Actor

Barbara Hershey

February 5, 1948 · Hollywood, California, USA

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).

Notable work

7.7
Black Swan (2010)
as Erica Sayers / The Queen
6.9
Insidious (2011)
as Lorraine Lambert
6.7
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
as Lorraine Lambert
7.4
Falling Down (1993)
as Beth
8.4
The X-Files (1993)
as Erika Price
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
as Lorraine Lambert
7.4
Once Upon a Time (2011)
as Cora / Queen of Hearts
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Mary Magdalene
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Lee
7.4
The Right Stuff (1983)
as Glennis Yeager
6.9
Strange Darling (2024)
as Genevieve
6.8
11:14 (2004)
as Norma

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