Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Acting
Born 1948-02-05Hollywood, California, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (99)

Insidious
7.0

Insidious

2011Movie7.0
Insidious: The Last Key
6.3

Insidious: The Last Key

2018Movie6.3
Insidious: Chapter 2
6.7

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013Movie6.7
Black Swan
7.7

Black Swan

2010Movie7.7
Falling Down
7.4

Falling Down

1993Movie7.4
Strange Darling
6.9

Strange Darling

2024Movie6.9
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988Movie7.2
Riding the Bullet
5.1

Riding the Bullet

2004Movie5.1
The Natural
6.9

The Natural

1984Movie6.9
The Entity
6.8

The Entity

1982Movie6.8
The Right Stuff
7.4

The Right Stuff

1983Movie7.4
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
6.4

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

2016Movie6.4
Beaches
6.7

Beaches

1988Movie6.7
11:14
6.8

11:14

2004Movie6.8
Hoosiers
7.0

Hoosiers

1986Movie7.0
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986Movie7.5
A Dangerous Woman
5.5

A Dangerous Woman

1993Movie5.5
Swing Kids
6.7

Swing Kids

1993Movie6.7
9 Bullets
5.3

9 Bullets

2022Movie5.3
Sister
5.3

Sister

2014Movie5.3
The Portrait of a Lady
5.9

The Portrait of a Lady

1996Movie5.9
Heaven with a Gun
5.5

Heaven with a Gun

1969Movie5.5
Twilight Theater II

Twilight Theater II

1982Movie
The Stunt Man
6.6

The Stunt Man

1980Movie6.6
Boxcar Bertha
5.8

Boxcar Bertha

1972Movie5.8
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
8.0

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020Movie8.0
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025Movie
Tin Men
6.3

Tin Men

1987Movie6.3
Shy People
6.4

Shy People

1987Movie6.4
The Manor
5.5

The Manor

2021Movie5.5
Last of the Dogmen
6.8

Last of the Dogmen

1995Movie6.8
Last Summer
6.2

Last Summer

1969Movie6.2
Abraham
7.1

Abraham

1993Movie7.1
The Public Eye
6.2

The Public Eye

1992Movie6.2
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
6.1

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970Movie6.1
Krung Thep
10.0

Krung Thep

2026Movie10.0
Splitting Heirs
5.2

Splitting Heirs

1993Movie5.2
Stay the Night
4.0

Stay the Night

1992Movie4.0
Childless
4.5

Childless

2015Movie4.5
Passion Flower
4.3

Passion Flower

1987Movie4.3
The Pallbearer
4.9

The Pallbearer

1996Movie4.9
The Last Hard Men
6.1

The Last Hard Men

1976Movie6.1
With Six You Get Eggroll
6.4

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968Movie6.4
Breakfast of Champions
5.0

Breakfast of Champions

1999Movie5.0
Tune in Tomorrow...
5.5

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990Movie5.5
Sunshine Christmas
8.0

Sunshine Christmas

1977Movie8.0
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988Movie6.8
Paris Trout
5.5

Paris Trout

1991Movie5.5
Flood!
5.1

Flood!

1977Movie5.1
Lantana
6.7

Lantana

2001Movie6.7
A World Apart
6.4

A World Apart

1988Movie6.4
The Stranger Beside Me
6.0

The Stranger Beside Me

2003Movie6.0
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
7.5

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997Movie7.5
Woodstockers

Woodstockers

2026Movie
Paradise
4.1

Paradise

2004Movie4.1
Martin Scorsese Directs
9.0

Martin Scorsese Directs

1990Movie9.0
Uncross the Stars
5.0

Uncross the Stars

2008Movie5.0
The Pursuit of Happiness
6.2

The Pursuit of Happiness

1971Movie6.2
Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After

Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After

2018Movie
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
6.0

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

2008Movie6.0
Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen

Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen

2010Movie
A Killing in a Small Town
5.1

A Killing in a Small Town

1990Movie5.1
Defenseless
4.9

Defenseless

1991Movie4.9
Realizing The Right Stuff
9.0

Realizing The Right Stuff

2003Movie9.0
The Last Seder

The Last Seder

Movie
In the Glitter Palace
4.0

In the Glitter Palace

1977Movie4.0
Frogs for Snakes
3.4

Frogs for Snakes

1998Movie3.4
Trial by Combat
7.8

Trial by Combat

1976Movie7.8
Take This Job and Shove It
5.4

Take This Job and Shove It

1981Movie5.4
Answers to Nothing
3.8

Answers to Nothing

2011Movie3.8
Working
4.8

Working

1982Movie4.8
Left to Die
4.8

Left to Die

2012Movie4.8
Albert Schweitzer
6.0

Albert Schweitzer

2009Movie6.0
Passion
4.5

Passion

1999Movie4.5
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
6.1

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

1998Movie6.1
The Nightingale
5.3

The Nightingale

1983Movie5.3
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
4.3

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985Movie4.3
Hunger Point
4.3

Hunger Point

2003Movie4.3
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
5.3

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

1972Movie5.3
Love Comes Lately
5.2

Love Comes Lately

2007Movie5.2
The Staircase
7.7

The Staircase

1998Movie7.7
The Baby Maker
6.2

The Baby Maker

1970Movie6.2
Outer Space
6.5

Outer Space

1999Movie6.5
Just a Little Inconvenience

Just a Little Inconvenience

1977Movie
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
6.0

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016Movie6.0
You and Me
7.3

You and Me

1975Movie7.3
Nick Nolte: No Exit
7.5

Nick Nolte: No Exit

2008Movie7.5
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
5.6

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

1974Movie5.6
Experiments in Terror
5.0

Experiments in Terror

2003Movie5.0
The Nature of Lantana
8.0

The Nature of Lantana

2002Movie8.0
Angel on My Shoulder
6.6

Angel on My Shoulder

1980Movie6.6
Diamonds
5.3

Diamonds

1975Movie5.3
Damien: Behind the Scenes

Damien: Behind the Scenes

2016Movie
Americana
5.2

Americana

1981Movie5.2
Drowning on Dry Land
4.7

Drowning on Dry Land

1999Movie4.7
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
7.8

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000Movie7.8
Angela – Love Comes Quietly
5.4

Angela – Love Comes Quietly

1973Movie5.4
The Entity Files
7.0

The Entity Files

2005Movie7.0
The Bird Can't Fly
7.0

The Bird Can't Fly

2008Movie7.0

TV Shows (31)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Once Upon a Time
7.4

Once Upon a Time

2011Series7.4
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965Series7.1
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985Series7.2
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
The High Chaparral
6.8

The High Chaparral

1967Series6.8
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Invaders
6.9

The Invaders

1967Series6.9
V Graham Norton
5.3

V Graham Norton

2002Series5.3
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Series8.1
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
6.8

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

2013Series6.8
Beacon 23
5.7

Beacon 23

2023Series5.7
Gidget
6.8

Gidget

1965Series6.8
The Mountain
6.6

The Mountain

2004Series6.6
Damien
6.2

Damien

2016Series6.2
The Monroes
6.8

The Monroes

1966Series6.8
CBS Playhouse
7.0

CBS Playhouse

1966Series7.0
Paradise Lost
6.3

Paradise Lost

2020Series6.3
Anne of Green Gables
8.7

Anne of Green Gables

1985Series8.7
Return to Lonesome Dove
7.0

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993Series7.0
Daniel Deronda
7.7

Daniel Deronda

2002Series7.7
Abraham
7.2

Abraham

1994Series7.2
From Here to Eternity
4.3

From Here to Eternity

1980Series4.3
A Man Called Intrepid
7.0

A Man Called Intrepid

1979Series7.0
Kung Fu
7.7

Kung Fu

1972Series7.7