Barbara Lawrence Overview:

Actress, Barbara Lawrence, was born Barbara Jo Lawrence on Feb 24, 1930 in Carnegie, OK. Lawrence died at the age of 83 on Nov 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Lawrence was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1983Best WritingThe Big Chill (1983)N/ANominated
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

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August Henshler: Too much temperament. Give me the simple viewpoint!
Barbara: You've got it, boy, you don't have to yearn for it.


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Distant cousin to singer Nelson Eddy.

Signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox and attended the studio's school, where her classmates included Roddy McDowall and Peggy Ann Garner.

After dating for only a couple of weeks, she eloped at age 18 in January of 1947 with a young contract actor named John Fontaine, aka Jeffrey Stone. They both appeared in the Fox musical movie You Were Meant for Me (1948). The marriage was kept secret until June 28, 1947, when her mother gave Barbara a church wedding in Beverly Hills. The marriage was over a year later.

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