Born February 5, 1948, in Hollywood, Calif., Barbara Hershey was discovered in a student production at Hollywood High School and began her acting career with TV roles (in "Gidget" and "The Monroes") before making her film debut in With Six You Get Eggroll (1968).She made an impression as a vicious teen in 1969's Last Summer and finally landed a lead role in Martin Scorsese's first feature, Boxcar Bertha (1972). Often typecast as a flower girl early in her career, Hershey eventually grew into more mature and varied roles, giving notable performances in 1980s films such as The Right Stuff, The Natural, Hannah and Her Sisters, Hoosiers, Beaches and The Last Temptation of Christ.
Two late-1980s films, A World Apart and Shy People, won her Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival. She also earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 1996's The Portrait of a Lady.
AddHannah and Her SistersA wonderful later-era Woody Allen film filled with his usual mix of poignancy and laughs, Hannah and Her Sisters examines the lives of a group of neurotic Manhattanites. Dianne Wiest won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Hannah's (Mia Farrow) pathetically unlucky sister. Michael Caine (who copped... Read More
AddAnne of Green Gables: A New BeginningReturning to Prince Edward Island as a middle-aged writer, Anne Shirley (Barbara Hershey) discovers a secret that forces her to revisit old memories of her difficult young life before arriving at the Green Gables farmhouse. Both a prequel and a sequel to the beloved Anne of Green Gables books and... Read More
AddBoxcar BerthaLeft on her own after the death of her father during the Depression, young Bertha Thompson (Barbara Hershey) hooks up with a union organizer (David Carradine) and a con man (Barry Primus). Together, they quickly become train robbers on the lam. One of the first films from director Martin Scorsese,... Read More
AddThe StaircaseA fiercely independent mother superior (Barbara Hershey) finds herself in the unusual position of needing, even wanting, help when she discovers she's terminally ill. With so much work left to do to ensure the parish she serves isn't left in a state of disarray once she's gone, she learns to rely on... Read More
AddTune in TomorrowIt's 1950s New Orleans, and a radio soap opera writer (Peter Falk) has run out of overblown plotlines for the show he's been working on. That is, until he meets a hopeless romantic (Keanu Reeves) who's in love with his older, divorced aunt (Barbara Hershey). Casting himself as a master puppeteer of... Read More
Find movies you love - easily!
You can browse, search or see our recommendations for you. We even have a special "back of box" feature that lets you get the detail of any movie instantly.Over 100,000 titles on DVD – from classics to new releases to TV episodes.
Plus, as a bonus to your DVDs by mail, you can instantly watch movies (some new releases) & TV episodes (including current season) from over 17,000 choices online on your PC or Mac or on your TV via an Internet connected Netflix ready device.
Questions? Call us at 1-866-636-3076
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.