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Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991)


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 »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (85 titles)
1991 Bed & Breakfast
Ruth
 
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 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Various
War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Various
Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Various
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Various
Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Various
 
1990 The Exorcist III
Satan (voice) (uncredited)
 
1989 Lantern Hill (TV movie)
Hepzibah
 
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 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Gladys
Bigfoot (1987) … Gladys
 
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 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
 
1983-1984 Great Performances (TV series)
Grand Duchess Olga Katrina / Red Queen
 
1984 The Glitter Dome (TV movie)
Lorna Dillman
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Rachel Green
Echoes (1984) … Rachel Green
 
1983 Sometimes I Wonder (TV movie)
Grandma
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Maggie Geyser
Part 3 (1982) … Maggie Geyser
Part 2 (1982) … Maggie Geyser
Part 1 (1982) … 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 And Baby Makes Six (TV movie)
Anna Kramer
 
1979 Studs Lonigan (TV mini-series)
Mary Lonigan
 
1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV movie)
Mrs. O'Neil
 
1978 The Third Walker
Kate Maclean
 
1977 Annie Hall
Mom Hall
 
1975 A Moon for the Misbegotten (TV movie)
Josie Hogan
 
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 The Wide World of 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 Frost
Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) … Shirley Frost
 
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
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
 
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)
 
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 (21 titles)
1986-1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself (interviewee)
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
 
1987 A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
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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Personal Details

Other Works:

(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 »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There is no going back. God knows I've made mistakes, some of them close to tragedies, but then I suppose I'm greedy. I wanted it all. See more »

Trivia:

Won two Tony Awards: in 1961, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "All the Way Home" and in 1974, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Moon for the Misbegotten." She also received six other Tony nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic), in 1962 for "Great Day in the Morning," in 1964 for... See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini