Hershey Barbara is an actress who became famous for the movie "The Stuntman" (directed by Richard Rush). Her real name is Barbara Herzstein.
Biography of Hershey Barbara
Barbara Hershey was born on 1948-05-02 in Hollywood. Her paternal grandparents are Jews who moved to America from Hungary. Barbara's mother was born in Arkansas, her ancestors were Irish.
In the family, besides Barbara, there are 2 more children. She dreamed of being an actress as a child, participated in the school theater. Thanks to a teacher who found her an agent, she took part in the filming of the series "Gidget". It happened in 1965, Barbara turned 17 years old. She graduated from high school in 1966.
Career
Sixties-seventies
Working on TV shows was the beginning of her career. Subsequently, Hershey starred in the films Six Under One Roof, Good with a Revolver (1969). She worked in the scandalous film "The Last Summer" based on the work of E. Hunter. For her work she was nominated for an Oscar. On the set of the picture, a seagull was accidentally killed. The bird was repeatedly thrown to make it fly. The scene has been re-shot many times. As a result, the seagull's neck was broken. Barbara considered herself responsible for this case and took the pseudonym Seagull.
In the 70s. Hershey has worked in the films "Flood!", "Sunny Christmas". In 1970, Barbara was invited to work on the filming of The Child Producer, which was severely criticized. However, critics praised her performance highly.
In the opinion of Barbara herself, the most interesting was the work in the film “Bertha, nicknamed“The Freight Car”by M. Scorsese. In the mid-1970s, Hershey worked with actor D. Carradine, with whom she had a close relationship. She participated in his directorial projects "Americana", "You and Me". Together with Carradine in 1974, they acted as guest movie stars in the TV / s "Kung Fu".
In 1974. at a festival in Atlanta, Barbara was given a medal for her work in the movie "Love Comes Imperceptibly." In 1976. Hershey worked in the movie "The Last Cool People" with Charles Heston. Another film of the 70s with her participation is "Accusation against a Woman".
Eighties
In 1980. Barbara was given the role of N. Franklin in the film "The Stuntman", which became important in her career. Other paintings with her participation, released in the 80s: "The Creature", "Guys that We Need", "Nugget", "Aluminum Men".
In 1986, Hershey moved to Manhattan. There she was offered a job in the film Hannah and Her Sisters, which later received 3 Oscars and a Golden Globe Award. Barbara herself called this role "a wonderful gift", she brought the actress a BAFTA nomination. After that, Barbara is given roles in the films "Shy People", "The Divided World".
In the 1980s. the actress has also worked in the films My Wicked, Wicked Ways, The Indiana Squad.
The nineties
In 1990. Hershey won Golden Globe and Emmy awards for her work in Murder in a Small Town. In 1991, the actress was invited to shoot "Paris Trout", which was later nominated for 5 Emmy awards.
Other films in which she participated: "Defenseless", "Dangerous Woman", "Portrait of a Lady", "The Last of the Dog-Men Tribe", "Breakfast for Champions".
2000s
In 2001. Barbara was given a role in the thriller "Lantana", in 2003 she was filmed in the movie "11:14" along with Patrick Swayze, Colin Hanks, and other famous actors. The actress worked on television, starred in the m / s "Mountain", t / f "Anne from Green Gables".
Period from 2010
In 2010. Hershey are given a role in the thriller "Black Swan" directed by D. Aronofsky. Other famous actresses who participated in the work are M. Kunis, N. Portman. For her filming in the film, Barbara was nominated for a BAFTA.
In 2011. she participated in the work on the film "Astral" (directed by J. Wang). In 2012-2016. the actress took part in the filming of the series Once Upon a Time, playing Cora. In 2013, Hershey worked in the film Astral 2, in 2016 - in the film The Ninth Life of Louis Drax.
Hershey began to collaborate with renowned directors, being little-known. Barbara starred in M. Scorsese's "Freight Car Bertha", Wyler's project "The Liberation of Jones." She worked with Darren Aronofsky, Andrey Konchalovsky. One of her roles has become controversial - this is Mary Magdalene in the work "The Last Temptation of Christ", which was negatively assessed by many critics.
The list of films in which she participated is very large, the actress has worked in more than 90 films, on account of her Emmy awards (1990), Golden Globes (1991), awards for the best role received at festivals held in Cannes, 1987-1988, nominations for Best Actress.
Hershey Barbara's personal life
In 1969, while filming Good with a Revolver, Barbara Hershey began to communicate with D. Carradine, an actor. Subsequently, they took part in the work on other films together. In 1972, the couple posed for Playboy. In the same year, the actress had a boy named Tom. In 1974, Hershey parted ways with Carrdine.
In 1992, Barbara married S. Douglas (artist). After a year of marriage, a divorce followed. In 1999, Hershey began a relationship with Naveen Andrews, an actor. In 2005, Andrews had meetings with another woman who had a child with him. Navin and Barbara broke up in 2010 after N. Andrews secured custody of their son.
