for...

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The Staircase

as Mother Madalyn
Released: 1998-04-12

A mysterious carpenter appears just as a church is in need of repair.

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The Nightingale

as The Maid
Released: 1983-05-10

A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.

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The Nature of Lantana

as Self
Released: 2002-08-13

The making of Lantana, a 2001 Australian drama film directed by Ray Lawrence and starring...

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Passion

as Rose Grainger
Released: 1999-07-01

Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual...

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

as Susan
Released: 1972-02-25

A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California.

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Sunshine Christmas

as Cody Blanks
Released: 1977-12-12

A musician, brooding over the marriage of his sometime girlfriend, decides to take his adopted...

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Passion Flower

as Julia Gaitland
Released: 1987-03-04

The movers and shakers in Singapore get involved in behind-the-scenes political and business...

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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

as Zanni (as Barbara Seagull)
Released: 1974-10-17

After returning home from the war, Vietnam veteran Julius Vrooder resides in a veteran's...

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Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen

as Helene Schweitzer
Released: 2010-06-05

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You and Me

as Waitress
Released: 1975-05-31

A young boy and a biker become friends on the road.

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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

as Herself
Released: 1997-01-01

A documentary about the making of Jane Campion's 'The Portrait of a Lady'.

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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

as uncredited
Released: 2000-02-21

In 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most...

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The Bird Can't Fly

as Melody
Released: 2008-01-03

Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But...

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Love Comes Quietly

as Angela
Released: 1973-06-22

Love Comes Quietly (aka Angela) tells the story of a free-spirited girl who was born in the...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The X-Files

as Erika Price
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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Once Upon a Time

as Cora / Queen of Hearts
First aired: 2011-10-23

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Caroline Hubbard
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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V Graham Norton

as Self
First aired: 2002-05-06

V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring...

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Jessie Dean
First aired: 1985-09-29

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The High Chaparral

as Moonfire
First aired: 1967-09-10

The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and...

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Run for Your Life

as Saro-Jane
First aired: 1965-09-13

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Maid
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Beacon 23

as Sophie
First aired: 2023-11-12

Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nelson are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat...

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Chicago Hope

as Francesca Alberghetti
First aired: 1994-09-18

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Daniel Boone

as Dinah Hubbard
First aired: 1964-09-24

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...

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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

as Cora Mills
First aired: 2013-10-10

In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that...

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The Invaders

as Beth Ferguson
First aired: 1967-01-10

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...

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Daniel Deronda

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-11-23

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The Mountain

as Gennie Carver
First aired: 2004-09-22

Boundary Mountain is an escapist playground for wealthy tourists and extreme sports enthusiasts,...

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The Monroes

as Kathy Monroe
First aired: 1966-09-07

The Monroes is a 26-segment Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the...

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Return to Lonesome Dove

as Clara Allen
First aired: 1993-11-14

After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of...

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Damien

as Ann Rutledge
First aired: 2016-03-07

After discovering his origins, Damien Thorn must cope with life as the Anti-Christ.

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Gidget

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-15

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as Byrd Forsythe
First aired: 2020-04-13

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Anne of Green Gables

as Older Anne Shirley
First aired: 1985-12-01

When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert’s Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a precocious,...

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Kung Fu

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-14

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...

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