Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 — August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography, Dewhurst wrote: "I had moved so quickly from one Off-Broadway production to the next that I was known, at one point, as the 'Queen of Off-Broadway'. This title was not due to my brilliance but rather because most of the plays I was in closed after a run of anywhere from one night to two weeks. I would then move immediately into another." Dewhurst was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O’Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dramas on live television, and Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colleen Dewhurst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Earle Grey Award · 1992
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 1991
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1989
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 1989
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1986
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- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1974
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1961
- Theatre World Award · 1958
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1977 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1973 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1972 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1968 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1964 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1962 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
The Civil War
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Annie Hall
Moonlighting
Quincy, M.E.
Ice Castles
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
The Nun's Story
The Cowboys
The Dead Zone
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Ed Sullivan Show
Decoy
The Last Run
The Virginian
Murphy Brown
The Exorcist III
The Boy Who Could Fly
Escape
The Love Boat
When a Stranger Calls
The Big Valley
McQ
Great Performances
The F.B.I.
Final Assignment
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
The Crucible