Cast

Lauren Bacall

1924 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1944–2005

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirAdventureComedy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodContemporary European Art CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Howard Hawks2 filmsLars von Trier2 filmsJohn Huston1 filmVincente Minnelli1 filmDouglas Sirk1 filmSidney Lumet1 film

Biography

Betty Joan Perske, known professionally as Lauren Bacall, was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures.

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Awards and honours

International

• Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 1967
• Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1970
• Lucien Barrière Literary Award 1979
• Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1981
• Donostia Award 1992
• Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award 1992
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 1996
• Honorary César 1996
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 1997
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

National / local

• National Book Award 1980
• Kennedy Center Honors 1997
• Academy Honorary Award 2010
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

8 films on this site

1. To Have and Have Not 1944 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
2. The Big Sleep 1946 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
3. Key Largo 1948 · John Huston · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
4. The Cobweb 1955 · Vincente Minnelli · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
5. Written on the Wind 1956 · Douglas Sirk · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
6. Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
7. Dogville 2003 · Lars von Trier · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
8. Manderlay 2005 · Lars von Trier · IMDb 7.2 · Cast