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Red-haired
Broadway actress from the "Method" school of acting who earned a Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for her work in "Middle of the Night" in 1956 and won an Obie opposite her husband, actor
Eli Wallach, in 1963 for a pair of plays - "The Typists" and "The Tiger".
Stage: Appeared (as "Nita") in "Magnolia Alley" on
Broadway (1949). Comedy. Written by
George Batson. Directed by
Carl Shain. Mansfield Theatre: 18 Apr 1949-23 Apr 1949 (8 performances). Cast:
Frances Bavier (as "Miss Eels"),
Jackie Cooper (as "Andy Hamill"),
Brad Dexter (as "Cravin"),
Julie Harris (as "Angel Tuttle"), Don Kennedy,
Jessie Royce Landis (as "Laura Beaumont"),
Bibi Osterwald,
Hildy Parks (as "Joadie"), Douglas Rutherford,
Fred Stewart (as "Col. Stacey"), Robert White. Produced by
Lester Cutler.
Stage: Appeared (as "The Daughter") in "Middle of the Night" on
Broadway (1956). Written by
Paddy Chayefsky. Incidental music by
Lehman Engel. Costume Design by
Sophie Devine. Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. ANTA Playhouse: 8 Feb 1956-25 May 1957 (on hiatus from 30 Jun 1956-27 Aug 1956/477 performances). Cast:
Edward G. Robinson (as "The Manufacturer"),
Gena Rowlands (as "The Girl"),
Effie Afton (as "The Neighbor"),
Martin Balsam (as "The Son-in-Law"), Joan Chambers,
Lee Philips, Nancy R. Pollock, Betty Walker,
June Walker (as "The Mother"), Janet Ward. Produced by
Joshua Logan. NOTE: Jackson was nominated for a Tony
Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dramatic).
Stage: Appeared (as "Miss Blake, Special Nurse in Charge of the Yellow Fever Ward") in "Yellow Jack" on
Broadway (1947). Historical drama (revival). Written by
Sidney Howard. Written in collaboration with
Paul De Kruif. Music arranged by
Lehman Engel. Directed by
Martin Ritt. International Theatre: 27 Feb 1947-15 Mar 1947 (21 performances). Cast: Don Allen, Emery Battis, John C. Becher, John Behney,
Philip Bourneuf (as "Dr. Carlos Finlay"), Angus Cairns, Michel Corhan, Will Davis, Thomas Grace,
Raymond Greenleaf, Bart Henderson, Fred Hunter,
Victor Jory (as "James Carroll, Member of the American Yellow Fever Commission"), Arthur Keegan, Donald Keyes, Robert Leser, Gerald McCormack, Walter Neal, James Rafferty, Robert Rawlings,
Alfred Ryder, John Straub, Eugene Stuckmann,
Eli Wallach (as "Busch, Private, M.C., U.S.A"),
William Windom (as "McClelland, Private, M.C., U.S.A"), Ed Woodhead,
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (as "Aristides Agramonte"). Produced by The American Repertory Theatre.
Stage: Appeared in "A Pound on Demand" by
Sean O'Casey on
Broadway, 1940s.
Stage: Appeared in "The Cherry Orchard" by
Anton Chekhov on
Broadway and in US tour, 1940s. Cast:
Joseph Schildkraut,
Eva Le Gallienne.
Stage: Appeared in "Androcles and the Lion" on
Broadway, 1940s. Written by
George Bernard Shaw.
Stage: Appeared in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" on
Broadway and in US tour. Also in cast:
Katharine Cornell (who also produced).
Stage: Appeared in "Oh Men, Oh Women!" on
Broadway, 1954. Written by
Edward Chodorov.
(1964) She acted in Murray Schisgal's plays, "The Tiger," and "The Typists," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Eli Wallach in the cast.
(1991). Stage Play: Lost in Yonkers. Comedy. Written by
Neil Simon. Directed by
Gene Saks. Richard Rodgers Theatre: 21 Feb 1991- 3 Jan 1993 (780 performances + 11 previews that began on 12 Feb 1991). Cast:
Mercedes Ruehl (as "Bella"),
Kevin Spacey (as "Louie"),
Irene Worth (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Mark Blum (as "Eddie"),
Danny Gerard (as "Arty"),
Lauren Klein (as "Gert"),
James Marsh (as "Jay"). Standbys:
Leslie Ayvazian (as "Gert"),
Irene Dailey (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Mike Damus (as "Arty"), David Neipris (as "Jay"). Understudies: David Chandler (as "Eddie/Louie"),
Didi Conn (as "Bella/Gert"),
Pauline Flanagan (as "Grandma Kurnitz"), David Neipris (as "Jay"),
Justin Strock (as "Arty"). Replacement cast:
Lucie Arnaz (as "Bella"),
David S. Chandler (as "Eddie"), Didi Conn (as "Bella"),
Benny Grant (as "Arty"),
Rosemary Harris (as "Grandma Kurnitz"), Jane Hoffman (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Anne Jackson (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Timothy Jerome (as "Eddie"),
Jane Kaczmarek (as "Bella"),
Bruno Kirby (as "Louie"), Brian Markinson (as "Louie"),
Mercedes McCambridge (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Alan Rosenberg (as "Louie"),
Isa Thomas (as "Grandma Kurnitz"),
Steve Vinovich (as "Eddie"). Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg. Note: Filmed as
Lost in Yonkers (1993).
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