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Name: Lauren Bacall

Claim To Fame: She is best known for being a film noir leading lady in such films as The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947).

Where Is She Now: Even in her 80s, Bacall continues to be a presence in Hollywood. She appeared in the high-profile films Dogville (2003) and Birth (2004), and had a leading role in Paul Schrader's 2007 movie The Walker.

In 2006, Bacall introduced a film montage dedicated to the film noir genre at the 78th Annual Academy Awards. That same year, she appeared as herself on an episode of The Sopranos, during which she was punched and robbed by a masked Christopher Moltisanti.

Bacall was awarded the first Katharine Hepburn Medal in September 2006 by Bryn Mawr College's Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center. She gave an address at the memorial service of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr at the Reform Club in London in June 2007.

Currently, Bacall is the spokesperson for the Tuesday Morning discount chain, appearing in commercials waiting for the store to open at the beginning of one of their sales events. She is also producing a jewelry line with the company Weinman Brothers.

She has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Honorary Academy Award which will be presented at the Inaugural Governors Awards on November 14, 2009.

Comment by: starchild47
Posted on: 3/18/2011 9:19:01 AM
Mrs. Bacall, I would just like to say that I am in awe of you. I think you are such a wonderful actress,mother, and just a fantastic person. I know it will never happen, but it is my fondest wish to meet you before I die, lol. I have seen everything you have done and read everything about you. Please take care and keep doing what you do best, being your wonderful self. You truly are an amazing woman. Thanks for everything.

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