Lauren Bacall was an American actress known for her alluring, sultry presence and her distinctive, husky voice. She was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Lauren Bacall began a career as a model before making her film debut at the age of 19 as the leading lady opposite her future husband Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944).

She continued in the film noir genre with appearances alongside her new husband in The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), and she starred in the romantic comedies How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable, and Designing Woman (1957) with Gregory Peck.

She starred alongside Paul Newman in the 1966 mystery film Harper. She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film The Shootist (1976) by Wayne's personal request.

Lauren Bacall was also a Broadway star in musicals, earning Tony Awards for Applause (1970) and Woman of the Year (1981). In 1999, Lauren Bacall starred on Broadway in a revival of Noël Coward's Waiting in the Wings.

In the 2000s, she acted as a spokesman for the Tuesday Morning discount chain and produced a jewelry line. She was also a celebrity spokesman for High Point coffee and Fancy Feast cat food. She also made a cameo appearance as herself on The Sopranos in 2006.

In a 1996 interview, Bacall, reflected on her life:

"I had one great marriage, I have three great children and four grandchildren. I am still alive. I still can function. I still can work ... You just learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with. I spent my childhood in New York, riding on subways and buses. And you know what you learn if you're a New Yorker? The world doesn't owe you a damn thing."

Lauren Bacall, a life well lived, will always be “In Heaven with the Stars.”