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Date of Birth:
Trivia:
From 1967 to 1991 was a faculty member of the Juilliard School of Drama... more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Chita Rivera, Rosie Perez, Martha Plimpton and More to Perform at 'Gimme a Break' Gala 12/7
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 November 2009, 4:52 PM, PST)
Remembering Tennessee Williams
(From Huffington Post. 9 November 2009, 9:36 AM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 November 2009, 4:52 PM, PST)
Remembering Tennessee Williams
(From Huffington Post. 9 November 2009, 9:36 AM, PST)
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Filmography
Actress:
- Home (2008/I) .... Peggy
- The Toe Tactic (2008) (voice) .... Eunice
- Leatherheads (2008) .... Clerk
... aka Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany) - August Rush (2007) .... The Dean
- The Visitor (2007/I) .... Barbara
- Miriam (2007) .... Mrs. H.T. Miller
- Suburban Girl (2007) .... Margaret Paddleford
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Peggy Kendall (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Haystack (2007) TV episode .... Peggy Kendall - "Big Day" .... Betty (2 episodes, 2006)
- Stolen Vows (2006) TV episode .... Betty
- The Bachelor Party (2006) TV episode .... Betty - In from the Night (2006) (TV) .... Nora Cantata
- "The Book of Daniel" .... Grandma Helen (1 episode, 2006)
- Acceptance (2006) TV episode .... Grandma Helen - "Clubhouse" .... Nana Georgia (1 episode, 2004)
- Pilot (2004) TV episode .... Nana Georgia - Plainsong (2004) (TV) .... Iva Stearns
- Tracking 'The Lion in Winter' (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Frasier" .... Betty (1 episode, 2004)
- Miss Right Now (2004) TV episode .... Betty - Mona Lisa Smile (2003) .... President Jocelyn Carr
- Hollywood Ending (2002) .... Alexandra
- "The Education of Max Bickford" .... Elaine, Andrea's Mother (1 episode, 2002)
- Genesis (2002) TV episode .... Elaine, Andrea's Mother - America's Most Terrible Things (2002) (TV) .... Grandma
- "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti / ... (3 episodes, 2001)
... aka Nero Wolfe (USA: promotional title)
- Door to Death (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Pitcairn
- Champagne for One: Part 1 (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti
- Champagne for One: Part 2 (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti - Town & Country (2001) .... Eugenie's Mother
- "100 Centre Street" .... Dean Gibbons (1 episode, 2001)
- A Shot in the Dark (2001) TV episode .... Dean Gibbons - Duets (2000) .... Harriet Gahagan
- "The Others" .... Katerina Risavitch (1 episode, 2000)
- Mora (2000) TV episode .... Katerina Risavitch - If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV) .... Abby Hedley (segment "1961")
- The Haunting (1999) .... Mrs. Dudley
... aka La maldición (USA: Spanish title) - "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Sonya Cramer (unknown episodes, 1998)
- "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Madame Ava (unknown episodes, 1998)
... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title) - "Cosby" .... Elaine / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
- The Greatest Gift (1998) TV episode .... Virginia
- One Foot in Your Mouth (1996) TV episode .... Elaine - Celebrity (1998) .... Datloff Party Guest
- "Sex and the City" .... Mrs. Big (1 episode, 1998)
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful (1998) TV episode .... Mrs. Big - "Remember WENN" .... Miss Frye (1 episode, 1998)
- The Follies of WENN (1998) TV episode .... Miss Frye - Digging to China (1998) .... Leah Schroth
- Home Alone 3 (1997) .... Mrs. Hess
- Affliction (1997) .... Alma Pittman
- Tom and Huck (1995) .... Widow Douglas
... aka The Adventures of Tom and Huck
... aka Tom Sawyer - "Central Park West" .... Suzanne Dark (1 episode, 1995)
... aka C.P.W. (USA: new title)
- The History of Gil and Rachel (1995) TV episode .... Suzanne Dark - "Wings" .... Eleanor Kingsbury (1 episode, 1995)
- Death Becomes Him (1995) TV episode .... Eleanor Kingsbury - Clarissa (1995) (TV) .... Lillian Banion
... aka Clarissa, Now (USA: alternative title) - Truman (1995) (TV) .... Eleanor Roosevelt
- "Loving" (1983) TV series .... Denise Nostrand (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
- In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994) (TV) .... Justice Susie Sharp
... aka Bitter Blood (International: English title) (USA: working title) - "The General Motors Playwrights Theater" .... The Dean (1 episode, 1993)
- The Whole Shebang (1993) TV episode .... The Dean - "Murphy Brown" .... Murphy's Aunt Brooke (1 episode, 1992)
- I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas (1992) TV episode .... Murphy's Aunt Brooke - The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) .... Head Librarian Margaret Armstrong
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lydia Winthrop (1 episode, 1992)
- The Witch's Curse (1992) TV episode .... Lydia Winthrop - "Walter & Emily" (1 episode, 1992)
- Aunt Julia (1992) TV episode - "Who's the Boss?" .... Nanna (1 episode, 1991)
- Grandmommie Dearest (1991) TV episode .... Nanna - "Law & Order" .... Suzanne (1 episode, 1991)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- God Bless the Child (1991) TV episode .... Suzanne - "Good & Evil" (1991) TV series .... Charlotte Sandler (unknown episodes)
- Gertrude Stein and a Companion! (1991) (TV) .... Alice B. Toklas
- Zits (1988) .... Miss Maple
... aka Likewise
... aka Spy Trap - "Kate & Allie" .... Marion (1 episode, 1987)
- Mother's Day (1987) TV episode .... Marion - Fingers (1978) .... Ruth
- Kate McShane (1975) (TV) .... Secretary
- "Mannix" .... Ida Colby (1 episode, 1968)
- The Falling Star (1968) TV episode .... Ida Colby - The Star Wagon (1966) (TV)
- "Branded" .... Neela (1 episode, 1965)
- The Bar Sinister (1965) TV episode .... Neela - The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Herodias
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title) - "The Defenders" .... Ethel / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
