Nancy Marchand

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Nancy Marchand (born June 19, 1928 in Buffalo , New York , † June 18, 2000 in Stratford , Connecticut ) was an American actress .

Life

As the daughter of a pianist, Marchand discovered her enthusiasm for art and acting at an early age. In order to overcome her shyness, she was sent to drama school at the age of 10. She studied the works of Shakespeare and other playwrights and theater studies at Carnegie Mellon University . After graduating in 1949, she received an engagement at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. It was there that she met the actor Paul Sparer (1923–1999). In 1950 the couple moved to New York City to play on Broadway . The two married a year later. The couple, who had been married for 48 years until Sparer's death, had three children together.

Nancy Marchand was best known for her television roles as Livia Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos , as newspaper owner Margaret Pynchon in the series Lou Grant (1977-1982), as Dorothea Dix in Torches in the Storm (1986) and as Maude Larrabee in Sabrina (1995). For her supporting role as the annoying mother of Mafia boss Tony Soprano in The Sopranos , she received a Golden Globe , an Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama series and, together with the ensemble of the Sopranos, the Screen Actors Guild Award in the category Best Acting Ensemble in a television series - drama .

Marchand died of lung cancer the day before her 72nd birthday .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1978 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lou Grant
  • 1979 Nomination: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lou Grant
  • 1980 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lou Grant
  • 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lou Grant
  • 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lou Grant
  • 1999 nomination: Online Film & Television Association best actress in a drama series - The Sopranos
  • 1999: Nomination: Viewers for Quality Television Award for best actress in a quality series - The Sopranos
  • 1999 Nomination: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - The Sopranos
  • 2000 Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - The Sopranos
  • 2000 nomination: Primetime Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a drama series - The Sopranos
  • 2000 nomination: Online Film & Television Association for best supporting actress in a drama series - The Sopranos
  • 2000: Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble - The Sopranos
  • 2001: Nomination: Screen Actors Guild Award best ensemble - The Sopranos

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Sparer and wife, Nancy Marchand, and children to live in Ann Arbor while participating in University Professional Theater, October 1963. In: http://oldnews.aadl.org/ . September 23, 2014, accessed January 31, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Lee Winfrey: Nancy Marchand, Famed For Role As Livia Soprano, Dies At Age 71. In: philly.com. June 20, 2000, accessed January 31, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Marchand, Nancy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2000
Place of death Stratford , Connecticut , United States