Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch, 2009

Elaine Stritch, 1973

Elaine Stritch (born February 2, 1925 in Detroit , Michigan , † July 17, 2014 in Birmingham , Michigan) was an American actress .

Life

Elaine Stritch studied acting at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at New York's New School . In 1944 she made her stage debut, and in 1946 she first appeared on Broadway . She later worked there and in London on productions such as Bus Stop , Sail Away , A Delicate Balance , Show Boat and Company . As a singer, she became known with songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart , Noël Coward and Stephen Sondheim .

Stritch first appeared on television in 1948 in the comedy production Growing Paynes . In 1954 she made a few appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show , and in 1960 she starred in the sitcom My Sister Eileen .

Her first major film role was in The Scarlet Hour in 1956 ; the next major film productions with her took place only during the 1970s. In 1972 she married the actor John Bay and lived and worked in London for several years; u. a. She played here in 1975 alongside Donald Sinden in the television film Two's Company . She has also appeared frequently as a guest star on various television series, including an episode of Trapper John, MD , three episodes of The Bill Cosby Show, or two episodes of Behind the Moon Immediately Left .

In the late 1980s, films such as September and Cocoon II - The Return were made . She found great recognition in the role of Parthy Hawkes in the 1994 Broadway revival of Show Boat . For her solo program Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2002) she received numerous awards, including a Tony Award . In 2007 she was a guest actress in the NBC -Sitcom 30 Rock with the Emmy Award award. In total, she received the award three times in her career. She was nominated three more times, most recently in 2009 for her guest appearance as Colleen Donaghy in the 30-rock episode Christmas Special .

Filmography (selection)

• 1956: All tracks obliterated (The Scarlet Hour)
• 1957: In Another Land (A Farewell to Arms)
• 1957: Three Violent People
• 1958: Vacation ticket to Paris (The Perfect Furlough)
• 1959: Kiss Her Goodbye
• 1960: Wagon Train (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1960: Al Carney Special (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1960: Alcoa Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1960–1961: My Sister Eileen (TV series, 27 episodes)
• 1963: The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1965: Who Killed Teddy Bear?
• 1965–1966: The Trials of O'Brien (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1967: Too Many Thieves
• 1968: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1970: Pigeons
• 1970: The Powder Room (TV movie)
• 1973: Pollyanna (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 1974: Dial M for Murder (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1974: Funny Ha-Ha (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1974: The President's Last Tape (TV movie)
• 1975: The Spiral Stairchase
• 1975: Shades of Greene (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1975–1979: Two's Company (TV series, 29 episodes)
• 1977: Providence
• 1979: Jackanory (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1979–1980: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl ( Tales of the Unexpected , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1980: Nobody's Perfect (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1981: Christmas Spirits (TV movie)
• 1983: Trapper John, MD (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1986–1987: The Ellen Burstyn Show (sitcom, 13 episodes)
• 1987: Paradise on Trial (Stranded , TV movie)
• 1987: September
• 1988: Cocoon II (Cocoon: the Return)
• 1988: Tattinger's (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1989–1990: The Bill Cosby Show ( The Cosby Show , sitcom, 3 episodes)
• 1990: American Playhouse (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1990: Head of the Class (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1990: The Price Of Passion (Sparks: The Price Of Passion , TV movie)
• 1990: Cadillac Man
• 1990: Steel Magnolias (TV movie)
• 1990: The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (TV movie)
• 1991: An Inconvenient Woman (TV movie)
• 1991: Chance of a Lifetime (TV movie)
• 1995: One time love, no turning back ( Bless This House , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1992–1997: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1997: you want to tango? (Out to Sea)
• 1997–2001: Behind the moon just left ( 3rd Rock from the Sun , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1998: An Unexpected Life (TV movie)
• 1998: Soul Man (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1998: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1998: Krippendorf's Tribe
• 2000: EGG, the Arts Show (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2000: It started in September (Autumn in New York)
• 2000: Small Time Crooks (Small Time Crooks)
• 2000: Going Dumb - Kidnapping for Beginners (Screwed)
• 2001: Elaine Stritch at Liberty (TV special)
• 2003: Broadway: The Golden Age
• 2003: Life's a Bitch (TV series)
• 2004: Paradise (TV movie)
• 2005: The Monster-in-Law (Monster-in-Law)
• 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
• 2007–2012: 30 Rock (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 2012: ParaNorman (voice)
• 2014: River of Fundament
• 2014: Randy Cunningham: The 9th Grade Ninja ( Bless This House , TV series, 1 episode, voice)

Web links

Commons : Elaine Stritch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Elaine Stritch in the catalog of the German National Library
• Elaine Stritch in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Bruce Weber, Robert Berkvist: Elaine Stritch, Broadway's Enduring Dame, Dies at 89th obituary in The New York Times, July 17, 2014