Question: When was the American actress, singer and film producer, widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, and star of the 2015 film Anesthesia, born?
Context: Barbara Hershey (born Barbara Lynn Herzstein; February 5, 1948), once known as Barbara Seagull, is an American actress.  In a career spanning nearly 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including Westerns and comedies.  She began acting at age 17 in 1965, but did not achieve much critical acclaim until the latter half of the 1980s.  By that time, the "Chicago Tribune" referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses." Friederike Sophie Seyler or F.S. Seyler, formerly Friederike Sophie Hensel (1737 or 1738, Dresden – 22 November 1789, Schleswig, née Sparmann; also referred to as "Sophie Friederike"), was a German actress, playwright and librettist.  Alongside Friederike Caroline Neuber, she was widely considered Germany's greatest actress of the 18th century.  Her libretto for the Singspiel "Oberon" (originally titled "Huon and Amanda") was a major inspiration for Emanuel Schikaneder's libretto for the opera "The Magic Flute".  She was briefly married to the actor Johann Gottlieb Hensel and then married the famous theatre director Abel Seyler.  As an actress, she was known for portraying passionate and tragic characters.  She was a member of Konrad Ernst Ackermann's troupe and performed at the Vienna Burgtheater, before joining the Hamburgische Entreprise and the travelling Seyler Theatre Company.  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing lauded her as one of Europe's finest actresses in his influential work "Hamburg Dramaturgy". Savitri (born Savitri Nissankararao, 6 December 1936 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian film actress, playback singer, dancer, director and producer.  She appeared mainly in Telugu and Tamil, as well as Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi language films.  Widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of Telugu cinema, Savitri made her lead role debut with the 1952 Telugu film Pelli Chesi Choodu.  In 1960, she received the Rashtrapati Award for her performance in the Telugu film "Chivaraku Migiledi".  In 1968, she produced and directed the telugu film, Chinnari Papalu for which she received the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Silver).  She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India. Rekha is an Indian film actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Hailed as one of India's finest actresses, she made her debut as a child artist in 1966 and went on to appear in lead roles in the early 1970s.  Since her debut as a leading actress she has acted in over 180 films.  Rekha has often portrayed strong female characters, while also acting in some arthouse films besides numerous mainstream cinema.  She has won four Filmfare Awards; two Best Actress Awards—resulting from seven nominations, one Best Supporting Actress Award—resulting from six nominations, and a Lifetime Achievement Award.  The first award came in 1981 for the Hrishikesh Mukherjee-directed "Khubsoorat" where she was cast in a comic role.  Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in "Umrao Jaan" (1981) fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1982.  Rekha received her second Filmfare award in 1989 for "Khoon Bhari Maang".  She portrayed the role of a widow who sets out to take revenge on her lover.  Her negative role in "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi" was highly appreciated by the critics and earned her a Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.  In 2003, she was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.  In 2010, Rekha was awarded the Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian honour in India.  Other awards won by her include International Indian Film Academy Awards, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Star Screen Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Stardust Awards and Bollywood Movie Awards. Mireille Césarine Balin (born Blanche Mireille Césarine Balin 20 July 1909 in Monte Carlo9 November 1968 in Clichy, France) was a French actress.  Considered one of the finest actresses of French cinema in the 1930s, she was discredited by her fraternization with the Nazis and died forgotten and destitute. Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre.  The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune.  Azmi made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of Parallel Cinema, a Bengali new-wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism and received government patronage during the times.  Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi's performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards, which include a record of five wins of the National Film Award for Best Actress and several international honours.  She has also received five Filmfare Awards, and was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.  In 1988, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country. Judith "Judy" Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress.  With a career spanning over 40 years she is commended for her versatility and is regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world".  She is the recipient of eight AACTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress, singer and film producer.  With an acting career spanning over 40 years, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Anesthesia is a 2015 independent drama film written, produced and directed by Tim Blake Nelson.  Nelson stars in the film with Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, and Corey Stoll.  The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2015.  The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 8, 2016 by IFC Films. Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian film actress.  Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film "Rangula Ratnam", though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with "Sawan Bhadon."  Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress.
Answer: born March 19, 1947