Lauren Bacall
Born September 16, 1924 (Age: 101)
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The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 95
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
2012
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
The Walker
2007
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as Natalie Van Miter
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Age: 82
No Image
The Road to Manderlay
2005
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as Self - actress
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Age: 81
Manderlay
2005
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as Mam
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Age: 80
Birth
2004
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as Eleanor
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Age: 80
Dogville Confessions
2004
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as Self
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Age: 79
Dogville
2003
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as Ma Ginger
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Age: 78
No Image
New York at the Movies
2002
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as Self
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Age: 77
Amália Traída
2000
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as TV Announcer
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Age: 75
No Image
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999
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as Herself
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Age: 74
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 72
No Image
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
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as Self
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Age: 72
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
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as Hannah Morgan
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Age: 72
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
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as Slim Chrysler
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Age: 70
All I Want For Christmas
1991
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as Lillian Brooks
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Age: 67
Kisses
1991
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as Herself - Presenter
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Age: 66
Misery
1990
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as Marcia Sindell
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Age: 66
The Real Story of the Three Little Kittens
1990
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as Freezelda (voice)
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Age: 65
Mr. North
1988
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as Mrs. Cranston
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Age: 63
Appointment with Death
1988
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as Lady Westholme
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Age: 63
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Fan
1981
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as Sally Ross
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Age: 56
The Shootist
1976
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as Bond Rogers
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Age: 51
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
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as Mrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard
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Age: 50
Harper
1966
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as Elaine Sampson
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Age: 41
North West Frontier
1959
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as Catherine Wyatt
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Age: 35
Written on the Wind
1956
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as Lucy Moore Hadley
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Age: 32
Blithe Spirit
1956
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as Elvira Condomine
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Age: 31
Blood Alley
1955
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as Cathy Grainger
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Age: 31
The Petrified Forest
1955
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as Gabby Maple
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Age: 30
Young Man with a Horn
1950
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as Amy North
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Age: 25
To Have and Have Not
1945
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as Marie Browning
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Age: 20