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  Barbara Hershey: Defenseless - Movie
The title of this thriller is both a pun on Barbara Hershey playing a lawyer and the fact that she is being stalked, though the stalking is dropped halfway.
Hershey is perceived as a flake, partly because she dresses "unprofessionally", wears wavy hair, and tends to talk to herself.
Hershey's lawyer finds herself in a bind when she is involved in the death of her married lover, who is also a client she is defending for his association with a porno racket.
www.superiorpics.com /barbara_hershey/movie/1991_defenseless.html   (598 words)

  
 Hershey Family Tree - pafg06.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Esther HERR (Barbara HERSHEY(HERSCHE), Christian HERSCHE, Christian) was born on 18 Jul 1755 in Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Barbara HABECKER was born on 23 Oct 1782 in Millersville, Lancaster Co., Penn..
Barbara married Abraham WITMER son of Christian WITMER and Maria on 8 Oct 1804 in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
www.myancestralfile.com /hershey/pafg06.htm   (684 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey, Lantana Interview
Hershey plays Valerie, a troubled therapist and author, whose marriage to is on the rocks when she refuses to get past the murder of her young daughter.
Hershey spends most of her time living in Connecticut, and despite her remarkable life and career, is philosophical when talking about the past.
Hershey has also had the unprecedented honor of winning the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival two years in a row, first for Andrew Konchalovsky's SHY PEOPLE in 1987, and then for A WORLD APART in 1989, an acolade that has been accorded to no other actor in the history of the festival.
www.dealmemo.com /Interview/Barbara_Hershe_Lantana.htm   (1100 words)

  
 Reel.com: Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey answers a house call to take the pulse of her psychiatrist role in Lantana.
In Barbara Hershey's latest film, Lantana, Hershey answers the challenge of playing a character whose calm surface hides turmoil within.
Hershey and co-star Anthony LaPaglia were on hand for the closing-night festivities that included a dinner cruise around a moonlit San Francisco Bay.
www.reel.com /reel.asp?node=features/interviews/hershey   (1392 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey
Intriguing, Hershey insists, "Because the mentality of the filmmaking in Australia is really superior." "Lantana" is a complex psychological thriller dealing with the intertwining lives of a group of isolated characters.
Hershey's character is one whose relentless sense of mourning results in an entrenched form of isolation.
Though 52, Hershey remains unafraid of the ageing process and how that affects her career, but does feel that Hollywood "is behind the times in terms of age, because what I feel and how it is projected are so different.
www.femail.com.au /barbarahershey.htm   (678 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey Photos, info and news
Born "Barbara Lynn Herzstein" on February 5, 1948 in Hollywood, California to an Irish American mother and a Jewish American father who was a professional gambler, Hershey attended Hollywood High School and quickly found her vocation.
Hershey's performance as a manipulative queen bee made a large impression on Woody Allen, who would later foster her mid-80s career revival by casting her in his greatest commercial success "Hannah and Her Sisters".
Hershey felt a sense of personal responsibility for its death and went by the name of Barbara Seagull for several years in the early 1970s as a tribute to the creature.
people.monstersandcritics.com /archive/peoplearchive.php/Barbara_Hershey/biog   (1276 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey
Hershey's first starring role was as Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha in 1972.
Hershey was peppered her with death threats for months after the movie was released.
In the mid-1970s, she called herself Barbara Seagull (in memory of a bird she accidentally ran over in her car), and was typecast as a hippie, stoner, or wacky chick.
www.nndb.com /people/886/000024814   (245 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey: Hollywood Actress Biography
Acclaimed actress Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Lynn Herzstein on February 5, 1948 in Hollywood, California.
Barbara studied drama in high school, and landed her first acting gig at age 17, guest-starring in the teen television Gidget alongside Sally Field.
By the late 80s, Barbara’s career was in full-flourish – she starred in the 1987 comedy Tin Men, and that same year, won Best Actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Shy People.
www.yuddy.com /articles/actress/barbara-hershey.html   (626 words)

  
 Bio for Barbara Hershey on MSN Movies
While a prolific screen presence from the late-'60s onward, Barbara Hershey did not truly attain star status until two decades later, finally blossoming to become one of the most acclaimed American actresses of her generation.
Born Barbara Herzstein on February 5, 1948, in Hollywood, CA, she studied drama during high school and in 1965 made her professional debut in the teen television romp Gidget.
In 1990, Hershey returned to television to star in the movie A Killing in a Small Town, for which she won an Emmy.
entertainment.msn.com /celebs/celeb.aspx?c=312142&mp=b   (673 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey - Films as Actress:
Barbara Hershey is a generally fine actress who, too often, has been wasted in films not worthy of her talents.
In retrospect, given the director with whom she was working, Hershey's presence becomes notable and even historic, but at the time of its release the movie was criticized as being excessively violent and was not a success.
Hershey was a flower-child, living out-of-wedlock with David Carradine and naming their baby boy "Free." She had changed her own name to Barbara Seagull sometime after the making of Last Summer, during which she accidentally was involved in the killing of a seagull.
www.filmreference.com /Actors-and-Actresses-Ha-Hu/Hershey-Barbara.html   (1536 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey - MovieActors.com
Barbara Hersey was born Barbara Herzstein on February 5, 1948 in Hollywood, California.
Adding to her mystique was a brief episode in which Barbara changed her last name from Hershey to Seagull.
There out, Hershey has paced herself through a myriad of films, some more successful than others, making her mark on Hollywood as, if not a starlet, a credible actress with a determined way.
www.movieactors.com /actors/barbarahershey.htm   (291 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Entity: Video: Barbara Hershey,Ron Silver,David Labiosa,George Coe,Margaret Blye,Jacqueline Brookes,Richard ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Barbara Hershey sure is attractive in this movie but, as a horror movie, "The Entity" just does not have what it takes despite the fact that this movie is supposedly inspired by some "true" events.
Carla Moran (Hershey) is a single mother, who works during the day and goes to school at night, drives a funky car and lives in a funky rental house with her three children.
Hershey did a really wonderful job portraying a woman fighting to keep her wits, struggling to come to terms with those who would have her believe her very real experiences were all just a product of her fractured mind.
www.amazon.com /Entity-Barbara-Hershey/dp/6300247651   (2553 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'Lost' star admits fathering child while separated from Barbara Hershey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Naveen Andrews, right, said he and Barbara Hershey have worked things out and remain committed to their relationship.
Andrews' publicist said that Andrews and actress Barbara Hershey were separated for a "brief period" last year, during which Andrews had an encounter with another woman.
Andrews said he and Hershey have worked things out and remain committed to their relationship.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-01-06-andrews-child_x.htm   (244 words)

  
 Gennie Carver/Barbara Hershey appreciation thread - Fanbolt Forums
Muti-award-winning actress Barbara Hershey has showcased her talent in some of Hollywood's most memorable films, television movies, miniseries and series.
Hershey made her professional debut on television with a recurring role in "Gidget" and a series regular role on "The Monroes." The Hollywood native's feature film debut was "With Six You Get Eggroll," and, with roles in "The Baby Maker" and "Boxcar Bertha," Hershey quickly advanced to starring roles.
Hershey triumphantly returned to television in 1990 with her award-winning performance as Candy Morrison in "A Killing in a Small Town," with Brian Dennehy and Hal Holbrook.
www.fanbolt.com /forums/showthread.php?p=792661   (310 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey Bio
Barbara Hershey changed her last name to "Seagull" (after accidentally killing one) in 1973.
But besides all the "yuks" Barbara Hershey has given us over the years, she is a very good (and changeable) actress.
Barbara Hershey's portrayal of the artfully conniving Madame Merle in Jane Campion's adaptation of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady was one of her finer pieces of work and earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
lavender.fortunecity.com /banzai/416/abios/hersheybios.html   (197 words)

