Lauren Bacall

Hollywood Stars : Betty Joan Perske

Born Name: Betty Joan Perske Birthday: 1924-09-16 (Year-Month-Day) Website: Spouse(s): Humphrey Bogart (m. 1945–1957) «start: (1945)–end+1: (1958)»"Marriage: Humphrey Bogart to Lauren Bacall" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall) Jason Robards (m. 1961–1969) «start: (1961)–end+1: (1970)»"Marriage: Jason Robards to Lauren Bacall" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall) Children: 3 (Stephen Bogart, Leslie Bogart, and Sam Robards) Medium: Actress

Lauren Bacall, Bacall redirects here. For other uses, see Bacall (disambiguation).Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924) is 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 film noir genre, including appearances in The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947), as well as a comedian in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and Designing Woman (1957). Bacall has also worked in the Broadway musical, 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 as one of the 25 actresses on the AFIs 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 at the inaugural Governors Awards.