Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Known for: Acting

Born: February 5, 1948

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 Outstandin…

Known for

Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972
The Entity
The Entity
1982
Defenseless
Defenseless
1991
Take This Job and Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
A World Apart
A World Apart
1988
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
2008
Last Summer
Last Summer
1969
The Bird Can't Fly
The Bird Can't Fly
2008
A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
The Staircase
The Staircase
1998
The Baby Maker
The Baby Maker
1970
Hunger Point
Hunger Point
2003
Childless
Childless
2015
Drowning on Dry Land
Drowning on Dry Land
1999
Angela – Love Comes Quietly
Angela – Love Comes Quietly
1973
Stay the Night
Stay the Night
1992
The Nature of Lantana
The Nature of Lantana
2002
Outer Space
Outer Space
1999
The Manor
The Manor
2021
The Entity Files
The Entity Files
2005
Experiments in Terror
Experiments in Terror
2003
Abraham
Abraham
1993
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Hoosiers
Hoosiers
1986
Last of the Dogmen
Last of the Dogmen
1995
The Public Eye
The Public Eye
1992
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet
2004
Uncross the Stars
Uncross the Stars
2008
Beaches
Beaches
1988
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
2009
Shy People
Shy People
1987
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
1991
Frogs for Snakes
Frogs for Snakes
1998
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
1993
Left to Die
Left to Die
2012
Americana
Americana
1981
Passion Flower
Passion Flower
1987
Sister
Sister
2014
Passion
Passion
1999
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
1974
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972
The Stranger Beside Me
The Stranger Beside Me
2003
Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen
Albert Schweitzer - Anatomie eines Heiligen
2010
In the Glitter Palace
In the Glitter Palace
1977
Paradise
Paradise
2004
Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun
1969
Tin Men
Tin Men
1987
Splitting Heirs
Splitting Heirs
1993
Lantana
Lantana
2001
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man
1980
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
1976
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976
Love Comes Lately
Love Comes Lately
2007
Diamonds
Diamonds
1975
Flood!
Flood!
1977
Just a Little Inconvenience
1977
Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder
1980
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
1983
Swing Kids
Swing Kids
1993
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010
With Six You Get Eggroll
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
Answers to Nothing
2011
You and Me
You and Me
1975
9 Bullets
9 Bullets
2022
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Damien: Behind the Scenes
Damien: Behind the Scenes
2016
Realizing The Right Stuff
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
Twilight Theater II
Twilight Theater II
1982
Insidious
Insidious
2011
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
The Natural
The Natural
1984
11:14
11:14
2004
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
1983
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
Woodstockers
Woodstockers
2026
Krung Thep
Krung Thep
2026
Strange Darling
Strange Darling
2024
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016
Sunshine Christmas
Sunshine Christmas
1977
The Pallbearer
The Pallbearer
1996
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
Working
Working
1982
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After
Once Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After
2018
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
1972
Gidget
Gidget
1965
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
From Here to Eternity
1980
The Monroes
The Monroes
1966
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
1967
The Mountain
The Mountain
2004
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
2002
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
2011
Damien
Damien
2016
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
1985
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Beacon 23
Beacon 23
2023
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013
The Invaders
The Invaders
1967
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
2020
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The X-Files
The X-Files
1993
Abraham
Abraham
1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
1994
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda
2002
CBS Playhouse
1966
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982