Helen Wagner

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Helen Wagner (born September 3, 1918 in Lubbock , Texas , † May 1, 2010 in New York , New York ) was an American actress .

Life

Wagner studied drama and music at Monmouth College in Monmouth , Illinois . In 1938 she graduated from there with a diploma in these subjects. Wagner received singing and piano lessons in New York and sang in various church choirs .

In the early 1940s she played minor roles on Broadway , including the musicals Oklahoma! and Sunny River by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II . In 1946 she played the shepherdess Mopsa in William Shakespeare's late work Ein Wintermärchen at the Cort Theater . She had other theater roles in The Bad Seed , My Name is Acquilon at the side of Jean-Pierre Aumont and Lilli Palmer and in Love of Four Colonels with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer. As Blanche DuBois in Endstation Sehnsucht she went on tour with Lee Marvin . In 1972 she played Eleanor of Aquitaine in the play The Lion in Winter by James Goldman at The Little Theater On The Square in Sullivan , Illinois . In November 1990 she also played the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine at the opening of the new Wells Theater in Monmouth .

From the beginning of the 1950s, Wagner also appeared in several American television series . So she played the role of Trudi Bauer in the soap opera Springfield Story . She later played the role of Marge Franklin on The World of Mr. Sweeney .

Helen Wagner gained fame with the role of Nancy Hughes McClosky , the female head of the family, in the soap opera Young and Passionate - As Life Plays . Wagner played this role from the first episode of the series on April 2, 1956. In March 2010, Wagner last stood for Young and Passionate - How life plays in front of the camera. It was last seen on American television on April 5, 2010. In the Guinness Book of Records , Wagner received an entry as the longest actress in the same role in a television series.

Wagner received several awards : In 1988 Monmouth College awarded her an honorary doctorate as Doctor of Humane Letters . In 2001 she received the prestigious Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . In 2002 Wagner received a plaque on the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame in her hometown of Lubbock. In 2004 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Wagner had been married to television producer and director Robert Willey since 1954 , with whom she lived north of New York City. In her free time, Wagner devoted herself to reading , especially historical books, as well as embroidery and knitting .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Springfield Story (The Guiding Light)
  • 1953: Valiant Lady (TV series)
  • 1954: Inner Sanctum (TV series)
  • 1954: The World of Mr. Sweeney (TV series)
  • 1956–2010: Young and Passionate - As the World Turns

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'As the World Turns' matriarch Wagner dies at 91 Associated Press obituary dated May 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Helen Wagner ( Memento from July 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Obituary at Soap News
  3. ↑ Helen Wagner and Donald May in “The Lion In Winter” ( Memento July 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Productions of the Little Theater On The Square
  4. ↑ Helen Wagner as Nancy Hughes ( Memento March 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) biography at CBS
  5. ↑ 'As the World Turns' star Helen Wagner dies obituary msnbc.com from May 4, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Wagner, Helen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Lubbock , Texas
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 2010
Place of death New York City , New York