Born and raised in a small bungalow in Hollywood, Barbara had
dreams of being in movies as a little girl. Quiet and withdrawn,
she acted out stories in her back yard. Her major acting debut was
on 'The Monroes (1966) (TV)' where she played Kathy. Her motion
picture career stated with _With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)_ (qv).
For the next few years, she was typecast as the wild one and tried
to live up to that image. She had a rocky relationship with Actor
'David Carradine' (qv) and had a child which she named Free. From
1972 to 1974, she changed her name from Barbara Hershey to Barbara
Seagull. Her career was resurrected in 1979 when she appeared in
'From Here to Eternity (1979) (mini) (TV)' and in _Stunt Man, The
(1980)_ (qv). In that movie, she played an actress on the edge,
which may have been influenced by her own life. Based upon her
strong performance, other roles followed in such movies as _Right
Stuff, The (1983)_ (qv); _Natural, The (1984)_ (qv); 0091217 and
'Beaches (1988)'. A two time winner of the Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress Award for her work in 'Shy People (1987)' and 'A World
Apart (1988)', she also won an Emmy for her performance in 'A
Killing in a Small Town (1990) (TV)'. Since that time she has
continued to act in Television and in Motion Pictures.
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