Barbara Hershey
Actor
Baby Maker, The (1970)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Sam Groom, Scott Glenn
- Somewhat ahead of its time, this portrays a middle–class American couple who pay a hippy woman to be a surrogate mother for a child.…
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Barbara Hershey, David Carradine
- Dir. Scorsese's first 'for hire' effort, constructing an atmospheric and reasonably sturdy period gangster film, set in the Depression. Produced by…
Dealing (1972)
- Dir. Paul Williams
Feat. John Lithgow, Barbara Hershey, Charles Durning…
- Entertaining hippy comedy about a law student who runs a pot scam on the side. A young John Lithgow and Barbara Hershey display cool flares. Written…
Stunt Man, The (1980)
- Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey
- A fugitive stumbles upon a movie set, where he is embraced and hired as a stuntman by the fervant director. A bizarre,…
Entity, The (1981)
- Dir. Sidney J Furie
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver
- Controversial sleazy horror, which has Barbara Hershey sexually molested by an invisible demon. Psychiatrist Ron Silver thinks it’s all in her…
Americana (1981)
- Dir. David Carradine
Feat. David Carradine, Barbara Hershey, Michael Greene
- Oddball tale of America in which a Vietnam vet becomes involved in the reconstruction of a smalltown merry–go–round.
David Carradine's…
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest…
- Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
Hoosiers (1986)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
- Superior sports drama, with Hackman coaching a high–school basketball team out of their slump. Feelgood message is combined with a bit of…
Shy People (1987)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Barbara Hershey, Martha Plimpton
- Manhattanite Jill Clayburgh ventures into the Florida everglades to discover her family roots.
Tin Men (1987)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Danny De Vito, Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey
- A bitter feud escalates between aluminum–cladding salesm en Danny De Vito and Richard Dreyfuss in the 1950s. Both chinwaggers are in their…
Beaches (1988)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard…
- Bette Midler's tour–de–force about the lifetimes of two childhood friends pulls the heart strings in all the right places.
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey…
- Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…
World Apart, A (1988)
- Dir. Chris Menges
Feat. Barbara Hershey
- True account of a teenage girl's isolated upbringing in aparteid–torn South Africa, whose obsessed mother is jailed for political activism in…
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover…
- A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Tune in Tomorrow) (1990)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk
- A sophisticated cocktail of fantasy and bent reality in which Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey meet an endearing yet shrewd scriptwriter (Peter Falk)…
Paris Trout (1991)
- Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
- In 1949, crazed hick Dennis Hopper manifests his full–blooded rascism when he murders the young sister of a negro who has renegged on his car…
Public Eye, The (1992)
- Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Richard Riehle
- Fascinating 40s film noir homage with Joe Pesci in a taylor–made role as a tabloid photographer whose seedy contacts enable him to be first on…
Splitting Heirs (1993)
- Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey
- Switched–at–birth themed burlesque with Eric Idle looking to reclaim the wealth of his American cousin.
Falling Down (1993)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey…
- Powerhouse black comedy in which Michael Douglas finally turns in a noteworthy performance. Striking back for the oppressed WASP male, he blows his…
Dangerous Woman, A (1994)
- Dir. Steven Gyllenhaal
Feat. Debra Winger, Gabriel Byrne, Barbara Hershey…
- Debra Winger gives her most impressive performance yet as a simple woman whose compulsive honesty wins her few friends. Reminiscent of the plays of…
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Leelee Sobieski, Barbara Hershey…
- Merchant/Ivory make one of their rare ventures into recent history, with a surprisingly eloquent depiction of an expatriate American family stoically…
Passion (1999)
- Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Barbara Hershey, Claudia Karvan
- Inspired by the early life of eccentric Australian pianist/composer Percy Grainger, and while well–shot and thoughtful, is firmly located at…
Lantana (2001)
- Dir. Ray Lawrence
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush
- Quiet desperation in suburbia and mis–communication in marriage interlink the lives of four Sydney–side couples, who become further…
Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-series) (2002)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Barbara Hershey…
- Faithful and reasonably stylish BBC adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, in which the titular young man (Dancy), an orphan raised by a guardian…
11:14 (2003)
- Dir. Greg Marcks
Feat. Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze…
- A set of seemingly random incidents all coincide in a sleepy suburban town one evening at 11:14pm, throwing together five different characters with…
Love Comes Lately (2007)
- Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Otto Tausig, Caroline Aaron, Olivia Thirlby…
- This well–spun octogenarian yarn dwells on the boundless sexual pursuits of an elderly cad (Tausig), whose lust for life jeopardises the…
Bird Can't Fly, The (2007)
- Dir. Threes Anna
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Tony Kgoroge, John Kani
- A woman returns to her hometown – a place rapidly disappearing under the encroaching desert, for the funeral of her estranged daughter and…
Albert Schweitzer (2009)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Judith Godreche
- Admirable biopic of German medical missionary and philosopher Schweitzer (regarded for his text on the "Reverence for Life"), whose deed treating…
Black Swan (2010)
- Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel…
- Natalie Portman plays a ballerina losing her grip on reality, not to mention the lead role in a prestigious production of Swan Lake, in this…
Insidious (2010)
- Dir. James Wan
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins…
- The creators of the original SAW reunite for this genuinely creepy haunted house movie, about a stressed couple whose comatose son is preyed upon by…
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
- Dir. James Wan
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins…
- James Wan helms this direct sequel to his paranormal hit, which continues to follow the misfortunes of a family terrorized by demons from the spirit…