Stanwyck, Barbara (b. Ruby Stevens)

(1907–90) film actress; born in New York City. A working girl from the age of 13, she debuted on Broadway as a chorus girl at age 15. Beginning in Hollywood in Broadway Nights (1927), she established herself as a professional, dependable leading lady, playing both comedy and drama, usually in the role of a no-nonsense lady. In 1965 she switched to television, and was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 1981.

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