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Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Bacall

Born September 16, 1924 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USADied August 12, 201457 films

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Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She began her career as a model. She first appeared as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not (1944) and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in Bogart movies The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), as well as comedic roles in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman (1957) with Gregory Peck. Bacall worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. Her performance in the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination.

In 1999, Bacall was ranked 20th out of the 25 actresses on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list by the American Film Institute. In 2009, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures."

Bacall died on August 12, 2014, at the age of 89. According to her grandson Jamie Bogart, the actress died after suffering from a stroke.

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Filmography

57 films as actor
  1. 2012All at SeaMay
  2. 2011The ForgerAnne-Marie
  3. 2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin KingThe Grand Witch (voice)
  4. 2008EveGrandma
  5. 2007The WalkerNatalie Van Miter
  6. 2006These Foolish ThingsDame Lydia
  7. 2005ManderlayMam
  8. 2004The LimitMay Markham
  9. 2004BirthEleanor
  10. 2003DogvilleMa Ginger
  11. 2000Presence of MindMado Remei
  12. 2000Amália TraídaTV Announcer
  13. 1999DiamondsSin-Dee
  14. 1999The Venice ProjectCountess Camilla Volta
  15. 1999Madeline: Lost in ParisMadame LaCroque (voice)
  16. 1997Day and NightSonia
  17. 1996My Fellow AmericansMargaret Kramer
  18. 1996The Mirror Has Two FacesHannah Morgan
  19. 1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerMrs. Basil E. Frankkweiler
  20. 1994Prêt-à-PorterSlim Chrysler
  21. 1993A Foreign FieldLisa
  22. 1993The PortraitFanny Church
  23. 1991All I Want For ChristmasLillian Brooks
  24. 1991A Star for TwoEdwige
  25. 1990MiseryMarcia Sindell
  26. 1990A Little Piece of SunshineBeatrix Coltrane
  27. 1990The Real Story of the Three Little KittensFreezelda (voice)
  28. 1989Dinner at EightCarlotta Vance
  29. 1989Tree of HandsMarsha Archdale
  30. 1988Mr. NorthMrs. Cranston
  31. 1988Appointment with DeathLady Westholme
  32. 1981The FanSally Ross
  33. 1980HealtHEsther Brill
  34. 1978Perfect GentlemenMs. Lizzie Martin
  35. 1976The ShootistBond Rogers
  36. 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressMrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard
  37. 1973ApplauseMargo Channing
  38. 1966HarperElaine Sampson
  39. 1964Sex and the Single GirlSylvia Broderick
  40. 1964Shock TreatmentDr. Edwina Beighley
  41. 1959North West FrontierCatherine Wyatt
  42. 1958The Gift of LoveJulie Beck
  43. 1957Designing WomanMarilla Brown Hagen
  44. 1956Written on the WindLucy Moore Hadley
  45. 1956Blithe SpiritElvira Condomine
  46. 1955Blood AlleyCathy Grainger
  47. 1955The CobwebMeg Faversen Rinehart
  48. 1955The Petrified ForestGabby Maple
  49. 1954Woman's WorldElizabeth Burns
  50. 1953How to Marry a MillionaireSchatze Page
  51. 1950Bright LeafSonia Kovac
  52. 1950Young Man with a HornAmy North
  53. 1948Key LargoNora Temple
  54. 1947Dark PassageIrene Jansen
  55. 1946The Big SleepVivian Sternwood Rutledge
  56. 1945Confidential AgentRose Cullen
  57. 1945To Have and Have NotMarie Browning