One of the great American film actresses, Barbara Stanwyck played the iconic title role of Stella Dallas as a mother who struggles in life, and strives to provide an upper class future for her daughter that she herself could never attain. She was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress for her role, the first of 4 nominations in that category. She was honored with an Oscar in 1982 for her unique contribution to film. Her dramatic skills were equally sharp as a comic actress. Audiences of the 1960s remember her turn in the hit western series, The Big Valley. As Victoria Barkley, the matriarch of a western ranch empire, she won 2 Emmy awards as best actress in a lead role.

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