Films starring Barbara Stanwyck

With over 80 films to her name - ranging from the very best of noir in Double Indemnity to the sharpest of social comedies (check out Preston Sturges' genius, The Lady Eve for proof of that) - Barbara Stanwyck is the kind of actress with a dozen or more strings to her considerable bow. When she was young, she cut a swathe through your other lead... show more >

With over 80 films to her name - ranging from the very best of noir in Double Indemnity to the sharpest of social comedies (check out Preston Sturges' genius, The Lady Eve for proof of that) - Barbara Stanwyck is the kind of actress with a dozen or more strings to her considerable bow. When she was young, she cut a swathe through your other leading ladies (with maybe the exception of the incomparable Bette Davis) - which is no doubt why she was going strong in massive, international mini-series like The Thornbirds and soap-y spin-offs like The Colbys right up to the minute she popped her clogs in 1990. < show less