Carrie Snodgress

Carrie Snodgress (born October 27, 1945 in Park Ridge , Illinois , † April 1, 2004 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Caroline Snodgress ) was an American actress .

Life

She received in 1971 an Oscar nomination and two Golden Globes for her role in the film Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife) as best actress and as a most promising talent. Around 1971 she retired into private life and lived with Neil Young . With him she had a son named Zeke, who suffers from infantile cerebral palsy . In 1975 the couple separated.

In 1978 she started a comeback , but ultimately could not build on the early success. She played theater and made numerous films of various quality for cinema and television.

Carrie Snodgress died of heart failure while waiting for a liver transplant in a Los Angeles hospital .

Filmography (selection)

• 1970: Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1978: Vicious Circle Alpha (The Fury)
• 1982: Homework (Homework)
• 1984: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven , TV series 1984–1989), episode 3 - I wish a blue moon ( To Touch the Moon )
• 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
• 1986: Murphy's Law (Murphy's Law)
• 1986, 1993: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1991: Rivalen (Across the Tracks) , also on DVD under the title Road to Hell - Von Rachetrieb
• 1992: Guilt Knows No Forgetting (Woman with a Past)
• 1993: Little Jo (The Ballad of Little Jo)
• 1994: Operation Blue Sky (Blue Sky)
• 1998: Wild Things
• 2000: Ed Gein - The Wisconsin Serial Killer
• 2001: Bartleby
• 2001: The Forsaken (The Forsaken)

Awards

• 1971: Oscar nomination for Best Actress for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1971: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical / Comedy for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1971: Golden Globe Award for most promising talent for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1971: Laurel Award as the most promising talent for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1971 Laurel Award for Best Actress (Drama) for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1972: BAFTA Award nomination as the most promising talent for Diary of adultery (Diary of a Mad Housewife)
• 1984: Daytime Emmy nomination for Best Achievement in a Children's Series for the episode Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy .
• 2001: Fantafestival 2001: Best Actress for Ed Gein - The Wisconsin Serial Killer

Web links

• Carrie Snodgress in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Carrie Snodgress in the nndb (English)
• Carrie Snodgress at filmreference.com (English)