Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (January 20, 1907 - January 20, 1990) was an American actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens. She took her name from the name of a play, Barbara Frietchie, about a fictional Civil War heroine. The play starred a British actress named Joan Stanwyck.
Stanwyck starred in almost a hundred films during her career and received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress: Stella Dallas (1937), Ball of Fire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). She received an Honorary Award "for superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting in 1982". In her later years, she also starred in television.
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Barbara Stanwyck Facts
| Birth Name | Ruby Stevens |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Birthday | July 16, 1907 |
| Sign | Cancer |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Date of death | January 20, 1990 (age 82) |
| Height | 5' 5" (1m65) |
| Awards | 1986 Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award |
| 1984 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Film (for The Thorn Birds) | |
| 1982 Academy Awards: Honorary Award | |
| 1967 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award |