  
 Judge Hershey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chief Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD.
Hershey was later part of the delegation of Senior Judges who tried to convince McGruder to reform the Council of Five - inactive since the Dark Judges had controlled Mega-City One - but the Chief Judge refused to comply, as she suspected Hershey was after her job.
Hershey was the only one of those three who actually put their name forward for the post, expressing her desire for more open government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judge_Hershey   (925 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey
Born on February 5, 1948, Best Actress award winner, Barbara Hershey, spent much of her youth trying to live a wild life, somewhat like the characters she portrayed.
In TV, Hershey won acclaim in the TV movies "Paris Trout" and "A Killing in a Small Town" for which she won an Emmy.
One of Barbara's finest pieces of work was in the Jane Campion adaptation of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady" in which she portrayed the conniving Madame Merle.
www.casenet.com /people/barbarahershey.htm   (464 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Shy People: Video: Andrei Konchalovsky,Jill Clayburgh,Barbara Hershey,Martha Plimpton,Merritt Butrick,John ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
This is an unusual film with a knockout performance by Barbara Hershey, who deservedly won the 1987 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award for her brilliant and moving portrayal of Ruth Sullivan, a fiercely proud, backwoods, bayou matriarch, who resorts to unusual tactics to keep her sons from the outside world.
It is just a highly unusual, character driven film, and the one who drives it is Barbara Hershey with a performance so awesome, it will take the viewer's breath away.
Hershey as a strong, misunderstood woman, and Clayburgh as a shallow, know-it-all magazine photographer.
www.amazon.ca /Shy-People-Andrei-Konchalovsky/dp/6301071395   (1078 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Hoosiers: Video: David Anspaugh,Gene Hackman,Barbara Hershey,Dennis Hopper,Sheb Wooley,Fern Persons,Chelcie ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
As the drama unfolds we come to realize that many of the characters (including Barbara Hershey as a schoolteacher with whom Hackman falls in love) are recovering from disappointing setbacks, and this depth of character is what makes the otherwise conventional basketball story so richly rewarding.
As always, Hackman is first-rate, as are Barbara Hershey in her role as the obligatory love interest (Myra Fleener) and Hopper as Shooter, a name so appropriate to the character that nothing more need be said.
Barbara Hershey plays the lonely teacher who finds a place in the heart of the coach.
www.amazon.ca /Hoosiers-David-Anspaugh/dp/B0000399WQ   (2148 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey Biography, Photos, News for Barbara Hershey | TVGuide.com
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 Barbara Hershey Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
During the filming, Hershey gave Martin Scorsese a copy of her favorite novel, Nikos Kazantzakis' "The Last Temptation of Christ".
Hershey hit her stride in the subsequent decade, acting in numerous superior films of the 80s (e.g., Philip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" 1983; Barry Levinson's "The Natural" 1984; Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" 1986; and Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" 1988).
Hershey was the first to win two consecutive Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival: for Andre Konchalovsky's "Shy People" (1987) and Chris Menges' "A World Apart" (1988).
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/197303   (946 words)

  
 Trivia for Beaches (1988)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Barbara Hershey had collagen lip injections to make herself look younger (she was 40 at the time and was playing Hilary from college age to mid-thirties).
The library where Barbara Hershey researches her disease in is called Dennison Library.
The disorder Barbara Hershey develops is known as, "Viral Cardiomyophathy".
us.imdb.com /title/tt0094715/trivia   (307 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
One of America's most accomplished actresses, Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Herzstein on February 5, 1948 in Hollywood, California where her father was a professional gambler.
Hershey's powerful performance as a manipulative queen bee made a large impression on Woody Allen, who would later foster her mid-80s career revival by casting her in his greatest commercial success Hannah and Her Sisters.
Yet even in such uninspiring material, Hershey found the means of a giving committed, affecting performance - sufficiently impressing Michael Douglas to have him later fight to have her cast as his estranged wife in Falling Down.
www.info-pedia.net /about/barbara_hershey   (1082 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
While a prolific screen presence from the late-'60s onward, Barbara Hershey did not truly attain star status until two decades later, finally...
Hershey felt a sense of personal responsibility for its death and went by the name of Barbara Seagull for several years in the early 1970s as a tribute to...
Barbara Hershey - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Barbara Hershey Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/barbara-hershey/32030/main   (140 words)

  
 Lycos Movies - Celebrity - Barbara Hershey
Though quite beautiful, Hershey is not afraid to look earthy and unglamorous for the right role.
Discovered in a student production at Hollywood High School, she soon found herself on TV befriending Sally Field's "Gidget" before moving on to a regular role on "The Monroes" (ABC, 1966-67), a Western series.
With her ability to convey an appealing blend of innocence and sensuality, Hershey was typecast in "flower child" roles in features until she won rave reviews for her performance opposite Peter O'Toole in "The Stunt Man" (1980).
entertainment.lycos.com /movies/celebrity.php?id=12958   (124 words)

  
 Barbara Hershey: The Portrait of a Lady - Movie
At about two and a half hours, Jane Campion tinkers at the bare threshold of monotony with this gorgeous period-piece, but she seldom falters in her ability to make her leading roles (The Piano, Sweetie) hypnotically compelling for all of their mulishness and tenacity.
Much has already been said about Malkovich and Kidman, both of whom I find were good if not superb, and Barbara Hershey, who brings just the right flavour of deviousness to her character.
And anyone who isn't completely moved by Barbara Hershey trying to maintain composure while speaking to the back of someone who obviously is trying shun her should check their pulse.
www.superiorpics.com /barbara_hershey/movie/1996_the_portrait_of_a_lady.html   (1274 words)

  
 eBay — Barbara Hershey Movies DVDs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Having survived a suicide attempt, he sets out to save his mother (Barbara Hershey),...
Barbara Hershey and William L. Petersen star in this 1998 made-for-television drama, based on the fascinating true story behind the unusual staircase in a New Mexico church.
His bat, handmade from the wood of a tree felled by lightning following the death of his father, is magic in his hands.
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