Barbara Hershey Biography (1948-)

Original name, Barbara Herzstein; born February 5, 1948, in Hollywood, CA; daughter of William H. Herzstein (a horse racing columnist); lived with David Carradine (an actor), 1969-75; married Stephen Douglas (an artist), 1992 (divorced, 1993); children: (with Carradine) Tom (name legally changed from Free).Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Markham & Froggatt, Ltd., 4 Windmill St., London W1T 2HZ, England.; Manager: Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave.,Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

February 5, 1948

Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut; as Barbara Seagull) Stacey Iverson, With Six You Get Eggroll (also known as A Man in Mommy's Bed), National General Pictures, 1968
• Leloopa, Heaven with a Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
• Sandy, Last Summer, Allied Artists, 1969
• Tish Gray, The Baby Maker, National General, 1970
• Nella Mundine, The Liberation of L. B. Jones, Columbia, 1970
• Susan, Dealing; or, The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, Warner Bros., 1971
• Jane Kauffman, The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971
• Title role, Boxcar Bertha, American International, 1972
• (As Barbara Seagull) Waitress, You and Me (also known as Around), 1972
• (As Barbara Seagull) Title role, Angela: Love Comes Quietly (alsoknown as Angela and Love Comes Quietly), 1973
• (As Barbara Seagull) Zanni, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (also known as Vrooder's Hooch), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• (As Barbara Seagull) Sally, Diamonds (also known as Diamond Shaft and Yahlumim), Avco Embassy, 1975
• Marion Evans, Dirty Knight's Work (also known as Trial by Combat, A Choice of Weapons, and Choice of Arms), Warner Bros.,1976
• Susan Burgade, The Last Hard Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Nina Franklin, The Stunt Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Jess's daughter, Americana, Sherwood, 1981
• J. M. Halstead, Take This Job and Shove It, Avco Embassy, 1981
• Carla Moran, The Entity, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Glennis Yeager, The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
• Harriet Bird, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
• Lee, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986
• Myra Fleener, Hoosiers (also known as Best Shot), Orion, 1986
• Ruth Sullivan, Shy People, Cannon, 1987
• Nora Tilley, Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987
• Mary Magdalene, The Last Temptation of Christ, Universal, 1988
• Hillary Whitney Essex, Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), Touchstone, 1988
• Diana Roth, A World Apart, Atlantic, 1988
• Aunt Julia, Tune In Tomorrow (also known as Aunt Julia and theScriptwriter), Cinecom, 1990
• T. K. Katwuller, Defenseless, Seven Arts, 1991
• Kay Levitz, The Public Eye, 1992
• Frances, A Dangerous Woman, Gramercy, 1993
• Beth, Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993
• Duchess Lucinda, Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993
• Frau Miller, Swing Kids, Buena Vista, 1993
• Professor Lillian Sloan, Last of the Dogmen, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Ruth Abernathy, The Pallbearer, Miramax, 1996
• Madame Serena Merle, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy, 1996
• Macella Willis, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (also known as La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais), October Films, 1998
• Eva, Frogs for Snakes, Shooting Gallery International, 1998
• Celia Hoover, Breakfast of Champions, Buena Vista, 1999
• Rose Grainger, Passion (also known as Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger), Motion International, 1999
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Outer Space, Sixpack Film, 1999
• Kate, Drowning on Dry Land, Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1999
• Herself, The Sinister Saga of Making "The Stunt Man" (documentary), Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2000
• Dr. Valerie Somers, Lantana, Lions Gate Films, 2001
• Glynnis Yeager, T-20 Years and Counting (documentary short film),Warner Bros., 2003
• Herself, Realizing the Right Stuff (documentary short film), Warner Bros., 2003
