Rosemary Murphy

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Rosemary Murphy (born January 13, 1925 in Munich , Germany , † July 5, 2014 in New York City , New York ) was an American actress. In her over 60-year acting career, she was nominated for three Tony Awards and won an Emmy Award .

life and career

Rosemary Murphy was born in Munich in 1925 as the daughter of the high-ranking US diplomat Robert Murphy , who was working in Germany at the time. Rosemary Murphy did not come to the USA until 1939 when her family had to leave Europe because of the beginning World War . After attending the private Manhattanville College, Murphy studied acting at the Catholic University of America , she also became a member of the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio . In November 1950, she made her Broadway - debut in the play The Tower Beyond Tragedy . Murphy remained connected to Broadway for five decades and played there in a total of 17 plays by the year 2000. She was seen in the world premieres of The Night of the Iguana and Period of Adjustment by Tennessee Williams . Blessed was also her performance in Edward Albee's with the Pulitzer Prize excellent piece of A Delicate Balance 1967 for her theater work, she was three-time Tony Award nominated, Murphy also won the 1962 Clarence Derwent Award .

Between 1949 and 2010, Rosemary Murphy was also seen in numerous films and television series, although she mostly remained a supporting actress. She made her film debut in 1949 in the German rubble film Der Ruf von Fritz Kortner in the role of a student, whereby the German language skills from her childhood helped her with this film. In 1962 she played what is perhaps her best-known film role as neighbor Miss Maudie in the classic film Who disturbs the nightingale , the film adaptation of Harper Lee's famous novel. Murphy also played the writer Dorothy Parker in the Oscar-winning film Julia alongside Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave . She also had supporting roles in several Woody Allen films . Murphy has also appeared regularly on television since the 1950s. She even won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her appearance as the iron mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) . She also had guest roles in series such as Columbo , Quincy and Mord is her Hobby .

Rosemary Murphy played her last role in 2010 as a grandmother in the romantic comedy The Romantics . She died of esophageal cancer in her apartment in New York in 2014 at the age of 89 . She was never married and had no children.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
  • 1977: Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rosemary Murphy's profile on the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ Report in DER SPIEGEL from 37/1948
  3. ^ "To Kill a Mockingbird" Actress Rosemary Murphy Dies at 89 ; Death report in The Hollywood Reporter from 2014
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Rosemary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 2014
Place of death New York City , New York , USA