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Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

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.

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Movies Starring Lauren Bacall (113)

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes (2024)

The film focuses on the icon of Hollywood's golden age, Humphrey Bogart, and is framed around his relationships with the five formidable women in his life – his mother and his four wives, including Lauren Bacall. Featuring unprecedented access to rare fo ...

Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)

Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods ...

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023)

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret. Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball. Narrat ...

Rat Pack (2022)

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in ...

The Capote Tapes (2021)

A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time. ...

Parkinson at 50 (2021)

Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters. ...

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars. ...

Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017)

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The Untameable Kirk Douglas (2017)

The story of actor Kirk Douglas, the man and the legend, one of the last stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. An epic journey through the 20th century and the entire history of Hollywood. A testimony of the huge scope of his life and the scale of the myth ...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the indu ...

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)

Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history . You'll see stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Marlene Dietrich ...

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)

This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland's remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to become New York's "Empress of Fashion" and a celebrated Vogue editor. ...

Wide Blue Yonder (2012)

An anti-authority rogue in an old folks' home breaks all the rules and causes mayhem honoring his friend's dying wish to be buried at sea. ...

The Forger (2011)

While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery. ...

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawo ...

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters. ...

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by The Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals: Fred, Velma, and Daphne. ...

Eve (2008)

Kate is a young woman visiting her grandmother to talk about her mother "Eve" but instead she surprisingly ends up as both chauffeur and chaperone on her grandmother's romantic dinner date with a widower named Joe. ...

The Walker (2007)

An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case. ...

These Foolish Things (2006)

The world's on the brink of World War II, but a young actress is caught in a sentimental contest between a playwright and a director. ...

Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005)

Lauren Bacall discusses her life and career with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne. ...

Manderlay (2005)

In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially, slavery is illegal and Grace stands up against the farmers. She stays with some gangsters in Manderlay and tries to influenc ...

The Limit (2004)

An undercover drug agent (Claire Forlani) has been "in" too long. the line between her job and her assumed lifestyle as girlfriend to the crime boss (Pete Postelthwaite) has become blurred. As her double life begins to unravel she must do whatever it takes ...

Birth (2004)

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead ...

Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys features another dazzling arr ...

Dogville Confessions (2004)

A documentary on the creation of Lars von Trier's fascinating drama Dogville starring amongst others Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Gazzara, Lauren Bacall and James Caan. Showcasing behind-the-scenes footage and providing a much deepe ...

Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But d ...

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003)

In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he means, Hawks says To Have and Have Not. Jules Furthman writes a script, which follows the book closely. The loca ...

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003)

Bogart was interested in this project because it offered a chance to work with his new bride. The studio wasn't convinced, but the result speaks for itself. ...

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. ...

Dogville (2003)

When beautiful young Grace arrives in the isolated township of Dogville, the small community agrees to hide her from a gang of ruthless gangsters, and, in return, Grace agrees to do odd jobs for the townspeople. ...

New York at the Movies (2002)

New York at the Movies (2002)

Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the d ...

Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001)

Runs through Greta Garbo's life and films in chronological order in an attempt to reveal the 'real' Garbo. ...

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)

Documentary short about the making of John Wayne's final movie, the 1976 film The Shootist. ...

Pulp Cinema (2001)

Pulp Cinema (2001)

Four dozen original coming attractions previews of classic film noir. From A-list biggies to lesser-known gems, this set is a distillation of America's home grown film style: pulp cinema. ...

Presence of Mind (2000)

A governess, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted and the children are under an evil influence. ...

Amália Traída (2000)

Ironic take on soap opera presenting, in word and song, the life of Portuguese fado singer, Amália Rodrigues. ...

Diamonds (1999)

Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds ...

A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)

Not your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and behind-the-scenes with Gregory Peck and his one man show. The actor's traveling program features question and answer sessions with the American icon and allows the ...

The Venice Project (1999)

Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government. ...

Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)

When Madeline's long lost uncle Horst arrives to take her to a Viennese finishing school, Miss Clavel, the eleven little girls and Pepito realize that something is not right. ...

Get Bruce! (1999)

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then hea ...

Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)

When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers close to the real Doris Day through the eyes of her friends and family members and with the help of film foota ...

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)

A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel Grey and others, as well as the two men themselves, plus clips of performances of their songs. ...

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historic ...

