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Barbara Loden
Actress 1932 - 1980

Barbara Loden

Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Barbara Loden (July 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980) was a Broadway Tony award-winning American stage and film actress, model, and stage/film director. She was the first woman to write, direct and star in her own feature film, Wanda, which won the International Critics Award at... Read full bio →

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Wanda

Wanda

Barbara Loden 1970 1h 43m 8.7

Wanda, after a string of abusive relationships, abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal (Michael Higgins).

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

Elia Kazan 1961 2h 4m 7.9

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

Wild River

Wild River

Elia Kazan 1960 1h 50m 8.2

A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.

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