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Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991)

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Tall, luminous and leonine, the legendary Colleen Dewhurst must go down as one of the theater's finest contemporary tragediennes of the late 1900s. With trademark dusky tones and a majestically careworn appearance, she possessed an inimitable down-to-earth fierceness that not only earned her the title... See full bio »

Born:

Colleen Rose Dewhurst
in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died:

(age 67) in South Salem, New York, USA
Colleen Dewhurst Still of Colleen Dewhurst and Ford Rainey in Bed & Breakfast
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1991 Bed & Breakfast
Ruth
 
1991 Dying Young
Estelle Whittier
 
1990 Lantern Hill (TV movie)
Hepzibah
 
1990 Avonlea (TV series)
Marilla Cuthbert
– Of Corsets and Secrets and True, True Love (1990) … Marilla Cuthbert
– The Materializing of Duncan McTavish (1990) … Marilla Cuthbert
– The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's (1990) … Marilla Cuthbert
 
1989-1990 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Avery Brown Sr.
– Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery (1990) … Avery Brown Sr.
– Brown Like Me: Part 1 (1989) … Avery Brown Sr.
– Brown Like Me: Part 2 (1989) … Avery Brown Sr.
– Mama Said (1989) … Avery Brown Sr.
 
1990 Kaleidoscope (TV movie)
Margaret
 
1990 Woman in the Wind
 
1990 The Exorcist III
Satan (voice) (uncredited)
 
1989 Termini Station
Molly Dushane
 
1989 Those She Left Behind (TV movie)
Margaret Page
 
1989 Moonlighting (TV series)
Betty Russell
– Take My Wife, for Example (1989) … Betty Russell
 
1988 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Hallie Parker
– There Was an Old Woman (1988) … Hallie Parker
 
1988 Hitting Home (TV movie)
Judge
 
1987 Anne of Avonlea (TV movie)
Marilla Cuthbert
 
1987 Bigfoot (TV movie)
Gladys Samco
 
1986 Sword of Gideon (TV movie)
Golda Meir
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
Mrs. Sherman
 
1986 As Is (TV movie)
Hospice Worker
 
1986 Johnny Bull (TV movie)
Marie Kovacs
 
1986 Between Two Women (TV movie)
Barbara Petherton
 
1985 Anne of Green Gables (TV movie)
Marilla Cuthbert
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
Antonia
– Part 5 (1985) … Antonia
– Part 4 (1985) … Antonia
– Part 3 (1985) … Antonia
– Part 2 (1985) … Antonia
– Part 1 (1985) … Antonia
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Maud
– My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 1 (1984) … Maud
– My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 2 (1984) … Maud
 
1983-1984 Great Performances (TV series)
Grand Duchess Olga Katrina / Red Queen
– You Can't Take It with You (1984) … Grand Duchess Olga Katrina
– Alice in Wonderland (1983) … Red Queen
 
1984 The Glitter Dome (TV movie)
Lorna Dillman
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Rachel Green
– Echoes (1984) … Rachel Green
 
1983 The Dead Zone
Henrietta Dodd
 
1983 Sometimes I Wonder (TV movie)
Grandma
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Maggie Geyser
 
1982 Between Two Brothers (TV movie)
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Barbara Ludow
– For Love of Joshua (1982) … Dr. Barbara Ludow
 
1982 Split Cherry Tree (short)
Mother
 
1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek (TV movie)
Aunt Cora
 
1980 Tribute
Gladys Petrelli
 
1980 Final Assignment
Dr. Valentine Ulanova
 
1980 Baby Comes Home (TV movie)
Anna Kramer
 
1980 A Perfect Match (TV movie)
Meg Larson
 
1980 The Women's Room (TV movie)
Val
 
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV movie)
Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy
 
