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Colleen Dewhurst

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Voice Actress / Theatre Director | * 06/03/1924 († 67, 08/22/1991) | Montréal, Québec (Canada)
Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She 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 performances in Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. One of her last roles was playing Marilla Cuthbert in the Kevin Sullivan television adaptations of the Anne of Green Gables series and her reprisal of the role in the subsequent TV series Road to Avonlea. In the United States, Dewhurst won two Tony Awards and four Emmy Awards for her stage and television work. In addition to other Canadian honors over the years, Dewhurst won two Gemini Awards (the former Canadian equivalent of an Emmy Award) for her portrayal of Marilla Cuthbert; once in 1986 and again in 1988. It is arguably her best known role because of the Kevin Sullivan produced series’ continuing popularity and also the initial co-production by the CBC; allowing for rebroadcasts over the years on it, and also on PBS in the United States. The initial broadcast alone was seen by millions of viewers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistake ...

Anne of Green Gables

Certification unknown

1985 | 4.1/5 | 3h 19min
Kids & Family, Drama
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When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial di ...

The Cowboys

PG

1972 | 3.6/5 | 2h 11min
Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
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Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsp ...

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Certification unknown

1987 | 4.0/5 | 3h 50min
Drama, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
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Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he d ...

The Dead Zone

R

1983 | 3.5/5 | 1h 43min
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Colleen Dewhurst

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Earle Grey Award 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 6x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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Movies with Colleen Dewhurst as Actress(55)

as Ruth1991 Bed & Breakfast
as Estelle Whittier1991 Dying Young
as Margaret1990 Kaleidoscope
as Satan (voice) (uncredited)1990 The Exorcist III
as Hepzibah1989 Lantern Hill
as Margaret Page1989 Those She Left Behind
as Molly Dushane1989 Termini Station
as Judge1988 Hitting Home
as Gladys1987 Bigfoot
as Marilla Cuthbert1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
as Marie Kovacs1986 Johnny Bull
as Golda Meir1986 Sword of Gideon
as Hospice Worker1986 As Is
as Mrs. Sherman1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
as Barbara Petherton1986 Between Two Women
as Marilla Cuthbert1985 Anne of Green Gables
as Grand Duchess Olga Katrina1984 You Can't Take it With You
as Lorna Dillman1984 The Glitter Dome
as Red Queen1983 Alice in Wonderland
as Henrietta Dodd1983 The Dead Zone
as Mrs. Sexton1982 Split Cherry Tree
1982 Between Two Brothers
as Aunt Cora Jackfield1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek
as Meg Larson1980 A Perfect Match
as Lily Levinson1980 Escape
as Val1980 The Women's Room
as Elaine Lipton1980 Death Penalty
as Anna Kramer1980 Baby Comes Home
as Dr. Valentine Ulanova1980 Final Assignment
as Gladys Petrelli1980 Tribute
as Elizabeth1979 Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
as Mrs. O'Neil1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
as Anna Kramer1979 And Baby Makes Six
as Tracy1979 When a Stranger Calls
as herself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Kate Maclean1978 The Third Walker
as Beulah Smith1978 Ice Castles
as Herself / Host1977 Simple Gifts
as Mrs. Hall1977 Annie Hall
as Narrator1976 Almos' a Man
as Josie Hogan1975 A Moon for the Misbegotten
1974 The Music School
as Rebekah1974 The Story of Jacob and Joseph
as Myra1974 McQ
1973 Tennessee Williams' South
as Marie Lombardi1973 Legend in Granite
as Kate1972 The Cowboys
as Molly Joyce1972 The Hands of Cormac Joyce
as Monique1971 The Last Run
as Esther Franz1971 The Price
as Elizabeth Proctor1967 The Crucible
as Dr. Vera Kropotkin1966 A Fine Madness
as Helen Benson1960 Man on a String
as First Woman of Corinth1959 Medea
as Dangerous Hospital Patient1959 The Nun's Story

TV Shows/Series with Colleen Dewhurst as Actress(22)

as Avery Brown Sr.1988 Murphy Brown
as Antonia1985 A.D.
1985 Moonlighting
1985 The Twilight Zone
as Rachel Green1984 Finder of Lost Loves
as Maggie Geyser1982 The Blue and the Gray
as Myrtle Kennedy1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Mary Lonigan1979 Studs Lonigan
1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Red Queen1971 Great Performances
as Annie1965 The Big Valley
as Amy Doucette1965 The F.B.I.
as Nurse Ellen Hatch1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Celia Ames1962 The Virginian
as Various1961 Supercar
as Eleanor Markham1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
as herself1959 The David Susskind Show
as Taffy Connor1957 Decoy
as Esther Franz1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mollie Joyce1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Colleen Dewhurst
Born: Tuesday, 06/03 1924 (June) in Montréal, Québec (Canada)
Died: Thursday, 08/22 1991 (August) in New York City (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Milwaukee-Downer College, Riverside University High School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): George C. Scott
Children: Campbell Scott
Colleen Dewhurst frequently works together with these people:
Harold Gould (22x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (21x, Actor)
Harlan Warde (17x, Actor)
Bing Russell (16x, Actor)
Ford Rainey (16x, Actor)
Bradford Dillman (15x, Actor)
Richard Anderson (15x, Actor)
Peter Mark Richman (15x, Actor)
John Anderson (15x, Actor)
John Milford (14x, Actor)
John Harmon (14x, Actor)
Kevin Sullivan (7x, Crew)
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