So I was always passionate about it and felt that it was sort of the golden thread inside me in terms of what I was supposed to do in terms of work but I think I have relaxed a lot in terms of the actual experience and actually enjoy it more and enjoy the people more.

HerBarbara Hersheyy began dating actor Naveen Andrews in 1999. "I felt her spirit enter me" Barbara Hershey later explained "It was the only moral thing to do. Later in the decade HerBarbara Hersheyy starred with Charlton Heston in The Last Hard Men (1976).

In addition Barbara Hershey has won two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival for her roles in Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988). During this time her personal life was highly publicized and ridiculed. "
HerBarbara Hersheyy was awarded an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries/TV Film for her role in A Killing in a Small Town (1990).