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Sada Thompson (1927–2011)

Actress

Renowned and highly respected actress Sada Thompson has earned critical acclaim both on stage and TV for her noble, strong-minded matrons, but her more challenging and compelling work has come when her characters have displayed darker, more neurotic tones. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she was the eldest of three children of magazine editor Hugh Woodruff Thompson and his wife Corlyss Gibson... See full bio »

Born:

Sada Carolyn Thompson
in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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2000 Pollock
Stella Pollock
 
1998 The Patron Saint of Liars (TV movie)
Sister Evangeline
 
1997 Any Mother's Son (TV movie)
Gertie
 
1995 Law & Order (TV series)
Elaine Nicodos
– Jeopardy (1995) … Elaine Nicodos
 
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV movie)
Virginia McMartin
 
1993 Queen (TV mini-series)
 
1991 Cheers (TV series)
Mama Lozupone
– Honor Thy Mother (1991) … Mama Lozupone
 
1983-1990 American Playhouse (TV series)
Andre's Mother / Fanny Church / Mrs. Antrobus / …
– Andre's Mother (1990) … Andre's Mother
– Painting Churches (1986) … Fanny Church
– Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986) … Widow Douglas
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) … Mrs. Antrobus
 
1989 Fear Stalk (TV movie)
Pearl
 
1989 Home Fires Burning (TV movie)
Pastine Tibbetts
 
1987 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Maria Pello
– Fatal Confession (1987) … Maria Pello
 
1987 Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (TV movie)
Maria Pello
 
1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
Laura Jameson
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 1 (1986) … Laura Jameson
– Matadors, The/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1986) … Laura Jameson
 
1986 My Two Loves (TV movie)
Dorothea
 
1983 Princess Daisy (TV movie)
Masha
 
1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series)
Aunt Flora
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Aunt Flora
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Aunt Flora
 
1981 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
 
1976-1980 Family (TV series)
Kate Lawrence
– Letting Go (1980) … Kate Lawrence
– Smarts (1980) … Kate Lawrence
– Just Like Old Times (1980) … Kate Lawrence
– The Ties That Bind (1980) … Kate Lawrence
– Such a Fine Line (1980) … Kate Lawrence
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1977 Our Town (TV movie)
Mrs. Gibbs
 
1976 The Entertainer (TV movie)
Phoebe Rice
 
1974 Lincoln (TV series)
Mary Todd Lincoln
– The Unwilling Warrior (1974) … Mary Todd Lincoln
– Prairie Lawyer (1974) … Mary Todd Lincoln
– Crossing Fox River (1974) … Mary Todd Lincoln
– Sad Figure, Laughing (1974) … Mary Todd Lincoln
– Mrs. Lincoln's Husband (1974) … Mary Todd Lincoln
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– The Second Victim (1973)
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Mamma Cassalini
– Joie (1973) … Mamma Cassalini
 
1971 Desperate Characters
Claire
 
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness
Ruth Lawrence
 
1965 New York Television Theatre (TV series)
– Gallows Humor (1965)
 
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Judy
– The Missing Bank of Rupert X. Humperdink (1964) … Judy
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Mitchell
– The Helping Hand (1963) … Mrs. Mitchell
 
1961 Camera Three (TV series)
Rosaleen
– The Cracked Looking Glass (1961) … Rosaleen
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Nurse
– Lost (1956) … Nurse
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Old Tasselfoot (1954)
 
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2002 OT: Our Town (documentary) (special thanks)
 
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1998/II This Is My Father (documentary)
 
1987 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Herself
– Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (1987) … Herself (voice)
 
1982 Frida Kahlo (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 December 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
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2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
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Played Dorine in the 1965 Lincoln Center production of "Tartuffe". See more »

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She was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Driving Miss Daisy" in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra