02/05/1948
Hollywood, California, USA:
Barbara Hershey (nata Barbara Lynn Herzstein il 5 febbraio 1948 a Hollywood, in California) è un'attrice statunitense, conosciuta per la sua lunga carriera cinematografica e televisiva e per le sue interpretazioni in film drammatici, thriller e produzioni d'autore. Dopo aver iniziato la carriera da adolescente, Hershey ottenne i primi ruoli televisivi alla fine degli anni Sessanta, affermandosi progressivamente anche al cinema. Durante gli anni Settanta si distinse per la capacità di interpretare personaggi complessi e anticonvenzionali, partecipando a produzioni come Boxcar Bertha (1972) di Martin Scorsese, The Last Hard Men (1976) e The Stunt Man (1980). Negli anni Ottanta raggiunse una maggiore notorietà internazionale grazie a film come Hannah e le sue sorelle (1986) di Woody Allen e L'ultima tentazione di Cristo (1988) di Martin Scorsese, nel quale interpretò Maria, madre di Gesù. La sua interpretazione nel film A World Apart (1988) le valse inoltre il premio come miglior attrice al Festival di Cannes. Nel corso degli anni Novanta continuò a lavorare sia nel cinema sia in televisione, ottenendo importanti riconoscimenti per le sue interpretazioni. Tra i suoi film più significativi figurano Shy People (1987), Il paradiso può attendere (1987), Last of the Dogmen (1995) e Lantana (2001). Una nuova generazione di spettatori la conobbe grazie alla televisione e al cinema contemporaneo. Hershey interpretò Tese? nella serie televisiva Once Upon a Time, nel ruolo di Cora Mills, conosciuta anche come la Regina di Cuori, mentre sul grande schermo partecipò a film come Black Swan (2010) di Darren Aronofsky, nel quale interpretò Erica Sayers, la madre della protagonista. Nel corso della sua carriera Barbara Hershey ha alternato cinema indipendente, grandi produzioni hollywoodiane e televisione, distinguendosi per la capacità di affrontare ruoli drammatici e psicologicamente complessi. È considerata una delle attrici statunitensi più versatili emerse tra gli anni Sessanta e Settanta.
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Krung Thep (2026) as The Woman |
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Woodstockers (2026) as Rebecca |
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage) |
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Strange Darling (2024) as Genevieve |
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9 Bullets (2022) as Lacey |
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The Manor (2021) as Judith |
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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020) as Self |
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Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After (2018) as Self |
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Insidious: The Last Key (2018) as Lorraine Lambert |
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The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016) as Violet Drax |
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The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016) as Self |
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Damien: Behind the Scenes (2016) as Self |
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Childless (2015) as Natalie |
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Sister (2014) as Connie |
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) as Lorraine Lambert |
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Left to Die (2012) as Sandra Chase |
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Answers to Nothing (2011) as Marilyn |
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Insidious (2011) as Lorraine Lambert |
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Black Swan (2010) as Erica Sayers / The Queen |
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Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen (2010) as Helene Schweitzer |
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Albert Schweitzer - Ein Leben für Afrika (2009) as Helene Schweitzer |
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Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008) as Older Anne Shirley |
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The Bird Can't Fly (2008) as Melody |
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Uncross the Stars (2008) as Hilda |
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Nick Nolte: No Exit (2008) as Self |
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Love Comes Lately (2007) as Rosalie |
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The Entity Files (2005) as Self |
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Riding the Bullet (2004) as Jean Parker |
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11:14 (2004) as Norma |
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Paradise (2004) as Elizabeth Paradise |
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Experiments in Terror (2003) as |
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Realizing The Right Stuff (2003) as Self |
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The Stranger Beside Me (2003) as Ann Rule |
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Hunger Point (2003) as Marsha Hunter |
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The Nature of Lantana (2002) as Self |
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Lantana (2001) as Valerie Somers |
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2000) as |
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Drowning on Dry Land (1999) as Kate |
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Outer Space (1999) as (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Passion (1999) as Rose Grainger |
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Breakfast of Champions (1999) as Celia Hoover |
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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) as Marcella Willis |
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Frogs for Snakes (1998) as Eva Santana |
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The Staircase (1998) as Mother Madalyn |
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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady (1997) as Self |
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996) as Madame Serena Merle |
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The Pallbearer (1996) as Ruth Abernathy |
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Last of the Dogmen (1995) as Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan |
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Abraham (1993) as Sara |
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A Dangerous Woman (1993) as Frances |
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Splitting Heirs (1993) as Duchess Lucinda |
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Swing Kids (1993) as Frau Müller |
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Falling Down (1993) as Beth |
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The Public Eye (1992) as Kay Levitz |
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Stay the Night (1992) as Jimmie Sue Finger |
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Defenseless (1991) as Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller |
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Paris Trout (1991) as Hanna Trout |
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Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) as Aunt Julia |
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Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) as Self |
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A Killing in a Small Town (1990) as Candy Morrison |
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Beaches (1988) as Hillary Whitney Essex |
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Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) as Self |
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A World Apart (1988) as Diana Roth |
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) as Mary Magdalene |
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Shy People (1987) as Ruth |
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Tin Men (1987) as Nora Tilley |
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Passion Flower (1987) as Julia Gaitland |
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Hoosiers (1986) as Myra Fleener |
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) as Lee |
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) as Lili Damita |
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The Natural (1984) as Harriet Bird |
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The Right Stuff (1983) as Glennis Yeager |
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The Nightingale (1983) as The Maid |
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Twilight Theater II (1982) as Self- Guest |
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The Entity (1982) as Carla Moran |
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Working (1982) as Call Girl |
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Americana (1981) as Jess's Daughter |
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Take This Job and Shove It (1981) as Jane Margaret ("J.M.") Halstead |
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The Stunt Man (1980) as Nina Franklin |
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Angel on My Shoulder (1980) as Julie |
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Sunshine Christmas (1977) as Cody Blanks |
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Just a Little Inconvenience (1977) as Nikki Klausing |
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Flood! (1977) as Mary Cutler |
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In the Glitter Palace (1977) as Ellen Lange |
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The Last Hard Men (1976) as Susan Burgade |
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Trial by Combat (1976) as Marion Evans |
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Diamonds (1975) as Sally |
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You and Me (1975) as Waitress |
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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) as Zanni (as Barbara Seagull) |
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Angela – Love Comes Quietly (1973) as Angela |
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Boxcar Bertha (1972) as Boxcar Bertha |
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Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) as Susan |
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The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) as Jane Kauffman |
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The Baby Maker (1970) as Tish Gray |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) as Nella Mundine |
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Last Summer (1969) as Sandy |
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Heaven with a Gun (1969) as Leloopa |
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With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) as Stacy Iverson |
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The Last Seder () as |