The Big Valley (Main Character)
Appears in 104 (out of 112) episodes
Played by: Miss Barbara Stanwyck
- Primetime Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series – Winner (1966)
- Primetime Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series – Nominee (1967, 1968)
- Golden Globe: Best TV Star – Female – Nominee (1966, 1967, 1968)

Season 1
- Married to Tom Barkley for over 25 years (Boots With My Father’s Name)
- Has a sister that lives in Denver (The Death Merchant)
- Father died in a mine accident (Tunnel of Gold)

Season 2
- Thirty years earlier her beau was David Wyncop (Image of Yesterday)

Season 3
- Judge Lansbury took her to her first dance when they were both young (Fall of a Hero)

Season 4
| ← Audra Barkley |