RECENT CREDITS
The Nun's Story (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1999
Deceived (FILM)  Sep. 27, 1991
People Like Us (TV)  May. 14, 1990
Run Till You Fall (TV)  Sep. 9, 1988


HIGHLIGHTS
1991 Final screen appearance as Goldie Hawn's mother in the thriller "Deceived"
1990 Co-starred in NBC miniseries "People Like Us"
1985 Played Rose Kennedy in the CBS miniseries "Robert Kennedy and His Times"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The Nun's Story  1999 -Mother Christophe
Actor
Film


Deceived  1991 -Adrienne's Mother
Actor
Film


People Like Us  1990 -Maisie
Actor
TV


Run Till You Fall  1988 -Margaret Channing
Actor
TV


Narrator
TV


Under Siege  1986 -Margaret Sloan
Actor
TV


Power  1986 -Claire Hastings
Actor
Film


Chiller  1985 -Marion Creighton
Actor
TV


Robert Kennedy and His Times  1985 -Rose Kennedy
Actor
TV


Santa Barbara  1984 -Gladys Biddleworth
Actor
TV


Two of A Kind  1983 -Ruth
Actor
Film


King's Crossing  1982 -Louisa Beauchamp
Actor
TV


Poltergeist  1982 -Dr Lesch
Actor
Film


Bloodline  1979 -Kate Erling
Actor
Film


The Promise  1979 -Marion
Actor
Film


The Dain Curse  1978 -Alice Dain Leggett
Actor
TV


Killer on Board  1977 -Beatrice Richmond
Actor
TV


The World of Darkness  1977 -Joanna Sanford
Actor
TV


Network  1976 -Louise Schumacher
Actor
Film


Beacon Hill  1975 -Emmaline Hacker; his wife
Actor
TV


The Borrowers  1973 -Mrs Crampfurl
Actor
TV


Patterns  1956 -Nancy Staples
Actor
Film


Love of Life  1951 -Vinnie Phillips
Actor
TV


Wonder Woman   -The Queen Mother
Actor
TV


Endless Love   -Rose Axelrod
Actor
Film


Phone Call From a Stranger   -Mrs Fortness
Actor
Film


The Silken Affair   -Theora
Actor
Film


The Young Lovers   -Mrs Burns
Actor
Film


The Formula   -Kay Neely
Actor
Film




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Highlights

1991 Final screen appearance as Goldie Hawn's mother in the thriller "Deceived"
1990 Co-starred in NBC miniseries "People Like Us"
1985 Played Rose Kennedy in the CBS miniseries "Robert Kennedy and His Times"
1982 Played Louisa Beauchamp on the short-lived ABC primetime serial drama, "King's Crossing"
1976 Returned to feature films with "Network"; won Best Supporting Actress Oscar
1975 Played Emmaline Hacker, the butler's wife, on the short-lived CBS primetime serial drama, "Beacon Hill"
1973 Co-starred in TV version of "The Borrowers" (NBC)
1964 Last feature film for twelve years, "The Young Lovers"
1954 - 1955 Was a panelist on the game show, "One Minute Please"
1953 Played Elizabeth Proctor in the Broadway premiere of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"; won Tony Award
1952 Feature film debut, "Phone Call from a Stranger"
1945 Co-founded the producing organization Theater Inc.
1935 Made Broadway debut in "Bitter Oleander"
Ran her own radio program on station WMCA in NYC during WWII
Played Mrs. Phillips on the long-running CBS daytime drama, "Love of Life"
Produced a series of children's plays, including "Who Am I?"
Made recurring appearances as the Queen Mother (of Paradise Island) on the ABC adventure-fantasy series, "Wonder Woman"
Had recurring role on the NBC soap "Santa Barbara"


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