Barbara Hershey

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Age76

Full NameBarbara Lynn Herzstein

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The illustrious and celebrated Dame Barbara Hershey is an acclaimed actress of no less than Hollywood's most iconic films. Of her illustrious career, she has been honored with an Emmy and a Golden Globe for A Killing in a Small Town (1990). Her triumphs have been unprecedented, having won two consecutive Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988). She was also presented with a Gemini Award for Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008) for PBS, and most recently a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vienna International Film Festival. Born in Hollywood, California, to Melrose (Moore) and Arnold Nathan Herzstein, her father of Jewish descent from Hungary and Russia and mother of English and Scots-Irish ancestry, Dame Barbara Hershey is a true embodiment of the American Dream.

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The Carradine dynasty is an illustrious family of esteemed Hollywood actors, beginning with its patriarch John Carradine, son of a surgeon and correspondent for the Associated Press. John's children David, Keith, Robert, and daughters Calista and Kansas, as well as nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton and nephews Michael Bowen Jr., Cade Carradine and Sorel Carradine have all followed in their father's footsteps of creating cinematic history. The family has been the recipient of multiple accolades, including an Emmy and Golden Globe won by Barbara Hershey, who was married to Michael Bowen Sr., and a Saturn Award won by Keith Carradine. John's second wife, Sonia Sorel, is remembered for her work in Harold and Maude and Blonde for a Day. The Carradines are a dynasty of passionate, talented, and celebrated actors, continuing to inspire generations of moviegoers.