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Marian Seldes

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Radio Personality / Voice Actress | * 08/23/1928 († 86, 10/06/2014) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day. Her other Broadway credits include Equus (1974–77), Ivanov (1997), and Deuce (2007). She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

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Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested i ...

The Haunting

PG-13

1999 | 2.7/5 | 1h 53min
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery
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9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spie ...

Home Alone 3

PG

1997 | 2.7/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution ...

Mona Lisa Smile

PG-13

2003 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to ...

Leatherheads

PG-13

2008 | 2.9/5 | 1h 54min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Marian Seldes

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Drama League Award 2x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2x Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Marian Seldes as Actress(43)

as herself2017 Marian
as Mabel Billingsly2012 Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Vivian Cudlip2010 The Extra Man
as Eunice (voice)2009 The Toe Tactic
as Peggy2009 Home
as The Duchess of Krakenthorp2008 The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
as herself2008 Murnau, Borzage and Fox
as Clerk2008 Leatherheads
as Mrs. H.T. Miller2007 Miriam
as Barbara2007 The Visitor
as Margaret Paddleford2007 Suburban Girl
as The Dean2007 August Rush
as Nora Cantata2006 In from the Night
as Iva Stearns2004 Plainsong
as Narrator (voice)2004 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as herself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as President Jocelyn Carr2003 Mona Lisa Smile
as Alexandra2002 Hollywood Ending
as Eugenie's Mother2001 Town & Country
as Harriet Gahagan2000 Duets
as Abby Hedley2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Mrs. Dudley1999 The Haunting
as Alma Pittman1998 Affliction
as Datloff Party Guest1998 Celebrity
as Mrs. Hess1997 Home Alone 3
as Leah Schroth1997 Digging to China
as Lillian Banion1995 Clarissa
as Eleanor Roosevelt1995 Truman
as Widow Douglas1995 Tom and Huck
as Justice Susie Sharp1994 In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Margaret Armstrong1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Miss Maple1988 Zits
as Alice B. Toklas1987 Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
as Ruth1978 Fingers
as Secretary1975 Kate McShane [Pilot]
as Marian1966 The Star Wagon
as Herodias1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Arnon1959 The Big Fisherman
as Debbie Cole1959 Crime and Punishment USA
as Kate Owens1958 The Light in the Forest
as Rowena Cobb1957 The True Story of Jesse James
as Mrs. Morse (uncredited)1957 The Young Stranger
as Caroline1954 The Lonely Night

TV Shows/Series with Marian Seldes as Actress(40)

as Helen2006 The Book of Daniel
2006 Big Day
2004 Clubhouse
as Louise Grantham Robilotti2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Peggy Kendall1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Big1998 Sex and the City
1995 Central Park West
as Betty1993 Frasier
1991 Good & Evil
1990 Wings
as Suzanne1990 Law & Order
as Lydia Winthrop1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Kate & Allie
1967 Mannix
1965 Branded
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 The Texan
1958 The Rifleman
1957 The Court of Last Resort
1957 Suspicion
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Mary K. Davis1957 Perry Mason
as Martha Wicklow1957 M Squad
as Alicia Jolland1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lydia Brailing1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister1955 The Millionaire
as Mrs. Cullen1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Matinee Theater
as Betty1954 Climax!
as Persis Hughes1953 GE Theater
as Adelaide Baines1953 GE Theater
as Emily1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Iva Stearns1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nora Cantata1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as May1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Anna Zenger1948 Studio One
as Belle Giles1948 Studio One
as Mary Widdicomb1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
as Emilia1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Marian Seldes
Born: Thursday, 08/23 1928 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 10/06 2014 (October) in New York City (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dalton School, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Employer: Juilliard School
Spouses (current/former): Garson Kanin, Julian Claman
Father: Gilbert Seldes
Other names for Marian Seldes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Marion Seldes"
Marian Seldes frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (39x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (33x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (32x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (31x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (30x, Actor)
Claude Akins (27x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (27x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (27x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (27x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (26x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (26x, Actor)
Joshua Dwyer (6x, Crew)
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