About
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...
Known for
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
Once Upon a TimeSeries • 2011
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
The InvadersSeries • 1967
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
Faerie Tale TheatreSeries • 1982
Black SwanMovie • 2010
Insidious: Chapter 2Movie • 2013
InsidiousMovie • 2011
Beacon 23Series • 2023
Insidious: The Last KeyMovie • 2018
Falling DownMovie • 1993
Strange DarlingMovie • 2024
Once Upon a Time in WonderlandSeries • 2013
GidgetSeries • 1965
Hannah and Her SistersMovie • 1986
Anne of Green GablesSeries • 1985
DamienSeries • 2016
The EntityMovie • 1982