Lauren Bacall on screen and stage
American actress Lauren Bacall had an extensive career in films, television shows, and plays. She was one of the leading ladies during the Golden Age of Hollywood along with actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth. Bacall started her career as a teenage fashion model when she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar and was discovered by Howard Hawks' wife Nancy. As she naturally had a high-pitched and nasal voice, she received lessons to help deepen it and was required to shout verses by Shakespeare for hours every day as part of her training.
Bacall's first film appearance was with Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not. The following year she married Bogart and went on to appear with him in The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo. She also starred in comedies such as How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe, Designing Woman in 1957 with Gregory Peck, and Sex and the Single Girl in 1964 with Natalie Wood. Bacall also appeared in Murder on the Orient Express and The Shootist.
In Bacall's later years, she appeared in the films All I Want for Christmas, Prêt-à-Porter, The Mirror Has Two Faces, My Fellow Americans, Diamonds, Dogville, Eve ''Wide Blue Yonder and The Forger. For her role as Hannah Morgan in The Mirror Has Two Faces, Bacall won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award. Her television work included appearances on Mr. Broadway, Chicago Hope, and The Rockford Files, as well as providing the voice of Evelyn on the animated series Family Guy.
Bacall also performed on Broadway in the plays Cactus Flower in 1965 and The Visit in 1995 and musicals such as Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. For her roles in Applause and Woman of the Year'', she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1953 | What's My Line? | Herself – Mystery Guest | 2 episodes | |
| 1954 | Light's Diamond Jubilee | Herself – Guest Star | Television special | |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | Episode: "The Petrified Forest" | ||
| 1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | Episode: "Blithe Spirit" | ||
| 1963 | ' | Episode: "A Dozen Deadly Roses" | ||
| 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Episode: "The Oracle" | ||
| 1964 | Mr. Broadway | Episodes: "Take a Walk Through a Cemetery", "Something to Sing About" | ||
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Amanda / Barbara | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" | |
| 1973 | Applause | Television special | ||
| 1975 | Happy Endings | Catharine | Television special | |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Television film | ||
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Episodes: "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs: Part 1 & 2" | ||
| 1989 | Dinner at Eight | Television film | ||
| 1990 | A Little Piece of Sunshine | Television film | ||
| 1991 | HBO Storybook Musicals | Freezelda | Episode: "The Ice Queen's Mittens" | |
| 1993 | ' | Television film | ||
| 1993 | General Motors Playwrights Theater | Herself – Host | 10 episodes | |
| 1993 | ' | Lisa | Television film | |
| 1993 | Great Performances | Narrator | Episode: "Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music" | |
| 1995 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Television film | ||
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Episodes: "Risky Business", "Absent Without Leave" | ||
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Television miniseries | ||
| 2006 | ' | Herself – Guest Star | Episode: "Luxury Lounge" | |
| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders | Television film | ||
| 2014 | Family Guy | Evelyn | Episode: "Mom's the Word" |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1942 | Johnny 2x4 | Ensemble | Broadway | |
| 1942 | Franklin Street | Unnamed teenager | ||
| 1959 | Goodbye Charlie | Charlie | Broadway | |
| 1965 | Cactus Flower | Stephanie | Broadway | |
| 1970 | Applause | Broadway and West End | ||
| 1977 | Wonderful Town | Summer stock | ||
| 1979 | V.I.P. Night on Broadway | Herself | Broadway | |
| 1981 | Woman of the Year | Broadway | ||
| 1985 | Sweet Bird of Youth | West End | ||
| 1989 | ' | Herself | Broadway | |
| 1995 | ' | Chichester Festival | ||
| 1996 | Angela Lansbury: A Celebration | Herself | Broadway | |
| 1999 | Waiting in the Wings | Broadway |
Radio
- Lux Radio Theatre - Episode: To Have and Have NotBold Venture - 78 episodes