Marian Seldes - Details

Biography

MARIAN SELDES counts among her film credits "The Haunting," "Celebrity," "Town and Country," "Home Alone 3," "Affliction," "Tom and Huck," "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag," "Digging to China," "The Greatest Story Ever Told," "The Big Fisherman," "Crime and Punishment U.S.A." and "The True Story of Jesse James."

An award-winning stage actress, she earned a 1999 Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her work in "Ring Round the Moon." Her previous honors include a Tony Award for "A Delicate Balance," a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination for "Father's Day," Obie Awards for "The Ginger Man" and "Isadora Duncan," an Outer Critics Circle Award for "Three Tall Women," and a Drama Desk Award nomination for "Ivanov."

Her television roles include her recent appearance opposite Vanessa Redgrave in the highly acclaimed "If These Walls Could Talk 2," her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in "Truman," and Alice B. Toklas in "Gertrude Stein and a Companion." She also guest starred on "Remember WENN," "Cosby," "Wings," "Murphy Brown," "Murder She Wrote," and "Law & Order," as well as such classic shows as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Perry Mason" and "Gunsmoke."

Events

  • 23rd August 1928 - Birth