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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.
Filmography
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Movies 142
self 100
TV Shows 39
Narrator 4
Voice 2
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023)
Call Me Kate (2023)
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022)
Rat Pack (2022)
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021)
The Capote Tapes (2021)
Parkinson at 50 (2021)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas (2017)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
Talking Pictures (2013)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)
Wide Blue Yonder (2012)
The Forger (2011)
Reagan (2011)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
Eve (2008)
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
The Unseen Alistair Cooke (2008)
The Walker (2007)
These Foolish Things (2006)
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin ! (2005)
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005)
Manderlay (2005)
The Limit (2004)
Birth (2004)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
Dogville Confessions (2004)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003)
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
Dogville (2003)
New York at the Movies (2002)
V Graham Norton (2002)
Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)
Pulp Cinema (2001)
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001)
Presence of Mind (2000)
Amália TraÃda (2000)
Diamonds (1999)
Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)
The Venice Project (1999)
Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
The Best of Film Noir (1999)
Get Bruce! (1999)
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)
The View (1997)
Scene by Scene (1997)
The Living Edens (1997)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Day and Night (1997)
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
Ready to Wear (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell (1994)
La Classe américaine (1993)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
On The Bridge (1993)
A Foreign Field (1993)
The Portrait (1993)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Vicki! (1992)
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992)
Blast 'Em (1992)
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
A Star for Two (1991)
Kisses (1991)
Misery (1990)
A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)
Home Stories (1990)
Star Life (1990)
The Real Story of the Three Little Kittens (1990)
Dinner at Eight (1989)
Tree of Hands (1989)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
Mr. North (1988)
Appointment with Death (1988)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
Bloopermania (1987)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
The Fan (1981)
Sixty Years of Seduction (1981)
HealtH (1980)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)
The Hollywood Greats (1977)
The Shootist (1976)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Apostrophes (1975)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Applause (1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
Great Performances (1971)
Mia and Roman (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Harper (1966)
So This Is God's Country? (1966)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Mr. Broadway (1964)
Shock Treatment (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Marilyn (1963)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
North West Frontier (1959)
The Gift of Love (1958)
Designing Woman (1957)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
Blithe Spirit (1956)
Blood Alley (1955)
Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
The Cobweb (1955)
The Petrified Forest (1955)
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Woman's World (1954)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Bright Leaf (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Hollywood Ten (1950)
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
Key Largo (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Dark Passage (1947)
Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Confidential Agent (1945)
To Have and Have Not (1945)
Breakdowns of 1944 (1944)
Private Screenings
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-09-16
Deathday2014-08-12 (89 years old)
Birth NameBetty Joan Perske
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsJason Robards (1961-07-04 - 1969-09-10), Humphrey Bogart (1945-05-21 - 1957-01-14)
ChildrenSam Robards, Leslie Bogart, Stephen Humphrey Bogart
FatherWulf William Perski
MotherNatalie Alberta Bacall
RelativesErich Schiffmann, Shimon Peres
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesThe Dakota · Ocean Parkway · Bank Street, United States of America
Also Known AsThe Look, Betty Joan Perske
AwardsKennedy Center Honors, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Donostia Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Academy Honorary Award, Honorary César, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, National Book Award
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