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Mary Beth Peil

Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 06/25/1940 (83) | Davenport, Iowa (United States of America (USA))
Mary Beth Peil (born June 25, 1940) is an American actress and soprano. She began her career as an opera singer in 1962 with the Goldovsky Opera Theater. In 1964 she won two major singing competitions, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; the latter of which earned her a contract with the Metropolitan Opera National Company with whom she performed in two seasons of national tours as a leading soprano from 1965 to 1967. She continued to perform in operas through the 1970s, notably creating the role of Alma in the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's Summer and Smoke at the Minnesota Opera in 1971. She later recorded that role for American television in 1982. With that same opera company she transitioned into musical theatre, performing the title role of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate in 1983. Later that year she joined the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I as Anna Leonowens opposite Yul Brynner, and continued with that production when it opened on Broadway on January 7, 1985. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal. After her Broadway debut, Peil has remained a stage actress in musicals and plays. She is the recipient of an Obie Award and has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, a H... ()
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Mary Beth Peil is an American singer, stage and screen actress, best known for her television roles as Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan on "Dawson's Creek" and as Jackie Florrick on "The Good Wife".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Mary Beth Peil as Actress(15)

as Charlie Sway2019 The Song of Sway Lake
as Doctor Marianna Holt2018 Here and Now
as Whit's Mother2016 Collateral Beauty
as Angela Maria 'Gran' Tucci2013 Contest
as Blind Woman2012 Maladies
as Celine2010 The Locksmith
as Anna Esseker2008 Mirrors
as Daisy Stokes2007 The List
as Ann, Our Lady of the Gutter2006 Shortbus
as Helen Devlin2004 The Stepford Wives
as Felice1998 The Odd Couple II
as Bartender1995 Reckless
as Emily Best1995 Comfortably Numb

TV Shows/Series with Mary Beth Peil as Actress(8)

as Marta Graham2021 Halston
as Helen2018 After Forever
as Jackie Florrick2009 The Good Wife
as Jessica Warren2008 Fringe
2001 The Job
as Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan1998 Dawson's Creek
as Dr. Emma Hiltz1990 Law & Order

Born: Tuesday, 06/25 1940 (June) in Davenport, Iowa (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 83 years + 278 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University
Mary Beth Peil frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Michelle Hurst (10x, Actress)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (10x, Actor)
David Fonteno (10x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:309470, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024