Day and Night (1997)

Ten years ago, distinguished French author Alexandre (Alain Delon) exchanged his stressful, hectic life in Paris for a more peaceful existence upon a Mexican hacienda with his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt). Lucien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) also accompanies t ...

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)

Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends and co-workers. ...

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)

This documentary, originally presented on the television series The South Bank Show, covers actor Humphrey Bogart's life and career, including archival footage and interviews with Lauren Bacall and his son Stephen Bogart. ...

Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)

Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)

A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute. ...

My Fellow Americans (1996)

They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately ...

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996)

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996)

Broadway salute to Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury in a star-packed gala November 17,1996 at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The event was to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS research (AmFAR) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Long ...

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on f ...

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his nineties. His ...

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)

Two runaway kids hide in a museum. Once they are locked inside overnight, they try to solve a mystery about a statue supposedly carved by Michaelangelo, known as "The Angel". Will they solve the mystery in time? ...

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another. ...

La Classe américaine (1993)

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mys ...

On The Bridge (1993)

A documentary of director Frank Perry's own fight with cancer, which he ultimately lost in 1995. ...

A Foreign Field (1993)

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend f ...

The Portrait (1993)

After a long absence, artist Margaret Church returns to her aging parent's home to finish a portrait of them, only to to discover that her parents have decided to sell their home. ...

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992)

A documentary about the making of the classic film "Casablanca. ...

All I Want for Christmas (1991)

Siblings Ethan and Hallie O'Fallon plot to get their divorced parents back together in time for Christmas. ...

A Star for Two (1991)

Love between a man and a woman that endures the ravages of time. ...

Kisses (1991)

A retrospective on the importance of the kiss in the classic films of the 20s through the 50s. ...

Misery (1990)

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary cha ...

A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)

Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take place, the British governor of the island is shot. Her Majesty's secret service is called in and Sam McCready ...

The Real Story of the Three Little Kittens (1990)

Tom, Dick and Harriet, a mischievous trio from Whiskers End, get more than they bargain for the day they skip school to play in the snow. Unfortunately, the kittens lose their way and wander into the Fearful Forest, domain of Freezelda the Ice Queen. ...

Dinner at Eight (1989)

Society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat oblivious to the health and financial problems of her husband. ...

Tree of Hands (1989)

A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies. ...

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world. ...

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton. ...

Mr. North (1988)

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments... ...

Appointment with Death (1988)

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on ho ...

Bacall on Bogart (1988)

Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers. ...

Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theate ...

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)

Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood. ...

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars. ...

Super Duper Bloopers (1986)

This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, newscasts, and more, plus classic film outtakes with major stars of the day. ...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50 ...

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution ...

The Fan (1981)

A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways. ...

HealtH (1980)

At a luxury Florida resort, health food lobbyists choose their new president at their annual convention. As the conference progresses, underhanded tricks, backroom corruption and bizarre personal behavior threaten to undermine the entire affair. ...

Perfect Gentlemen (1978)

Women whose husbands are incarcerated decide to band together to rob a hotel safe. ...

The Shootist (1976)

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace i ...

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before. ...

Applause (1973)

An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star of a new play. ...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)

A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known pictures. ...

Harper (1966)

Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring. ...

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown. ...

Shock Treatment (1964)

A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot. ...

Marilyn (1963)

This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted ...

North West Frontier (1959)

In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince. ...

The Gift of Love (1958)

Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts. ...

Designing Woman (1957)

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the other jealous. ...

Written on the Wind (1956)

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitc ...

Blithe Spirit (1956)

Television adaptation of Noël Coward's famous play about an unhappily married man plagued by the spirit of his dead previous wife. ...

Blood Alley (1955)

An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer. ...

The Cobweb (1955)

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic's new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems. ...

The Petrified Forest (1955)

Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears a ...

Woman's World (1954)

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-re ...

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards. ...

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. ...

Bright Leaf (1950)

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market. ...

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress. ...

The Hollywood Ten (1950)

A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their controversial and self-incriminatory questions during the red scare. With that a ...

Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949. ...

Key Largo (1948)

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud. ...

Dark Passage (1947)

A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence. ...

Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1946. ...

The Big Sleep (1946)

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love. ...

Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)

Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland ...

Confidential Agent (1945)

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies. ...

To Have and Have Not (1945)

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII. ...

Breakdowns of 1944 (1944)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1944. ...

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