Barbara Stanwyck
Born on July 16th, 1907
From Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography
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Actoras Martha Ivers- Actoras Katherine 'Sugarpuss' O'Shea
- Actoras Deborah Hoople
- Actoras Gwen Moore
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Golden Globe
(1984)
Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1966)
Won
Life Achievement Award
Due to a telephone glitch, Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck), a controlling heiress confined to a wheelchair, overhears a conversation about a plan to kill a woman. Unable to leave her home or reach her husband (Burt Lancaster), and written off by the police, Leona struggles to uncover the truth through a series of phone calls that only lead her deeper into a mystery, which may involve her college rival, Sally (Ann Richards), and a scheme to sell pharmaceuticals on the black market.
In this classic film noir, insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and living off the fraudulent accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson's daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) looks into the case, and gradually begins to uncover the sinister truth.