Hershey Barbara is an actress who became famous thanks to the movie "Trickster" (directed by Richard Rush). Her real name is Barbara Herzstein.
Biography of Hershey Barbara
Barbara Hershey was born on February 5, 1948 in Hollywood. Her grandfather and paternal grandfather are Jews who moved to America from Hungary. Barbara's mother was born in Arkansas, her ancestors were Irish.
In the family, in addition to Barbara, there are 2 more children. She dreamed of becoming an actress as a child, she participated in a school theater. Thanks to the teacher who found her an agent, she participated in the filming of the Gidget series. This happened in 1965, Barbara turned 17 liters. In 1966 she graduated from high school.
Career
Sixties and seventies
Work in the series was the beginning of her career. Subsequently, Hershey starred in the films "Six under one roof", "Welcome with a revolver" (1969). She worked in the scandalous film "Last Summer" based on the work of E. Hunter. For the work she was nominated for an Oscar. On the set, the paintings accidentally killed a seagull. The bird was thrown repeatedly so that it flew. They shot the scene many times. As a result, the gull was broken neck. Barbara considered herself responsible for this incident and took the pseudonym Seagull.
In the 70s Hershey worked in the films "Flood!", "Sunny Christmas." In 1970, Barbara was invited to work on the filming of "The Maker of Children", which was severely criticized. However, her play was highly praised by critics.
According to Barbara herself, the most interesting was the work in the movie "Berta, nicknamed" Freight Wagon "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 Kung Fu movie.
In 1974 at a festival in Atlanta, Barbara was given a medal for his work in the movie "Love Comes Unnoticed." In 1976 Hershey worked in the movie "Last Cool People" with C. Heston. Another film of the 70s with her participation - "The 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: "Creature", "Guys What You Need", "Nugget", "Aluminum Men".
In 1986, Hershey moved to Manhattan. There she was offered a job in the movie "Hannah and Her Sisters", which subsequently received 3 Oscars, the Golden Globe Award. Barbara herself called this role a "wonderful gift", she brought the actress a nomination for BAFTA. After that, Barbara is given roles in the films "Shy People", "A Divided World".
In the 1980s the actress also worked in the films "My Wicked, Wicked Ways", "Indiana Team".
The nineties
In 1990 Hershey won Golden Globe, Emmy awards for her work in the movie Murder in a Small Town. In 1991, the actress was invited to the shooting of "Paris Trout", subsequently 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".
2000 years
In 2001 Barbara was given the role in the thriller “Lantana”, in 2003 she was shot in the movie “11:14” along with Patrick Swayze, Colin Hanks, and other famous actors. The actress worked on television, starred in the movie "Mountain", the movie "Ann from the Green Roofs".
The period since 2010
In 2010 Hershey gives 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 filming in the film, Barbara was nominated for a BAFTA.
In 2011 She participated in the work on the film "Astral" (director J. Van). In 2012-2016 the actress participated 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 eminent directors, being little known. Barbara starred in M. Scorsese’s film “Berta, nicknamed The Freight Wagon, Wyler’s Liberation of Jones project. She worked with Darren Aronofsky, Andrei Konchalovsky. One of her roles became ambiguous - this is Mary Magdalene in the work“ The Last Temptation of Christ, ” which was negatively praised by many critics.
The list of films where she participated is very large, the actress has worked in more than 90 films, she has won the Golden Globe Emmy Award (1990) (1991), and prizes for the best role received at festivals held in Cannes in 1987-1988, nomination for Best Actress.