1980 Escape (TV movie)
Lily Levinson
 
1980 Death Penalty (TV movie)
Elaine Lipton
 
1979 Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (TV movie)
Elizabeth
 
1979 And Baby Makes Six (TV movie)
Anna Kramer
 
1979 When a Stranger Calls
Tracy
 
1979 Studs Lonigan (TV mini-series)
Mary Lonigan
 
1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV movie)
Mrs. O'Neil
 
1978 Ice Castles
Beulah Smith
 
1978 The Third Walker
Kate Maclean
 
1977 Annie Hall
Mom Hall
 
1975 A Moon for the Misbegotten (TV movie)
Josie Hogan
 
1974 The Story of Jacob and Joseph (TV movie)
Rebekah
 
1974 McQ
Myra
 
1974 The Music School (TV short)
Hostess
 
1974 Parker Adderson, Philosopher (TV short)
Hostess
 
1973 Legend in Granite (TV movie)
Marie Lombardi
 
1973 Wide World Mystery (TV series)
Margery Landing
– A Prowler in the Heart (1973) … Margery Landing
 
1972 The Hands of Cormac Joyce (TV movie)
Molly Joyce
 
1972 The Cowboys
Kate
 
1971 The Last Run
Monique
 
1971 The Price (TV movie)
Mrs. Franz
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Mrs Franz
– The Price (1971) … Mrs Franz
 
1967 The Crucible (TV movie)
Elizabeth Proctor
 
1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
Annie Morton
– A Day of Terror (1966) … Annie Morton
 
1966 A Fine Madness
Dr. Vera Kropotkin
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Amy Doucette
– The Baby Sitter (1966) … Amy Doucette
 
1965 Festival (TV series)
Winifred Hennessy
– A Cheap Bunch of Nice Flowers (1965) … Winifred Hennessy
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Nurse Ellen Hatch
– Night Fever (1965) … Nurse Ellen Hatch
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Eleanor Markham
– All Brides Should Be Beautiful (1965) … Eleanor Markham
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Shirley
– Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) … Shirley
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Karen Holt
– Something to Hide (1963) … Karen Holt
 
1959-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Francie Broderick / Vera Brandon
– Night Run to the West (1963) … Francie Broderick
– The Hours Before Dawn (1959) … Vera Brandon
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Joanne Novak
– I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House (1962) … Joanne Novak
 
1962 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Grace Milo
– Fly, Shadow (1962) … Grace Milo
 
1962 The Virginian (TV series)
Celia Ames
– The Executioners (1962) … Celia Ames
 
1962 Focus (TV movie)
 
1961 Ben Casey (TV series)
Phyllis Anders
– I Remember a Lemon Tree (1961) … Phyllis Anders
 
1961 The Foxes (TV movie)
 
1959-1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Mordeen Saul / Woman
– No Exit/The Indifferent Lover (1961)
– Burning Bright (1959) … Mordeen Saul
– Medea (1959) … Woman
 
1960 Man on a String
Helen Benson
 
1958-1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Aldonza / Dulcinea / Escalante
– I, Don Quixote (1959) … Aldonza / Dulcinea / Escalante
– The Count of Monte Cristo (1958)
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Taffy
– Deadly Corridor (1958) … Taffy
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Christine
– Presumption of Innocence (1958) … Christine
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– First Prize for Murder (1957)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1992 Avonlea (TV series) (with fond remembrance - 1 episode)
– Old Friends, Old Wounds (1992) (with fond remembrance)
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
1986-1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself (interviewee)
– Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) … Herself
– Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (1986) … Herself (interviewee)
 
1989 The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1989 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (documentary)
La Pasionaria (voice)
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Herself
 
1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1974-1980 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 January 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 December 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 October 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1977 Simple Gifts (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1974 Day at Night (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Colleen Dewhurst (1974) … Herself - Guest
 
1973 Tennessee Williams' South (TV documentary)
Hannah Jelkes
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.9 (1971) … Herself
 
1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 January 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1964 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 March 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 July 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1960-1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Mary Follet
– Episode #15.29 (1962) … Herself
– Episode #14.34 (1961) … Mary Follet
– Episode #14.9 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Herself / Lady Macbeth
– The Talent Scouts Program (1960) … Herself / Lady Macbeth
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (TV movie)
Marilla Cuthbert
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2001 The Papp Project (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (TV movie)
Marilla Cuthbert (uncredited)
 
1992 Avonlea (TV series)
 
1971 Portrait of an Actor (documentary short)
Monique
 

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(1973) Stage: Appeared in "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at the Academy Festival Theater, Chicago, IL. Written by Eugene O'Neill. Directed by José Quintero. See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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[on ex-husband George C. Scott] I have great love and affection for George. And admiration. He's brilliant. I always said we got on much better during the divorces. I'm very subjective, he's very objective. We make a better brother and sister. See more »

Trivia:

She was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

Star Sign:

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