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Geraldine Fitzgerald (I) (1913–2005)


Geraldine Fitzgerald was the only actress to appear as both Laurence Olivier's wife and Rodney Dangerfield's mother-in-law, which surely qualifies her as running the gamut (if not the gauntlet, in the latter case) of A to Z for co-starring with cinema immortals. The Irish lass appeared in many masterpieces of Hollywood's Golden Age... See full bio »

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1991 Bump in the Night (TV movie)
Mrs. Beauchamps
 
1988-1989 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Anna / Martha Lamont
Not Another Monday (1989) … Martha Lamont
Mother's Day (1988) … Anna
 
1988 A Year in the Life (TV series)
Mrs. Wilbourne
Love Mother (1988) … Mrs. Wilbourne
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Mabel
Mabel and Max (1987) … Mabel
 
1984-1987 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Margaret Ryan
Jose, Can You See? (1987) … Margaret Ryan
Attack (1984) … Margaret Ryan
 
1987 Night of Courage (TV movie)
Abby Abelsen
 
1986 Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (TV movie)
Charlotte Kessling
 
1985 Do You Remember Love (TV movie)
Lorraine Wyatt
 
1985 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Grace McAffe
Con Games (1985) … Grace McAffe
 
1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Vera Rose O'Reilly
High Time (1985) … Vera Rose O'Reilly
 
1984 Oh Madeline (TV series)
Madeline's Mother
My Mother the Carnal (1984) … Madeline's Mother
 
1983 Kennedy (TV mini-series)
Rose Kennedy
 
1983 Dixie: Changing Habits (TV movie)
Sister Agnes
 
1982 Blood Link
Mrs. Thomason
 
1982 Nurse (TV series)
Helen McCall
A Place to Die (1982) … Helen McCall
 
1981 Lovespell
Bronwyn
 
1980 The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (TV movie)
Granny Weatherall
 
1978 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Ella McCune
Rodeo Red and the Runaway (1978) … Ella McCune
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Peggy Donovan
Dying (1978) … Peggy Donovan
 
1978 Bye Bye Monkey
Mrs. Toland
 
1978 Tartuffe (TV movie)
Madame Pernelle
 
1977 The Quinns (TV movie)
Peggy Quinn
 
1977 Yesterday's Child (TV movie)
Emma Talbot
 
1974-1976 Great Performances (TV series)
Amy Bisley / Essie Miller / Grandmother / …
Ah, Wilderness! (1976) … Essie Miller
 
1976 Echoes of a Summer
Sara
 
1976 Diary of the Dead
Maud Kennaway
 
1974 Harry and Tonto
Jessie Stone
 
1974 We the Women (TV movie)
Carrie Chapman Catt
 
1973 The Last American Hero
Mrs. Jackson
 
1971 Untold Damage (TV movie)
 
1970 The Best of Everything (TV series)
Violet Jordan
 
1968 Rachel, Rachel
Rev. Wood
 
1965 Our Private World (TV series)
Helen Eldridge
Episode #1.22 (1965) … Helen Eldridge
Episode #1.19 (1965) … Helen Eldridge
Episode #1.1 (1965) … Helen Eldridge
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Agatha Tomlin
Power of Attorney (1965) … Agatha Tomlin
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Lila Windell
A Voice Loud and Clear (1964) … Lila Windell
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Nurse Carrie Bruno
For the Mice and the Rabbits (1964) … Nurse Carrie Bruno
 
1961-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Brigid Delito / Lillian Clinton
Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming (1962) … Lillian Clinton
Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes (1961) … Brigid Delito
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Elizabeth Burton
A Woman's Help (1961) … Elizabeth Burton
 
1961 The Fiercest Heart
Tante Maria
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Aunt Rosa
The Black Sheep (1960) … Aunt Rosa
 
1958 Ten North Frederick
Edith Chapin
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Edith Cortwright
Dodsworth (1956) … Edith Cortwright
 
1952-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Charlotte Bell Wheeler / Claudia Procula / Duchess / …
Flower of Pride (1956) … Duchess
Like Father, Like Son (1955) … Marian McNeill
Dark Possession (1954) … Charlotte Bell Wheeler
 
1951-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Elizabeth
Isobel (1955)
The Iron Cobweb (1955) … Elizabeth
Love Story (1954)
No Need of Fear (1954)
Summer Tempest (1953)
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Miriam Lambert
The Healer (1955) … Miriam Lambert
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Elizabeth Barrett
 
1951-1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Emily DuVane
The Secret of Emily du Vane (1955) … Emily DuVane
Night Song (1951)
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
India
The Lawn Party (1954) … India
 
1952-1953 Suspense (TV series)
Anna
The Others (1953)
House of Masks (1952) … Anna
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
The Split Second (1953)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mary Todd Lincoln
Fear (1952)
 
1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)
The Gallows Tree (1952)
 
1952 The Obsessed
Elizabeth Grahame
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
Before the Party (1951)
 
1949 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Segment 'the stronger'
The Stronger/A Terribly Strange Bed (1949) … Segment 'the stronger'
 
1948 So Evil My Love
Susan Courtney
 
1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Gladys Halvorsen
 
1946 O.S.S.
Ellen Rogers/Elaine Duprez
 
1946 Three Strangers
Crystal Shackleford
 
1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Lettie Quincey
 
1944 Ladies Courageous
Virgie Alford
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Evelyn Gaylord
 
1941 Shining Victory
Dr. Mary Murray
 
1941 Flight from Destiny
Betty Farroway
 
1940 'Til We Meet Again
Bonny Coburn
 
1939 A Child Is Born
Grace Sutton
 
1939 Dark Victory
Ann King
 
1936 Cafe Mascot
Moira O'Flynn
 
1936 Debt of Honour
Peggy Mayhew
 
1935 Department Store
Jane Grey
 
1935 Three Witnesses
Diane Morton
 
1935 The Ace of Spades
Evelyn Daventry
 
1935 The Lad
Joan
 
1935 Turn of the Tide
Ruth Fosdyck
 
1935 Lieut. Daring R.N.
Joan Fayre
 
1934 Open All Night
Jill
 
1934 Blind Justice
Peggy Summers
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 Bye Bye Monkey (performer: "Rockabye Baby" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1992 Street Scenes: New York on Film (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1986 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Arena (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Herself
The Great Whodunit (1983) … Herself
 
1983 The Making of 'Easy Money' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1983 Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 Geraldine Fitzgerald at Reno Sweeney (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1977 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 April 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 Gregory Peck: A Living Biography (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1963 Today (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 November 1963 (1963) … Herself
 

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Studio One in Hollywood: Season 4: Episode 30 -- The powerful story of crucifixion was presented during the Easter season in 1952 and stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cyril  Ritchard and Francis Sullivan. Wuthering Heights -- The story of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy who, despite a deep affection for one another, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their apart... Studio One in Hollywood: Season 6: Episode 22 -- A tale set in Concord, Massachusetts in 1904, concerns the chair-confined Governor Bell and his three daughters. The screenplay was written by Gore Vidal and the production features top-notch performances by Geraldine Fitzgerald, Leslie Nielsen and Barbar
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "Streetsongs" on Broadway. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I am proud of my rebellious moments, but I wish I'd handled them with more wit. See more »

Trivia:

She was not shown in the so-called Memorial Tribute during the telecast of the 78th Annual Academy Awards, in which the Academy pays tribute to artist who passed away since the last Award's show, although she has been nominated for an Academy Award in 1940 and played roles in memorable movies. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius