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Lauren Bacall (born September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress.

Born in New York, New York as Betty Joan Perske, Bacall studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her acting debut on Broadway in 1942. She made her film debut in 1944.

Bacall was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957, and to Jason Robards from 1961 until their divorce in 1969. She is the mother of two sons, news producer Stephen Bogart and actor Sam Robards , and one daughter Leslie Bogart , who became a nurse.

Bacall's first motion picture was To Have and Have Not ( 1944), in which she appeared with Humphrey Bogart. She also starred with Bogart in The Big SleepThe Big Sleep is a 1939 novel by Raymond Chandler, thrice filmed. The Big Sleep ( 1946) starring Humphrey Bogart as the hard-boiled private-eye Philip Marlowe. Marlowe gets sucked up into a case involving a missing man, two rich girls, a complex blackmail ( 1946See also 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films :North America The Bells of St. Mary's Leave Her to Heaven # tie Blue Skies The Road to Utopia Spellbound Academy Awards Best Picture: The Best Years of Our), Dark Passage ( 1947See also 1946 in film 1947 1948 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films :North America The Best Years of Our Lives Duel in the Sun # tie The Jolson Story Forever Amber Unconquered Academy Awards Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreeme), and Key LargoKey Largo may mean the following: The island in the Florida Keys, see Key Largo (island) The city on that island, see Key Largo, Florida The play Key Largo written in blank verse by Maxwell Anderson The 1948 film Key Largo starring Humphrey Bogart and Lau ( 1948See also 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films :North America # The Red Shoes (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) # The Road to Rio # Easter Parade # Red River # The Th).

Some of her other films include: How to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 film, directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, and Betty Grable about three women who decide to share an apartment in New York while seeking wealthy husbands. Filmed in CinemaScope and featur ( 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl), Written on the Wind ( 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in), Harper ( 1966), Murder on the Orient Express ( 1974), The Shootist ( 1976), and Diamonds ( 1999). She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996).

Bacall's Broadway stage roles have included Goodbye, Charley in 1959, Cactus Flower in 1965, Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981.

Lauren Bacall has written two autobiographies, Lauren Bacall By Myself ( 1978) and Now ( 1994).

In 2004, Bacall started appearing in advertisements for the Tuesday Morning discount store franchise.