Barbara Stanwyck was a dazzling study in contrasts. At times sultry and sweet; vulnerable and tough;... (Learn more)
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Barbara Stanwyck’s Milestones
| Began working at as a fashion model at age 13, and was a Ziegfeld Girl by the age of 15 | |
| Orphaned at the age of four and raised by older sister and other relatives | |
| Returned to TV with "The Thorn Birds" (1983) and "Dynasty II: The Colbys" | |
| 1926 | Broadway debut in the chorus of "The Noose"; co-starred with actors Rex Cherryman and Wilfred Lucas |
| 1926 | First starring role on Broadway in "Burlesque" |
| 1927 | First film appearance was a minor part in "Broadway Nights" (silent film) |
| 1929 | Feature leading role debut in "The Locked Door" |
| 1930 | Under joint contract with Columbia and Warner Bros. inspired by success of feature "Ladies of Leisure" |
| 1931 | Appeared in a starring role in the feature "Illicit" |
| 1935 | Was one of the first stars to go independent when her Warner Bros. contract expired |
| 1937 | Won acclaim for her role in "Stella Dallas"; earned first Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
| 1941 | Co-starred with Gary Cooper in "Ball of Fire"; earned second Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
| 1941 | Most famous role was in "The Lady Eve," starring opposite Henry Fonda |
| 1944 | Starred in the noir feature, "Double Indemnity"; received third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress |
| 1948 | Played a spoiled, bedridden daughter of a millionaire in "Sorry, Wrong Number" earned fourth Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
| 1954 | Appeared opposite Ronald Reagan in the western "Cattle Queen of Montana" |
| 1957 - 1965 | Cast in a recurring role on the NBC TV series, "Wagon Train" |
| 1957 | Last starring role in a feature for five years, "Forty Guns" |
| 1960 - 1961 | Hosted her own show, "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (NBC); earned the star her first Emmy Award |
| 1962 | Returned to features in "Walk on the Wild Side" |
| 1964 | Acted in her last feature film "The Night Walker" |
| 1965 - 1969 | Cast as head of a frontier family in the Western series "The Big Valley" (ABC) |
| 1983 | Gave an Emmy Award-winning performance in the ABC mini-series, "The Thorn Birds" |
| 1985 | Made three guest appearances on the hit primetime soap opera "Dynasty" (ABC) as Constance Colby Patterson |
| 1985 - 1986 | Reprised the role of Constance Colby Patterson on the first season of the spin-off series "The Colbys" (ABC) |
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