- The Sixth Alarm (1964) TV episode .... Lillian Conn
- The Bedside Murder (1962) TV episode .... Ethel - "East Side/West Side" .... Nan Morgan (1 episode, 1963)
- My Child on Monday Morning (1963) TV episode .... Nan Morgan - Special for Women: The Glamour Trap (1961) (TV) .... Plain Girl
- "Play of the Week" .... Olga (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- A Piece of Blue Sky (1960) TV episode
- Crime of Passion (1959) TV episode .... Olga - "The Rifleman" .... Hazel / ... (1 episode, 1960)
- The Vision (1960) TV episode .... Margaret McCain/The Vision/Hazel - Crime & Punishment, USA (1959) .... Debbie
- The Big Fisherman (1959) .... Arnon
- "The Texan" .... Cora Laird (1 episode, 1959)
- No Love Wasted (1959) TV episode .... Cora Laird - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Lydia Brailing (1 episode, 1958)
- Design for Loving (1958) TV episode .... Lydia Brailing - "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Widow Enga (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
- Rapunzel (1958) TV episode .... Widow Enga - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Louise (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Song of Bernadette (1958) TV episode .... Louise - "Playhouse 90" .... Kate Sullivan / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) TV episode .... Mme. Molotov
- Panic Button (1957) TV episode .... Kate Sullivan - The Light in the Forest (1958) .... Kate Owens
- "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Last Test (1958) TV episode .... Sophie - "Suspicion" .... Matron Henderson (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Woman with Red Hair (1958) TV episode
- Fraction of a Second (1958) TV episode .... Matron Henderson
- The Dark Stairway (1957) TV episode - "Perry Mason" .... Mary K. Davis (1 episode, 1958)
- The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) TV episode .... Mary K. Davis - "Climax!" .... Betty (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- On the Take (1958) TV episode .... Betty - "The Court of Last Resort" .... Mary Morales / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
- The Mary Morales Case (1958) TV episode .... Mary Morales
- The Frank Clark Case (1958) TV episode .... Roberta Farrell - "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Christie Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Teacher (1958) TV episode .... Mollie Stanton
- The Bride (1957) TV episode .... Christie Smith - "M Squad" .... Martha Wicklow (1 episode, 1958)
- The Frightened Wife (1958) TV episode .... Martha Wicklow - "Half Hour to Kill" (1958) TV series .... Joyce Field
- "Zane Grey Theater" .... Alicia Jolland (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- The Bitter Land (1957) TV episode .... Alicia Jolland - "Matinee Theatre" .... Sarah / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
- The Story of Sarah (1957) TV episode .... Sarah
- Eye of the Storm (1957) TV episode .... Stella - "The Millionaire" .... Dorothy McAllister (1 episode, 1957)
... aka If You Had a Million
- The Ted McAllister Story (1957) TV episode .... Dorothy McAllister - "General Electric Theater" .... Adelaide Baines / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Victorian Chaise Lounge (1957) TV episode .... Adelaide Baines
- A Child Is Born (1956) TV episode .... Leah
- The Breach (1956) TV episode - "Studio One" .... Anna Zenger / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- A Child Is Waiting (1957) TV episode .... Mary Widdicomb
- The Laugh Maker (1953) TV episode .... Belle Giles
- The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1953) TV episode .... Anna Zenger
- The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1951) TV episode - The True Story of Jesse James (1957) .... Rowena Cobb
... aka The James Brothers (UK) - The Young Stranger (1957) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Morse
- "Gunsmoke" .... Mrs. Mary Cullen (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Indian White (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Mary Cullen - "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- A Woman for Tony (1955) TV episode
- The Threshold (1953) TV episode - "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1954)
- Antigone (1954) TV episode - The Lonely Night (1954) .... Caroline
- "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- The Last Hour (1952) TV episode - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Emily (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Our Sister Emily (1952) TV episode .... Emily
Self:
- Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008) (V) .... Herself
- "Broadway Beat" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- The Homecoming Meet & Greet/Peter and Jerry at 2nd Stage/Young Frankenstein Opening (2007) TV episode .... Herself - Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (2006) (V) .... Herself
- Ballets russes (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
- Proteus (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Herself
... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title) - "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Joan Van Ark (2002) TV episode .... Herself - "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) TV episode .... Herself - Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996) .... Herself
- Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller (1987) .... Herself - Narrator
- "Today" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972-1980)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 25 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 12 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
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"Disneyland"
- The Light in the Forest: True Son's Revenge (1961) TV episode .... Kate Owens
- The Light in the Forest: Return of the True Son (1961) TV episode .... Kate Owens
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Other Works:
"The Bright Lights: A Theatre Life", 1978.
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