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

Books

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

Periodicals

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

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