Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey: Biography in Details

Who is Barbara Hershey?

Barbara Hershey is a multiple-award-winning veteran actress.

She is renowned as Erica Sayers of Black Swan, Beth of Falling Down, and Lorraine Lambert of Insidious.

Last, in 2020, she appeared in the mystery-drama, Paradise Lost as Byrd Forsythe.

Currently, the actress is filming for the Strength in Union as Lowell Mill Worker.

What is the birth name of Barbara Hershey?

Barbara was born on the 5th of February 1948 in Hollywood, California, United States. Her birth name is Barbara Lynn Herzstein.

Barbara Hershey happens to be the youngest child of Arnold Nathan Herzstein (father) and Melrose Herzstein (mother). She has two siblings.

Her late father was a horse-racing columnist. Her father’s ancestors were originally from Hungary and Russia.

Whereas her mother’s family originally hailed from Arkansas with Irish-Scottish roots.

Talking about her educational background, in 1966, she graduated from Hollywood High School.

However, David Carradine’s autobiography claims that she dropped out of High School.

Since childhood, she was determined to be an actress. She used to be a very shy person. Due to this reason, people thought that she was deaf.

In High School, Barbara Hershey became involved in the drama. At the time, her High School drama coach, helped her to find an agent.

Barbara Hershey- Professional Career

In 1965, Barbara Hershey made her acting debut with the series, Gidget as Ellen.

The following year, she featured in the series including Theatre of Stars, The Farmer’s Daughter, and The Monroes.

Despite making an appearance in those series, she became frustrated as her characters were portrayed as strong in a week where the next week it was weak again.

Moving forward, in 1968, she made her movie debut with the film, With Six You Get Eggroll as Stacey Iverson.

Later, in 1970, Barbara Hershey featured the movie, The Bady Maker as a lead, Tish Gary.

The movie revolved around the surrogate motherhood.

The list of her movies continues with movies like The Pursuit of Happiness, Diamonds, The Last Hard Men, The Entity, Paris Trout, and many more.

Also, Barbara Hershey received a nomination of an Oscar for the movie, The Portrait of a Lady. 

In 2010, Barbara Hershey featured the psychological horror film, Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky. The movie became one of the milestones for her acting career.

For the movie, Barbara Hershey received nominations for ICS Award, Gold Derby Award, CinEuphoria, and BAFTA Film Award. 

Apart from the movie, she is equally popular the TV series too. Some of her TV series along with the year and character names are-

How much does Barbara Hershey earn?

As of 2023, Barbara Hershey has an estimated net worth of $12 million.

As an actress, her earnings are in the range of $21k to $215k.

Body Measurements- Height & Weight

Barbara Hershey has brown eyes with brunette hair.

Barbara Hershey stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 59 kg.

Her body measurements are 36-24-35 inches.

Barbara Hershey- Controversy & Rumors

At the end of 1991, Barbara Hershey was accused of selling out to the small screen.

The cause behind the accusation happens to be her frequent appearance in the TV series.

Social Media

This actress has over 4.2k followers on Facebook and over 22.8k followers on Twitter. She is not active on Instagram.

On Twitter, Barbara Hershey is following the personalities like Ever Carradine, Kamala Harris, and Shaun King.

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