Born Feb. 5, 1948, in Hollywood, Calif., Barbara Hershey was discovered in a student production at Hollywood High School and began her acting career with TV roles (in "Gidget" and "The Monroes") before making her film debut in With Six You Get Eggroll (1968).She made an impression as a vicious teen in 1969's Last Summer and finally landed a lead role in Martin Scorsese's first feature, Boxcar Bertha (1972). Often typecast as a flower girl early in her career, Hershey eventually grew into more mature and varied roles, giving notable performances in 1980s films such as The Right Stuff, The Natural, Hannah and Her Sisters, Hoosiers, Beaches and The Last Temptation of Christ.
Two late-1980s films, A World Apart and Shy People, won her Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival. She also earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 1996's The Portrait of a Lady.
Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen's classic tale about three New York City sisters -- Hannah (Mia Farrow), Holly (Dianne Wiest) and Lee (Barbara Hershey) -- begins with a festive Thanksgiving dinner, during which Hannah's husband, Elliot (Michael Caine), realizes he's falling for Lee. Unfolding over the course of a year,... Read More
Anne of Green Gables: A New BeginningReturning to Prince Edward Island as a middle-aged writer, Anne Shirley (Barbara Hershey) discovers a secret that forces her to revisit old memories of her difficult young life before arriving at the Green Gables farmhouse. Both a prequel and a sequel to the beloved Anne of Green Gables books and... Read More
Uncross the StarsSuddenly widowed, Troy Harper (Dan Gillies) finds himself unmoored by grief. With nothing tying him down, he heads to Arizona to build a porch for his aunt (Barbara Hershey). Amongst a new cast of characters, Troy begins to reopen his heart as he fulfills his wife's last wish. Ron Perlman co-stars... Read More
Boxcar BerthaLeft on her own after the death of her father during the Depression, young Bertha Thompson (Barbara Hershey) hooks up with a union organizer (David Carradine) and a con man (Barry Primus). Together, they quickly become train robbers on the lam. One of the first films from director Martin Scorsese,... Read More
The StaircaseA fiercely independent mother superior finds herself needing help when she discovers she's terminally ill. With much work left to do to ensure her parish will thrive when she's gone, she learns to rely on the kindness of friends and strangers. Read More
