Lauren Bacall (Betty Joan Perske, New York, 16 Sept 1924 – New York, 12 Aug 2014)

An Iconic Start. Lauren Bacall became a Hollywood icon from her debut on the big screen with the film "To Have and Have Not" (1944). Her magnetic presence and deep voice captured everyone's attention.

Film Career. Bacall is known for her roles in highly successful films such as "To Have and Have Not" (1944), where she starred alongside Humphrey Bogart, and "The Big Sleep" (1946). Her chemistry with Bogart, both on-screen and in real life, is legendary.

Style Icon. Lauren Bacall was famous for her sophisticated and glamorous style. She was one of the fashion icons of the 1940s and 1950s, with her unmistakable haircut and cool attitude.

Family. Lauren Bacall was married twice. Her first marriage, from 1945 to 1957, was to actor Humphrey Bogart, with whom she had two children, Stephen and Leslie. After Bogart's passing, she married actor Jason Robards in 1961, but their marriage ended in 1969. Bacall had three grandchildren.

A Long Career. Bacall continued to act successfully for many decades, accumulating a series of memorable roles in film, television, and theater. Her versatility as an actress was widely recognized.

Social Commitment. Bacall was also known for her social and political activism. She was a civil rights activist and supported numerous humanitarian causes.

Filmography:

1944 - To Have and Have Not (Director: Howard Hawks)

1945 - Confidential Agent (Director: Herman Shumlin)

1946 - The Big Sleep (Director: Howard Hawks)

1947 - Dark Passage (Director: Delmer Daves)

1947 - Key Largo (Director: John Huston)

1948 - Young Man with a Horn (Director: Michael Curtiz)

1948 - Bright Leaf (Director: Michael Curtiz)

1950 - How to Marry a Millionaire (Director: Jean Negulesco)

1953 - Confidentially Connie (Director: Edward Buzzell)

1953 - Woman's World (Director: Jean Negulesco)

1954 - Young at Heart (Director: Gordon Douglas)

1955 - Blood Alley (Director: William A. Wellman)

1955 - The Cobweb (Director: Vincente Minnelli)

1956 - Written on the Wind (Director: Douglas Sirk)

1957 - Designing Woman (Director: Vincente Minnelli)

1957 - The Gift of Love (Director: Jean Negulesco)

1959 - North West Frontier (Director: J. Lee Thompson)

1961 - The Fan (Director: Otto Preminger)

1962 - Shock Treatment (Director: Denis Sanders)

1964 - Sex and the Single Girl (Director: Richard Quine)

1964 - Goodbye Charlie (Director: Vincente Minnelli)

1966 - Harper (Director: Jack Smight)

1966 - Murder on the Orient Express (Director: Sidney Lumet)

1967 - Written on the Wind (TV Movie, Director: Vincente Minnelli)

1968 - The Legend of Silent Night (Director: Daniel Mann)

1969 - The Appointment (Director: Sidney Lumet)

1970 - Applause (Director: Rouben Mamoulian)

1974 - Murder on the Orient Express (TV Movie, Director: Sidney Lumet)

1974 - The Rockford Files (TV Series)

1976 - The Shootist (Director: Don Siegel)

1976 - Murder at the Mardi Gras (TV Movie, Director: Ron Satlof)

1977 - Dinner at Eight (TV Movie, Director: Ron Satlof)

1978 - Perfect Gentlemen (TV Movie, Director: Jackie Cooper)

1980 - The Mirror Crack'd (Director: Guy Hamilton)

1980 - Health (Director: Robert Altman)

1981 - The Fan (Director: Ed Bianchi)

1984 - The Woman of Valor (TV Movie, Director: Jerome Courtland)

1985 - Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)

1985 - Appointment with Death (Director: Michael Winner)

1988 - Mr. North (Director: Danny Huston)

1988 - The Health Promoting Cookbook (Video)

1991 - All I Want for Christmas (Director: Robert Lieberman)

1996 - My Fellow Americans (Director: Peter Segal)

1996 - The Mirror Has Two Faces (Director: Barbra Streisand)

1997 - The Venice Project (Director: Robert Dornhelm)

1999 - Diamonds (Director: John Mallory Asher)

2007 - Eve (Director: Natalie Portman)

2014 - The Forger (Director: Philip Martin)

Awards:

• Lauren Bacall received an Honorary Academy Award in 2009.
• She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in "Applause" in 1970.
• Bacall received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for "The Mirror Has Two Faces" in 1997.