Audrey Christie
Audrey Christie (born June 27, 1912 in Chicago , Illinois , † December 19, 1989 in West Hollywood , California ) was an American actress.
life and career
Audrey Christie was born in Chicago, with the majority of the sources giving 1912 as the year of birth, but some also alternatively 1911 or 1910. At the age of 15 she appeared as a dancer in vaudeville shows, later she worked in nightclubs and radio. From 1933 Christie played regularly on Broadway theater in New York. In the following decades until 1970 she was in successful plays such as Sailor, Beware! (1933), The Women (1936), I Married an Angel (1938), Without Love (1942), The Voice of the Turtle (1943) and Light Up the Sky (1948).
In 1943 Christie made her film debut with a supporting role in George Cukor's drama Keeper of the Flame, starring alongside Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn . She remained primarily a theater actress and only made a few appearances in films. She was often seen in the 1950s in the role of the "other woman" who tries to conquer the heart of the main actor, for example that of Gordon MacRae in the musical Karussell (1956). She had one of her most famous roles in 1962 in Fever in the Blood of Elia Kazan , where she appeared as the prudish and authoritarian mother of Natalie Wood . Christie has been on television regularly since the early 1950s. Here she took on guest roles in series such as Barney Miller , Charlie's Angels and The Waltons . In the early 1980s she retired from acting.
Audrey Christie died of emphysema in her West Hollywood home in 1989 , leaving behind a son. Her husband was the actor Donald Briggs (1911-1986).
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: The Whole Truth (Keeper of the Flame)
- 1952: Take off the mask (Deadline - USA)
- 1956 carousel (Carousel)
- 1961: Fever in the Blood (Splendor in the Grass)
- 1962–1963: Fair Exchange (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 1964: Goldgräber-Molly (The Unsinkable Molly Brown)
- 1965: Harlow
- 1966: On the Run ( The Fugitive ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: Frankie and Johnny (Frankie and Johnny)
- 1967: The Devil Woman of Texas (The Ballad of Josie)
- 1974: Mame
- 1975/1982: Barney Miller (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1976: Make-up and pistols ( Police Woman ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1976: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels ; TV Series, 1 episode)
- 1976: The Waltons ( The Waltons ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1978: Revenge of the Blonde Witch (Harper Valley PTA)
Web links
- Audrey Christie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Audrey Christie at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ Obituary in the New York Times , the age of her death is given here as 79 years (hence 1910)
- ↑ a b New York Times: Audrey Christie, 79; Singer and Dancer Became an Actress. December 29, 1989, accessed September 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Audrey Christie at Allmovie
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christie, Audrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1989 |
| Place of death | West Hollywood , California , United States |