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Underrated 80s Haunt The Entity Gets Collector's Edition Blu-ray This Summer

Barbara Hershey stars in the 1983 true horror story The Entity whih will see a fresh new release from Scream Factory this summer.

Mar 5, 2019

Barbara Hershey Returns for Insidious Chapter 2

The Insidious star will reprise her role as Lorraine Lambert in director James Wan's horror sequel for Sony and FilmDistrict.

Dec 11, 2012

Barbara Hershey Acting Credits

About Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey born Barbara Lynn Herzstein February 5 1948 also known as Barbara Seagull is an American actress In a career spanning nearly 50 years she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres including westerns and comedies Although she began acting at age 17 in 1965 Hershey 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 was awarded 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 has been nominated for two more Golden Globes in 1989 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Magdalene in Martin Scorsese s The Last Temptation of Christ and for her role in Jane Campion s Portrait of a Lady 1996 For the latter film she was also nominated for an Academy Award and she won a Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress In addition she has won two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival for her roles in Shy People 1987 and A World Apart 1988 She also featured in both Woody Allen s critically acclaimed Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 and Garry Marshall s comedy Beaches 1988 Establishing a reputation early in her career as a hippie Hershey experienced conflict between her personal life and her acting goals Her career suffered a decline during a six year relationship with actor David Carradine with whom she had a child She experimented with a change in stage name that she later regretted During this time her personal life was highly publicized and ridiculed It was not until she separated from Carradine and changed her stage name back to Hershey that her acting career became well established Later in her career she began to keep her personal life private Her career was again revived by the release of Black Swan for which her portrayal of an overbearing mother and former ballerina has received critical acclaim and a BAFTA Award nomination

Barbara Hershey

Latest 'Barbara Hershey' News

Underrated 80s Haunt The Entity Gets Collector's Edition Blu-ray This Summer

Barbara Hershey Returns for Insidious Chapter 2

Barbara Hershey Acting Credits

Once Upon a Time

The X-Files

Insidious

Insidious: The Last Key

Black Swan