Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990)

Actress | Soundtrack

Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys...

Born: July 16, 1907
Died: January 20, 1990 (age 82)

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Filmography

Known For

Double Indemnity Phyllis Dietrichson (1944)
Ball of Fire Sugarpuss O'Shea (1941)
Union Pacific Mollie Monahan (1939)
Known For

The Big Valley Victoria Barkley / Nellie Handley (1965-1969)
Actress

The Colbys Constance Colby (1985-1986)
Dynasty Constance Colby (1985)
The Thorn Birds Mary Carson (1983)
Charlie's Angels Toni Blake (1980)
The Letters Geraldine Parkington (1973)
A Taste of Evil Miriam Jennings (1971)
The House That Would Not Die Ruth Bennett (1970)
The Big Valley Victoria Barkley (1965-1969)
Calhoun: County Agent Abby Rayner (1964)
The Night Walker Irene Trent (1964)
Roustabout Maggie Morgan (1964)
Wagon Train Kate Crawley (1961-1964)
The Untouchables Lt. Agatha Stewart (1962-1963)
The Dick Powell Theatre Irene Phillips (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side Jo / Jo Courtney (1962)
Rawhide Nora Holloway (1962)
General Electric Theater Lili Parrish (1961)
The Joey Bishop Show Dora Dunphy (1961)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Chris Mathews (1961)
Zane Grey Theatre Leona Butler (1958-1959)
The Real McCoys Barbara Stanwyck (1959)
Goodyear Theatre Midge Varney (1958)
Alcoa Theatre Midge Varney (1958)
Forty Guns Jessica Drummond (1957)
Trooper Hook Cora Sutliff (1957)
Crime of Passion Kathy Doyle (1956)
The Ford Television Theatre Irene Frazier (1956)
These Wilder Years Ann Dempster (1956)
The Maverick Queen Kit Banion (1956)
There's Always Tomorrow Norma Miller Vale (1955)
Escape to Burma Gwen Moore (1955)
The Violent Men Martha Wilkison (1955)
Cattle Queen of Montana Sierra Nevada Jones (1954)
Witness to Murder Cheryl Draper (1954)
Executive Suite Julia O. Tredway (1954)
The Moonlighter Rela (1953)
Blowing Wild Marina Conway (1953)
All I Desire Naomi Murdoch (1953)
Titanic Julia Sturges (1953)
Jeopardy Helen Stilwin (1953)
Clash by Night Mae Doyle D'Amato (1952)
The Man with a Cloak Lorna Bounty (1951)
To Please a Lady Regina Forbes (1950)
The Furies Vance Jeffords (1950)
No Man of Her Own Helen Ferguson / Patrice Harkness (1950)
East Side, West Side Jessie Bourne (1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon Thelma Jordon (1949)
The Lady Gambles Joan Boothe (1949)
Sorry, Wrong Number Leona Stevenson (1948)
B.F.'s Daughter 'Polly' Fulton (1948)
Variety Girl Barbara Stanwyck (1947)
Cry Wolf Sandra Marshall (1947)
The Other Love Karen Duncan (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls Sally Morton Carroll (1947)
California Lily Bishop (1947)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Martha Ivers (1946)
The Bride Wore Boots Sally Warren (1946)
My Reputation Jessica Drummond (1946)
Hollywood Victory Caravan Barbara Stanwyck (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut Elizabeth Lane (1945)
Hollywood Canteen Barbara Stanwyck (1944)
Double Indemnity Phyllis Dietrichson (1944)
Flesh and Fantasy Joan Stanley (Episode 3) (1943)
Lady of Burlesque Deborah Hoople - aka Dixie Daisy (1943)
The Gay Sisters Fiona Gaylord (1942)
Ball of Fire Sugarpuss O'Shea (1941)
The Great Man's Lady Hannah Sempler Hoyt (1941)
You Belong to Me Helen Hunt (1941)
Meet John Doe Ann Mitchell (1941)
The Lady Eve Jean (1941)
Remember the Night Lee Leander (1940)
Golden Boy Lorna Moon (1939)
Union Pacific Mollie Monahan (1939)
The Mad Miss Manton Melsa Manton (1938)
Always Goodbye Margot Weston (1938)
Breakfast for Two Valentine Ransome (1937)
Stella Dallas Stella Dallas (1937)
This Is My Affair Lil Duryea (1937)
Internes Can't Take Money Janet Haley (1937)
The Plough and the Stars Nora Clitheroe (1936)
Banjo on My Knee Pearl Elliott Holley (1936)
His Brother's Wife Rita Wilson (1936)
The Bride Walks Out Carolyn Martin (1936)
A Message to Garcia Senorita Raphaelita Maderos (1936)
Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (1935)
Red Salute Drue Van Allen (1935)
The Woman in Red Shelby Barret Wyatt (1935)
The Secret Bride Ruth Vincent (1934)
A Lost Lady Marian (1934)
Gambling Lady Jennifer Lady Lee (1934)
Ever in My Heart Mary Archer aka Mary Wilbrandt (1933)
Baby Face Lily Powers (1933)
Ladies They Talk About Nan Taylor (1933)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen Megan (1932)
The Purchase Price Joan Gordon (1932)
So Big! Selina Peake De Jong (1932)
Shopworn Kitty Lane (1932)
Forbidden Lulu (1932)
The Miracle Woman Florence Fallon (1931)
Night Nurse Lora Hart (1931)
The Stolen Jools Mrs. Frank Fay (1931)
Ten Cents a Dance Barbara O'Neill (1931)
Illicit Anne Vincent (1931)
Ladies of Leisure Kay Arnold (1930)
Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose (1929)
The Locked Door Ann Carter (1929)
Actress

Broadway Nights Showgirl (1927)
Soundtrack

The Man with a Cloak (1951)
California (1947)
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
The Gay Sisters (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Remember the Night (1940)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
A Lost Lady (1934)
The Purchase Price (1932)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Soundtrack

Illicit (1931)
Archive footage

Amazing World of Radio (2018)
Les couples mythiques du cinéma (2017)
NCIS (2005-2015)
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)
Arena (2012)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
Pioneers of Television (2011)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Comic Relief 2009 (2009)
Warner at War (2008)
American Masters (2001-2008)
Diálogos de cine (2008)
Spisok korabley (2008)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007)
Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007)
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)
La tele de tu vida (2007)
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
Bad Girls Behind Bars (2005)
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
Complicated Women (2003)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002)
Pulp Cinema (2001)
Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years (2001)
Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (2000)
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (1998)
Biography (1997)
The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Century of Cinema (1995)
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
Sprockets (1991)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
Bloopers Galore (1989)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1988)
Moonlighting (1987)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981)
This Is Elvis (1981)
The Wild West (1979)
That's Action (1977)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
Film Review (1968)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964)
Decision (1958)
When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1953-1954)
Archive footage

Hollywood Remembers (2000)
Legends of World Cinema (2004)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

On October 27, 1981, Stanwyck was awakened by a burglar at 1:00 in the morning. She was hit on the head with an unknown object then forced into a closet while the intruder ransacked the house and got away with $5,000 worth of jewels. She was treated...