Mildred Natwick

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Mildred Natwick (born June 19, 1905 in Baltimore , Maryland , † October 25, 1994 in New York City , New York ) was an American theater and film actress . She embodied prominent supporting roles in Hollywood films over a period of around 50 years.

Life

Mildred Natwick was born in Baltimore, the daughter of a businessman, and attended Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. Her interest in acting had already developed during her college days and she began to act in amateur groups, later she worked full-time as an actress. In Cape Cod she appeared on the side of the then unknown, later film stars James Stewart and Henry Fonda . Mildred Natwick made her Broadway debut in 1932 in Carry Nation . She later appeared in plays by George Bernard Shaw and Noël Coward . She played there throughout the 1930s and even after the beginning of her film career, she remained connected to Broadway, at least temporarily. In total, by 1979 she made 29 appearances in 29 Broadway productions.

She made her successful film debut in 1940 in a supporting role in John Ford's The Long Road to Cardiff . Natwick later appeared several times under the direction of John Ford. The actress was already 35 years old when she made her first film, so she was almost only seen in character roles throughout her career. Due to her idiosyncrasies, she played striking personalities, but very different in character. In 1955 she acted in the role of a scheming witch as a dialogue partner of Danny Kaye in his famous The cup with the fan scene in the comedy The Court Jester . In the same year she was cast by Alfred Hitchcock in the black comedy Always Trouble with Harry in one of the few leading roles of her career. In it she played an old maid, who timidly approaches Edmund Gwenn's character in the course of the film . For the role of Jane Fonda's mother in the comedy Barefoot in the Park , Natwick was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1968 . She had previously played this role in the original play on Broadway for a period of four years. In addition, she also appeared in numerous series as a guest star, such as Magnum , Trapper John, MD or Mord ist her hobby . In 1974 she received an Emmy for Best Actress in a Miniseries for five appearances on The Snoop Sisters .

After around 90 film and television appearances, her career came to a worthy end with the portrayal of the family patriarch in the award-winning drama Dangerous Liaisons (1988) , with numerous film stars . Mildred Natwick died of cancer in 1994 at the age of 89. She never married and had no children. She was buried next to her sister in Lorraine Cemetery, Baltimore.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Web links

Commons : Mildred Natwick  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Myrna Oliver: Mildred Natwick; Stage, film, TV actress . In: Los Angeles Times . October 27, 1994 ( online at LaTimes.com [accessed August 10, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Natwick, Mildred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theater and film actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1994
Place of death New York City , New York , United States