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 Barbara Stanwyck mini-bio: Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western "The Big Valley" (1965), wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama "The Colbys" (1985). But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964, after which she appeared on television until 1986. It was a career that lasted for 59 years. She was born Ruby Stevens on July 16, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York. She went to work at the local telephone company for $14 a week, but she had the urge (a dream--that was all it was) somehow to enter show business. When not working, she pounded the pavement in search of dancing jobs. The persistence paid off. Barbara was hired as a chorus girl for the princely sum of $40 a week, much better than the wages she was getting from the phone company. She was 17, and she was going to make the most of the opportunity that had been given her.
In 1928 Barbara moved to Hollywood, where she was to start one of the most lucrative careers filmdom had ever seen. She was an extremely versatile actress who could adapt to any role. Barbara was equally at home in all genres, from melodramas, such as Forbidden (1932) and Stella Dallas (1937), to thrillers, such as Double Indemnity (1944), one of her best films, also starring Fred MacMurray (as you have never seen him before). She also excelled in comedies such as Remember the Night (1940) and The Lady Eve (1941). Another genre she excelled in was westerns, Union Pacific (1939) being one of her first and TV's "The Big Valley" (1965) (her most memorable role) being her last. In 1983, she played in the ABC hit mini-series "The Thorn Birds" (1983) (mini), which did much to keep her in the eye of the public. She turned in an outstanding performance as Mary Carson.
Barbara was considered a gem to work with for her serious but easygoing attitude on the set. She worked hard at being an actress, and she never allowed her star quality to go to her head. She was nominated for four Academy Awards, though she never won. She turned in magnificent performances for all the roles she was nominated for, but the "powers that be" always awarded the Oscar to someone else. However, in 1982 she was awarded an honorary Academy Award for "superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting." Sadly, Barbara died on January 20, 1990, leaving 93 movies and a host of TV appearances as her legacy to us.
|  VITAL STATS | | | {actor} Information: | | Birth Name: | Ruby Catherine Stevens | | Body Measurements: | 33 1/4-23-33 1/2 | | Eye color: |
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| | Zodiac/Star sign: | Cancer | | Nationality: | American | | Nicknames: | Missy, The Queen | | Education: |
| | Family: | Parents were Byron and Catherine McGee Stevens. | | Date of death: | January 20th 1990,Santa Monica, California, USA (congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, emphysema) Her ashes were scattered in Lone Pine, California | Religious Affiliation:
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I | | Awards: | | Academy Awards
- 1938 - nominated - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" - Stella Dallas
- 1942 - nominated - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" - Ball of Fire
- 1945 - nominated - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" - Double Indemnity
- 1949 - nominated - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" - Sorry, Wrong Number
- 1982 - won - Honorary Award: "For superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting
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| Emmy Awards
- 1961 - won - "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)" - The Barbara Stanwyck Show
- 1966 - won - "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series" - The Big Valley
- 1967 - nominated - "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series" - The Big Valley
- 1968 - nominated - "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series" - The Big Valley
- 1983 - won "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special" - The Thorn Birds (part 1)
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| Golden Globes
- 1966 - nominated - "Best TV Star - Female" - The Big Valley
- 1967 - nominated - "Best TV Star - Female" - The Big Valley
- 1968 - nominated - "Best TV Star - Female" - The Big Valley
- 1984 - won - "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" - The Thorn Birds
- 1986 - won - Cecil B. DeMille Award
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| Other awards
- 1967 - won - Screen Actors Guild - Life Achievement Award
- 1981 - won - Film Society of Lincoln Center - Gala Tribute
- 1981 - won - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Career Achievement Award
- 1987 - won - American Film Institute - Life Achievement Award
- Hollywood Walk of Fame - star at 1751 Vine Street
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| Hello and thank you for viewing this Wiki page. I have been a fan of Barbara when I saw the movie Ball of Fire. Since
that time I have enjoyed her works and reading about her.
She was known and still is , As a true actress in every
sense of the word.
She has influenced many new and upcoming stars of today.She will all ways be a true star of Hollywood.
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