Lauren Bacall was an American actress known for her peculiar voice and sensual looks. She rubbed shoulders with Hollywood greats like Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, whom she later married. Born into a working class family in New York, she went on to make a name for herself in Hollywood. Before making her debut as an actress, she was a model. She starred as the leading lady in the film To Have and Have Not in 1944, which was directed by Humphrey Bogart. She starred in stylish Hollywood crime dramas and romantic comedies. Apart from films, she also worked in Broadway musicals and earned two Tony Awards (1970 & 1981). She won a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces. The American Film Institute named her the 20th greatest female star of Classic Hollywood cinema. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored her with an Academy Honorary Award in 2009.
