Lauren Bacall
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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
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.
Born
Sep 16, 1924
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
Aug 12, 2014
Known For
Acting
Movies
127 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.4
Known For
Misery
1990
as Marcia Sindell
Dogville
2003
as Ma Ginger
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Mrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard
The Big Sleep
1946
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
as Hannah Morgan
The Shootist
1976
as Bond Rogers
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Slim Chrysler
Written on the Wind
1956
as Lucy Moore Hadley
Appointment with Death
1988
as Lady Westholme
Birth
2004
as Eleanor
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