Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Deceased · Born: Aug 23, 1928 · Died: Oct 6, 2014

Personal Details

Born Aug 23, 1928 New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Garson Kanin

    ( Jun 19, 1990 to Mar 13, 1999 )
  • Julian Claman

    ( Nov 3, 1953 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marian Seldes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2012
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Mabel Billingsly
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2010
The Extra Man
The Extra Man as Vivian Cudlip
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2009
Home
Home as Peggy
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2007
Miriam
Miriam as Mrs. H.T. Miller
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August Rush
August Rush as The Dean
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Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl as Margaret Paddleford
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The Visitor
The Visitor as Barbara
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2004
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision as Narrator (voice)
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Plainsong
Plainsong as Iva Stearns
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2003
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile as President Jocelyn Carr
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Frasier
Frasier as Betty
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2002
Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending as Alexandra
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2001
Town & Country
Town & Country as Eugenie's Mother
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Louise Grantham Robilotti
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2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Abby Hedley
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1999
La maldición
La maldición as Mrs. Dudley
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1998
Affliction
Affliction as Alma Pittman
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Sex and the City
Sex and the City as Mrs. Big
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1997
Digging to China
Digging to China as Leah Schroth
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Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3 as Mrs. Hess
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1995
Clarissa
Clarissa as Lillian Banion
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Tom and Huck
Tom and Huck as Widow Douglas
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1994
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Justice Susie Sharp
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1991
Law & Order
Law & Order as Suzanne
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Lydia Winthrop
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1988
Zits
Zits as Miss Maple
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1987
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
Gertrude Stein and a Companion! as Alice B. Toklas
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1978
Fingers
Fingers as Ruth
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1966
The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon as Marian
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1959
Crime & Punishment, USA
Crime & Punishment, USA as Debbie Cole
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The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman as Arnon
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1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lydia Brailing
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1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Mary K. Davis
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Climax!
Climax! as Betty
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1956
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Mrs. Cullen
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1953
Studio One
Studio One as Anna Zenger
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1952
Studio One
Studio One as Belle Giles
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1951
The Philco Television Playhouse