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Tuesday Weld

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Tuesday Weld
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
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Susan Ker Weld was born on August 27, 1943 (Friday), in New York City. When her father, Lathrop Motley Weld, died three years later at the age of 49, the cute little girl, whose name by then had somehow been transmogrified into "Tuesday", took over the role of the family breadwinner. She became a successful child model, posing for advertisements and mail-order catalogs. Her work and the burden of responsibility estranged her from her mother Aileen, her two elder siblings, and catapulted the preteen girl into adulthood. At nine years of age, she suffered a nervous breakdown; at ten, she started heavy drinking; one year later, she began to have love affairs, all of which led to a suicide attempt at age twelve. In 1956 she debuted in the low-budget exploitation movie Rock Rock Rock! (1956) and decided to become an actress. After numerous TV appearances in New York she went to Hollywood in 1958 and was cast for Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), something of a breakthrough for her. Over the next few years Tuesday became Hollywood's queen of teen, playing mainly precocious sex kittens. Her wild private life added to the entertainment of her fans. Critics acknowledged her talent, directors approved of her professionalism, and in the mid-1970s she even managed to grow out of her child/woman image and find more demanding roles - she had been "sweet little 16" for about 16 years. However, Tuesday Weld didn't achieve first-magnitude stardom. Maybe she was just unlucky with her selection of jobs (she turned down Lolita (1962), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), True Grit (1969), Cactus Flower (1969), among others); maybe her independence-loving mind made her instinctively shrink back from the restraints of super stardom. In any case, she kept on performing well in films that had either not much flair or not much success. From the early '80s on she focused more and more on made-for-TV movies, which was ironic in that the best (Once Upon a Time in America (1984)) and the most successful (Falling Down (1993)) films that came her way happened as her big-screen career was already petering out.
BornAugust 27, 1943
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James Caan and Tuesday Weld in Thief (1981)
Tuesday Weld in Return to Peyton Place (1961)
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Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)
Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)
Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)
Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)
Jack Nicholson and Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)
Jack Nicholson and Tuesday Weld in A Safe Place (1971)

Known for

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
8.3
  • Carol
  • 1984
James Caan in Thief (1981)
Thief
7.4
  • Jessie
  • 1981
Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)
Falling Down
7.6
  • Mrs. Prendergast
  • 1993
Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
Play It As It Lays
6.3
  • Maria Wyeth Lang
  • 1972

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Actress

  • Neve Campbell, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte, Robin Tunney, and Terrence Howard in Intimate Affairs (2001)
    Intimate Affairs
  • Bianca Hunter in Chelsea Walls (2001)
    Chelsea Walls
  • Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, and Vincent D'Onofrio in Feeling Minnesota (1996)
    Feeling Minnesota
  • Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)
    Falling Down
  • Anthony Perkins in Chillers (1990)
    Chillers
  • Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
    Heartbreak Hotel
  • Something in Common (1986)
    Something in Common
  • Tuesday Weld and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)
    Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
  • Scorned and Swindled (1984)
    Scorned and Swindled
  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    Once Upon a Time in America
  • The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
    The Winter of Our Discontent
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld in The Rainmaker (1982)
    The Rainmaker
  • Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy, and Alan King in Author! Author! (1982)
    Author! Author!
  • James Caan in Thief (1981)
    Thief
  • Tuesday Weld, Eleanor Parker, and Granville Van Dusen in Madame X (1981)
    Madame X

Soundtrack

  • I'll Take Sweden (1965)
    I'll Take Sweden
    • (uncredited)
  • The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959)
    The 31st Annual Academy Awards

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Serial
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Once Upon a Time in America
Trailer 2:41
Once Upon a Time in America
Return To Peyton Place
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Return To Peyton Place
Who'll Stop The Rain
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Who'll Stop The Rain
Thief
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Thief

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    • August 27, 1943
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Pinchas ZukermanOctober 18, 1985 - December 13, 1998 (divorced)
    • Natasha Harz
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Starred (as "Lady Macbeth") in "Macbeth".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 57 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    She was director Roman Polanski's first choice for the leading role in Rosemary's Baby (1968) because he thought her pure American looks would contrast well with the film's dark undertones. The studio preferred Mia Farrow, however, who had become a star on the enormously popular nighttime soap opera Peyton Place (1964). A few years later Polanski wanted her to star in his film version of Macbeth (1971). She lost the part when she refused to do a nude sleepwalking scene. The role was eventually played by Francesca Annis.
  • Quotes
    I do not ever want to be a huge star. Do you think I want a success? I refused Bonnie and Clyde (1967) because I was nursing at the time but also because deep down I knew that it was going to be a huge success. The same was true of "Bob and Carol and Fred and Sue" or whatever it was called [Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)]. It reeked of success.
    • Platinum blonde hair and green eyes
    • Wild in the Country
      (1961)
      $50,000

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