Barbara Hershey
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Lynn Herzstein in Hollywood, California, to Melrose (Moore) and Arnold Nathan Herzstein, a horse racing columnist. Her father, born in Manhattan, was from a Jewish family (from Hungary and Russia), and her mother, originally from Arkansas, had English and Scots-Irish ancestry. Hershey was raised in a small bungalow, and had aspirations of being an actress from her earliest memories.
The multi-award-winning actress has been in some of Hollywood's most memorable films. She has been a winner of an Emmy and a Golden Globe forA Killing in a Small Town (1990).She won two consecutive Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, (which is unprecedented) forShy People (1987)andA World Apart (1988).She won a Gemini Award forAnne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)for PBS and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vienna International Film Festival.
Hershey was nominated for an Academy Award forThe Portrait of a Lady (1996).
She's worked with some of the world's great directors, among them:Martin Scorsese,William Wyler,Woody Allen,Jane CampionandDarren Aronofsky.
The versatile actress was first discovered by a talent agent while she was attending Hollywood High School. She began working in television, The Monroes (1966),and film,With Six You Get Eggroll (1968),withDoris Day.And with roles inThe Baby Maker (1970)andBoxcar Bertha (1972),Hershey quickly advanced to starring roles.
The 1980's catapulted Hershey's film career, when she starred inThe Stunt Man (1980)withPeter O'Toole,The Entity (1982),The Right Stuff (1983),The Natural (1984)withRobert Redford,Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)withWoody Allen,Hoosiers (1986)withGene Hackman,Tin Men (1987),Shy People (1987),The Last Temptation of Christ (1988),A World Apart (1988)andBeaches (1988)withBette Midler.
Hershey returned to television in 1990 with her highly-lauded performance inA Killing in a Small Town (1990),Paris Trout (1991),Return to Lonesome Dove (1993),the British mini-series,Daniel Deronda (2002)and the last season ofChicago Hope (1994).
During the same period, Hershey remained active in features. She was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe forThe Portrait of a Lady (1996).She also starred in Merchant-Ivory'sA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)and the award-winning Australian film,Lantana (2001).
In the 2010 years, Hershey has performed inJames Wan's cult-hit,Insidious (2010)andDarren Aronofsky's award-winning Black Swan (2010),playingNatalie Portman's insane mother.
Hershey resides in Los Angeles.
The multi-award-winning actress has been in some of Hollywood's most memorable films. She has been a winner of an Emmy and a Golden Globe forA Killing in a Small Town (1990).She won two consecutive Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, (which is unprecedented) forShy People (1987)andA World Apart (1988).She won a Gemini Award forAnne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)for PBS and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vienna International Film Festival.
Hershey was nominated for an Academy Award forThe Portrait of a Lady (1996).
She's worked with some of the world's great directors, among them:Martin Scorsese,William Wyler,Woody Allen,Jane CampionandDarren Aronofsky.
The versatile actress was first discovered by a talent agent while she was attending Hollywood High School. She began working in television, The Monroes (1966),and film,With Six You Get Eggroll (1968),withDoris Day.And with roles inThe Baby Maker (1970)andBoxcar Bertha (1972),Hershey quickly advanced to starring roles.
The 1980's catapulted Hershey's film career, when she starred inThe Stunt Man (1980)withPeter O'Toole,The Entity (1982),The Right Stuff (1983),The Natural (1984)withRobert Redford,Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)withWoody Allen,Hoosiers (1986)withGene Hackman,Tin Men (1987),Shy People (1987),The Last Temptation of Christ (1988),A World Apart (1988)andBeaches (1988)withBette Midler.
Hershey returned to television in 1990 with her highly-lauded performance inA Killing in a Small Town (1990),Paris Trout (1991),Return to Lonesome Dove (1993),the British mini-series,Daniel Deronda (2002)and the last season ofChicago Hope (1994).
During the same period, Hershey remained active in features. She was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe forThe Portrait of a Lady (1996).She also starred in Merchant-Ivory'sA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)and the award-winning Australian film,Lantana (2001).
In the 2010 years, Hershey has performed inJames Wan's cult-hit,Insidious (2010)andDarren Aronofsky's award-winning Black Swan (2010),playingNatalie Portman's insane mother.
Hershey resides in Los Angeles.
