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Date of Birth
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16-September-1924
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Place of Birth
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The Bronx
(United States of America, New York City, New York)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Betty Joan Perske, The Look, Betty, Betty Bacall, Betty Jean Perske, Baby, Betty Joan Perske, The Look, Betty, Betty Joan Perske, Betty Jean Perske, The Look, Betty Jean Perske, Betty Joan Perske, Betty Joan Perske, Betty Joan Weinstein Perske, Betty Jane Perske, Betty Jean Perske, Betty Joan Perske, Betty Bacall
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Profession
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Model, Actor, Voice Actor, Author, Spokesperson
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Lauren Bacall is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
She first emerged as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in Bogart movies The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo, as well as comedic roles in How to Marry a Millionaire with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman with Gregory Peck. Bacall has 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 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."
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