Marian Seldes
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- born: 23/Aug/1928 (New York, New York, USA)
Biography
Marian Hall Seldesis an award-winning American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career has spanned six decades and who was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Trained for the stage, she made her Broadway theatre debut in 1948 in a production of "Medea". She went on to an illustrious career in which she has earned five Tony Award nominations, winning her first time out in 1967 for "A Delicate Balance". From 1967 to 1991, Seldes was a faculty member of the Juilliard School of Drama, and in 2002 began teaching at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. In addition to performing in live theatre, Seldes began acting in television in 1952 in a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production that marked the first of many guest star roles that have continued into 2006. She also has performed in a number of motion pictures and in radio plays. Between 1974 and 1982, she appeared in 179 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater".
Seldes co-starred with Angela Lansbury in "Deuce", a new play written by Terrence McNally and directed by Michael Blakemore. The play opened on May 6, 2007, on Broadway for a limited run of 18 weeks and closed as scheduled on August 19, 2007.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Design for Loving (09/Nov/1958) - cast: Lydia