芭芭拉·洛登

"Barbara Ann Loden (July 8, 1932 or 1934 – September 5, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, as well as a director of film and off-Broadway theater.[1][2] Richard Brody of The New Yorker described Loden as the "female counterpart to John Cassavetes".[3]rnrnBarbara LodenrnBarbara Loden in 1964.jpgrnLoden in 1964rnBornrnBarbara Ann LodenrnJuly 8, 1932 or 1934 (sources differ)rnAsheville, North Carolina, U.S.rnDiedrnSeptember 5, 1980 (aged 46–48)rnNew York City, U.S.rnOccupationrnActressdirectorrnYears activern1957–1980rnSpouse(s)rnLaurence Joachim (m. 1954; divorced)rnElia Kazan (m. 1967)rnChildrenrn2rnBorn and raised in North Carolina, Loden began her career at an early age in New York City as a commercial model and chorus-line dancer. Loden became a regular sidekick on the irreverent Ernie Kovacs Television Show in the mid-1950s and was a lifetime member of the famed Actors Studio. She appeared in several projects directed by her second husband, Elia Kazan, including Splendor in the Grass (1961). Her subsequent performance in a 1964 Broadway production of After the Fall earned her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress.rnrnIn 1970, Loden wrote, directed, and starred in Wanda, a groundbreaking independent film that won the International Critics Award at the 1970 Venice Film Festival. Throughout the 1970s, she continued to work directing Off-Broadway and regional theater productions, as well as direct two short films. In 1978, Loden was diagnosed with breast cancer, of which she died two years later."