Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall Pron. /ˌlɔrən Bəˈkɔːl/ Born Betty Joan Perske September 16 1924 Died August 12 2014 Was An American Film And Stage Actress And Model Known For Her Distinctive Husky Voice And Sultry Looks. She First Emerged As 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 A Comedienne In How To Marry A Millionaire 1953 With Marilyn Monroe And Designing Woman 1957 With Gregory Peck. Bacall Has Also Worked On Broadway In Musicals Gaining 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 #20 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." read less