Actress Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall
Photo of actress Lauren Bacall
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.
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Date of birth
16th September 1924
Date of death
12th August 2014
Movies that starred Lauren Bacall (7 in total)
The Walker poster

The Walker [2007]

Natalie Van Miter
Manderlay poster

Manderlay [2005]

Mam
Birth poster

Birth [2004]

Eleanor
My Fellow Americans poster

My Fellow Americans [1996]

Margaret Kramer
The Mirror Has Two Faces poster

The Mirror Has Two Faces [1996]

Hannah Morgan
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury poster

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury [1996]

Self
Misery poster

Misery [1990]

Marcia Sindell
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