Anne Pitoniak
Anne Pitoniak (born March 30, 1922 in Westfield , Massachusetts , † April 22, 2007 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American actress .
Life
Anne Pitoniak was the daughter of Sophie, nee Porubovic, and John Pitoniak. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro , she joined the United Service Organizations , where she appeared as an actress with US troops in Korea, Japan and the Philippines. At a show in Japan she met Jerome Milord, whom she married on June 17, 1950 and with whom they had two children. As a member of the military, she lived with him on several military bases. The marriage failed and was divorced in 1968. She then began working again as an actress and appeared occasionally in the theater and in commercials. In 1975 she began studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute .
After graduating, she made her debut on March 1, 1983 in the role of Thelma Cates with the play Night, Mother on Broadway . The last performance of the play was on February 26, 1984. For their performances they were nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress and honored with a Theater World Award . She received another Tony Award nomination in 1994 for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Helen Potts in the play Picnic .
According to her age, Pitoniak was cast as a sprightly older woman and accordingly often played minor supporting roles. She made her screen debut at the age of 60 in the 1983 comedy The Survivors, with Walter Matthau and Robin Williams, directed by Michael Ritchie . She later starred in films such as The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991), The House of Cards (1993) and A Thousand Morning (1997). She had her last role in a feature film at the age of 80 in the 2002 drama Unfaithful .
On April 22, 2007, Pitoniak died at the age of 85 of complications from her cancer . She left behind her two children and a grandson.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: The Survivors ( The Survivors )
- 1984: Girls Wanna Have Fun ( Old Enough )
- 1985: Agnes - Angel in Fire ( Agnes of God )
- 1987: Sister, Sister
- 1988: The Warlock ( The Wizard of Loneliness )
- 1989: Burning Destiny ( No Place Like Home )
- 1989: Old Gringo
- 1991: The Ballad of the Sad Café ( The Ballad of the Sad Cafe )
- 1991: VI Warshawski - detective in silk stockings ( VI Warshawski )
- 1993: House of Cards ( House of Cards )
- 1994: Bitteres Blut ( In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness )
- 1996: Bed of Roses ( Bed of Roses )
- 1996: The Christmas Tree ( The Christmas Tree )
- 1997: In the final analysis ( Julian Po )
- 1997: A Thousand Acres ( A Thousand Acres )
- 2000: A Hot Coup ( Where the Money Is )
- 2000: His last coup ( The Opportunists )
- 2002: Unfaithful ( Unfaithful )
Web links
- Anne Pitoniak in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anne Pitoniak in the German dubbing index
- Anne Pitoniak in the Internet Broadway Database
- Anne Pitoniak in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pitoniak, Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westfield , Massachusetts, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 2007 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City , United States |