Marian Seldes
Marian Hall Seldes (born August 23, 1928 in New York City , New York - † October 6, 2014 ) was an American actress .
Life
Marian Seldes was the daughter of the journalist and publisher Gilbert Seldes. Her uncle was the journalist George Seldes . Marian studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse . Her first television role she played in an episode of the television series Hallmark Hall of Fame from 1952. After a few other guest roles in television series, she appeared on the side of Robert Wagner in the western Avenger of the Disinherited (1957). In the film drama Crime & Punishment, USA (1959) she played one of the bigger roles.
Seldes received a Tony Award in 1967 for her role in the play A Delicate Balance . In the same year she became a lecturer at the Juilliard School of Drama , where she taught among others Kevin Kline , Laura Linney and Kevin Spacey . She worked there until 1991.
From 1974 to 1982 the actress' voice could be heard on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater show . In the film drama Finger - Zärtlich und brutal (1978), Seldes played one of the bigger roles alongside Harvey Keitel . During this time she was seen in numerous plays and was nominated for the Tony Award in 1971, 1978, 1999 and 2003 . In the film drama Dreams to the End of the World (1998) she played the terminally ill mother of the mentally disabled Ricky Schroth ( Kevin Bacon ).
Seldes was married to the film producer Julian Claman from 1953 to 1961 , with whom she had a daughter. In 1990 she married the director and screenwriter Garson Kanin , who died in 1999.
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Sure As Fate (TV series, episode)
- 1952: Our Sister Emily (TV movie)
- 1957: Avengers of the Disinherited (The True Story of Jesse James)
- 1958: The Light in the Forest
- 1959: The fisherman of Galilee (The Big Fisherman)
- 1959: Crime & Punishment
- 1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- 1978: Finger - Affectionate and Brutal (Fingers)
- 1988: Zits
- 1992: Betty Lou - The normal madness (The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag)
- 1995: Tom and Huck (Tom and Huck)
- 1995: Clarissa (TV series)
- 1997: Home Alone (Home Alone 3)
- 1998: Dreams to the End of the World (Digging to China)
- 1998: Celebrity - beautiful. Rich. Famous. (Celebrity)
- 1999: The Haunting (The Haunting)
- 2000: Women Love Women (If These Walls Could Talk 2)
- 2000: dream couples (duets)
- 2001: City, Country, Kiss (Town & Country)
- 2002: Hollywood Ending
- 2003: Mona Lisa's Smile (Mona Lisa Smile)
- 2007: Upper East Side Love (Suburban Girl)
- 2007: A Summer in New York - The Visitor (The Visitor)
- 2010: The Last Gentleman (The Extra Man)
- 2011: Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Web links
- Marian Seldes in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Robert Berkvist: Marian Seldes, a Ruler of the Broadway Stage, Dies at 86. Obituary in The New York Times, October 7, 2014
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seldes, Marian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seldes, Marian Hall (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2014 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |