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Barbara Hershey

1948 - Today

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Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born 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, horrors, and comedies. She began acting at age 17 in 1965, but did not achieve widespread critical acclaim until the 1980s. By that time, the Chicago Tribune referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Hershey is the 1,193rd most popular actor (down from 901st in 2019), the 2,270th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,604th in 2019) and the 586th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barbara Hershey ranks 1,193 out of 13,578. Before her are Gunnar Björnstrand, Djimon Hounsou, Ruth Gordon, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Mike Myers, and Nino Manfredi. After her are Jeremy Brett, Lisa Kudrow, Kim Hunter, Laura Dern, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Julia Ormond.

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Among people born in 1948, Barbara Hershey ranks 136. Before her are Salvador Puig Antich, Yuriy Yekhanurov, Frank Lampard, Toshio Suzuki, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, and Lluís Llach. After her are Johnny Ramone, Helmuth Koinigg, Frans de Waal, Hema Malini, Tony Gatlif, and Joschka Fischer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Hershey ranks 2,270 out of 20,380. Before her are Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Chief Seattle (1786), John Pope (1822), Sam Raimi (1959), Bob Orton Jr. (1950), and Nancy Fraser (1947). After her are George Speck (1824), Chevy Chase (1943), John O'Keefe (1939), Samuel Huntington (1731), Lisa Kudrow (1963), and Larry Holmes (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barbara Hershey ranks 586. Before her are Van Heflin (1908), Piper Laurie (1932), John Carradine (1906), Jerry Stiller (1927), Ralph Macchio (1961), and Ruth Gordon (1896). After her are Lisa Kudrow (1963), Kim Hunter (1922), Laura Dern (1967), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Ernie Hudson (1945), and Sarah Rose Karr (1984).

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