• Norma, 11:14, MDP Worldwide, 2003
• Jean Parker, Riding the Bullet, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Kathleen Monroe, The Monroes, ABC, 1966-1967
• Karen Holmes, From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1980
• Various characters, Twilight Theater (also known as Steve Martin's Twilight Theater), 1982
• Dr. Francesca Alberghetti, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1999-
• Gennie Carver, The Mountain, The WB, 2004
• Miniseries
• Madelaine, A Man Called Intrepid, NBC, 1979
• Clara Allen, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993
• Sarah, Abraham (also known as Die Bibel--Abraham, La bible: Abraham, and The Bible: Abraham), TNT, 1994
• Contessa Maria Alcharisi, Daniel Deronda, BBC, 2002
• Movies
• Mary Cutler, Flood!, NBC, 1976
• Ellen Lange, In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC, 1977
• Nikki Klausing, Just a Little Inconvenience, NBC, 1977
• Cody Blanks, Sunshine Christmas, NBC, 1977
• Julie, Angel on My Shoulder, ABC, 1980
• Lili Damita, My Wicked, Wicked Ways ... The Legend of Errol Flynn,CBS, 1985
• Julia Maitland, Passion Flower, CBS, 1986
• Candy Morrison, A Killing in a Small Town (also known as Evidence of Love), CBS, 1990
• Hanna Trout, Paris Trout (also known as Rage), Showtime, 1991
• Jimmie Sue Finger, Stay the Night, ABC, 1992
• Mother Madalyn, The Staircase, 1998
• Marsha Hunter, Hunger Point, Lifetime, 2003
• Ann Rule, The Stranger Beside Me (also known as Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me), USA Network, 2003
• Elizabeth Paradise, Paradise, Showtime, 2004
• Specials
• Call girl, Working, PBS, 1981
• Lenore, "Weekend," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
• Larry King TNT Extra (also known as The Larry King Special ...Inside Hollywood), TNT, 1991
• Narrator, Lost Kingdoms of the Maya (documentary), PBS, 1993
• Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Bette Midler, Lifetime, 1997
• (In archive footage) #76 Collagen Girls Gone Wild, 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
• Pilots
• Guest, Twilight Theater II, NBC, 1982
• Gennie Carver, The Mountain, The WB, 2004
• Awards Presentations
• The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• Presenter, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1991
• The 1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
• Episodic
• Ellen, "Chivalry Is Not Dead," Gidget, ABC, 1965
• "The Rise and Fall of Steven Morley," The Farmer's Daughter, ABC,1966
• Ellen, "Love and the Single Gidget," Gidget, ABC, 1966
• Ellen, "Ask Helpful Hannah," Gidget, ABC, 1966
• Casey Holloway, "Holloway's Daughters," Bob Hope Chrysler Theater,NBC, 1966
• Dinah Hubbard, "The King's Shilling," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1967
• Sara Jane, "Sara Jane, You Never Whispered Again," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1968
• Beth Ferguson, "The Miracle," The Invaders, ABC, 1968
• Moonfire, "The Peace Maker," High Chaparral, NBC, 1968
• Claire, "Secrets," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1968
• (As Barbara Seagull) "The Roller Coaster Stops Here," Love Story,1973
• (As Barbara Seagull) Nan Chi, "Besieged: Death on Cold Mountain," KungFu, ABC, 1974
• (As Barbara Seagull) Nan Chi, "Besieged: Cannon at the Gate," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
• "Three Blonde Mice," Switch, CBS, 1978
• Herself, The American Sportsman, 1982
• Kitchen maid, "The Nightingale," Faerie Tale Theater, Showtime, 1983
• Jessie Dean, "Wake Me When I'm Dead" (also known as "Murder Me Twice"), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1986, 1990
• The Today Show, NBC, 1988
• Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1988
• "Martin Scorsese Directs" (documentary), American Masters, PBS, 1990
• Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
• The View, ABC, 2001
• Herself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
• Also appeared in Champlin on Film, Bravo.
• Stage Appearances
• Einstein and the Polar Bear, Broadway production, 1981
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• At Risk, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000

• Entertainment Weekly, March 14, 1997, p. 51
• New York Times, March 29, 1987