Barbara Stanwyck July 16 1907 January 20 1990 was an American actress A film and television star she was known during her 60year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence and was a favorite of directors including Cecil B DeMille Fritz Lang and Frank Capra After a short stint as a stage actress she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood before turning to television Stanwyck was nominated for the Academy Award four times and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe She was the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the Motion Picture Academy the Film Society of Lincoln Center the Golden Globes the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Screen Actors Guild has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is ranked as the eleventh greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute