介绍："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]\r\n\r\nBarbara Loden\r\nBarbara Loden in 1964.jpg\r\nLoden in 1964\r\nBorn\r\nBarbara Ann Loden\r\nJuly 8, 1932 or 1934 (sources differ)\r\nAsheville, North Carolina, U.S.\r\nDied\r\nSeptember 5, 1980 (aged 46–48)\r\nNew York City, U.S.\r\nOccupation\r\nActressdirector\r\nYears active\r\n1957–1980\r\nSpouse(s)\r\nLaurence Joachim (m. 1954; divorced)\r\nElia Kazan (m. 1967)\r\nChildren\r\n2\r\nBorn 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.\r\n\r\nIn 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."
