Tall, luminous and leonine, the legendary Colleen Dewhurst must go down as one of the theater's finest contemporary tragediennes of the late 1900s. With trademark dusky tones and a majestically careworn appearance, she possessed an inimitable down-to-earth fierceness that not only earned her the title "Queen of Off-Broadway" but allowed her to put...
Full Name | Colleen Dewhurst |
Net Worth | $250,000 |
Date Of Birth | June 3, 1924 |
Died | August 22, 1991, South Salem, New York, United States |
Place Of Birth | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
Height | 1.73 m |
Occupation | Film, stage, television and voice actress |
Profession | Voice Actor |
Work Position | Awards for Colleen Dewhurst |
Education | Milwaukee-Downer College |
Spouse | George C. Scott, James Vickery |
Children | Campbell Scott, Alexander R. Scott |
Parents | Ferdinand Augustus Dewhurst, Frances Marie Dewhurst |
Nicknames | Colleen Dewhurst, Dewhurst, Colleen |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0223157 |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Earle Grey Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding P... |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Genie Award fo... |
Movies | Anne of Green Gables, Annie Hall, The Cowboys, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Dying Young, Ice Castles, The Dead Zone, McQ, The Nun's Story, When a Stranger Calls, A Fine Madness, Lantern Hill, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Last Run, Termini Station, Sword of Gideon, Final Assignment, Guyana Tragedy... |
TV Shows | The Crucible |
Star Sign | Gemini |
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1 | She was awarded the 1974 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Performance for her role in the play, "A Moon for the Misbegotten," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
2 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, a son Campbell Scott on July 19, 1961. Child's father is her 2nd ex-husband, George C. Scott. |
3 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 36, a son Alexander Scott in August 1960. Child's father is her 2nd ex-husband, George C. Scott. |
4 | Was on the executive boards of the Actors Fund of America and Save the Theatres, a movement to keep existing Broadway houses from being destroyed. |
5 | Her companion for nearly twenty years was Ken Marsolais, an independent producer who mounted such shows as "Ned and Jack" (which Dewhurst directed both off and on Broadway). He and Dewhurst met when he was brought in as assistant stage manager on "A Moon for the Misbegotten" in 1973. |
6 | In 1990, as president of Equity, she became embroiled in the union's dispute with the producer Cameron Mackintosh over whether actor Jonathan Pryce should be allowed to perform the role of a Eurasian pimp that he created in the London production of "Miss Saigon" when the show opened on Broadway. The union first barred Mr. Pryce and then reversed its decision, and he went on to win the Tony Award as best actor in a musical. In announcing the ban on Mr. Pryce and her support for the union's declaration that it was inappropriate in 1990 for a Caucasian actor to portray a Eurasian, she was widely criticized for her statement and her stand. |
7 | She was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
8 | In order to explain her death of her reoccurring character, Marilla Cuthbert, on Avonlea (1990), clips of her death scene from the TV movie Lantern Hill (1989) were used. The Avonlea episode was dedicated to her. |
9 | Ex-stepmother of Devon Scott. |
10 | Won two Tony Awards: in 1961, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "All the Way Home" and in 1974, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Moon for the Misbegotten." She also received six other Tony nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic), in 1962 for "Great Day in the Morning," in 1964 for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," in 1968 for "More Stately Mansions," in 1972 for "All Over," and in 1973 for "Mourning Becomes Electra," and as Best Actress (Play), in 1977 for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". |
11 | She was raised in the U.S. from the age of 13, although it is unclear if she ever took U.S. citizenship. |
12 | 20 October 2001, the Northern Westchester Center of the Arts Theater (Mt. Kisco, NY) was re-dedicated the Colleen Dewhurst Theater. |
13 | In June 1988, she played Mary Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey into Night" on Broadway opposite her son, Campbell Scott, as Edmund Tyrone. |
14 | Won two Obie Awards and two Tony Awards. |
15 | Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. |
16 | Was captain of her seventh-grade girls' baseball team. |
17 | An only child. |
18 | Her father, Fred, played for the CFL's Ottawa Roughriders and was instrumental in bringing amateur hockey to Ottawa. |
19 | Her autobiography was published posthumously in 1997, completed by Tom Viola. |
20 | Won four Emmys total - two of them for the same character on TV's Murphy Brown (1988), as well as winning two of them at the 1989 awards show. |
21 | Married George C. Scott twice. |
22 | From 1985-1991, she served as the president of Actors Equity. |
23 | Died just two days prior to winning the fourth Emmy of her career, this one for her guest appearance as Murphy Brown (1988)'s mother. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bed & Breakfast | 1991 | | Ruth |
Dying Young | 1991 | | Estelle Whittier |
Avonlea | 1990 | TV Series | Marilla Cuthbert |
Murphy Brown | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Avery Brown Sr. |
Kaleidoscope | 1990 | TV Movie | Margaret |
The Civil War | 1990 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Various |
The Exorcist III | 1990 | | Satan (voice, uncredited) |
Lantern Hill | 1989 | TV Movie | Hepzibah |
Termini Station | 1989 | | Molly Dushane |
Those She Left Behind | 1989 | TV Movie | Margaret Page |
Moonlighting | 1989 | TV Series | Betty Russell |
The Twilight Zone | 1988 | TV Series | Hallie Parker |
Hitting Home | 1988 | TV Movie | Judge |
Woman in the Wind | 1988 | | |
Anne of Avonlea | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Marilla Cuthbert |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1987 | TV Series | Gladys |
Sword of Gideon | 1986 | TV Movie | Golda Meir |
The Boy Who Could Fly | 1986 | | Mrs. Sherman |
As Is | 1986 | TV Movie | Hospice Worker |
Johnny Bull | 1986 | TV Movie | Marie Kovacs |
Between Two Women | 1986 | TV Movie | Barbara Petherton |
A.D. | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Antonia |
Anne of Green Gables | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Marilla Cuthbert |
The Love Boat | 1984 | TV Series | Maud Correll |
Great Performances | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Grand Duchess Olga Katrina Red Queen |
The Glitter Dome | 1984 | TV Movie | Lorna Dillman |
Finder of Lost Loves | 1984 | TV Series | Rachel Green |
The Dead Zone | 1983 | | Henrietta Dodd |
Sometimes I Wonder | 1983 | TV Movie | Grandma |
Split Cherry Tree | 1982 | Short | Mother |
The Blue and the Gray | 1982 | TV Mini-Series | Maggie Geyser |
Between Two Brothers | 1982 | TV Movie | |
Quincy M.E. | 1982 | TV Series | Dr. Barbara Ludow |
A Few Days in Weasel Creek | 1981 | TV Movie | Aunt Cora |
Tribute | 1980 | | Gladys Petrelli |
Baby Comes Home | 1980 | TV Movie | Anna Kramer |
A Perfect Match | 1980 | TV Movie | Meg Larson |
Final Assignment | 1980 | | Dr. Valentine Ulanova |
The Women's Room | 1980 | TV Movie | Val |
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | 1980 | TV Movie | Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy |
Escape | 1980 | TV Movie | Lily Levinson |
Death Penalty | 1980 | TV Movie | Elaine Lipton |
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith | 1979 | TV Movie | Elizabeth |
And Baby Makes Six | 1979 | TV Movie | Anna Kramer |
When a Stranger Calls | 1979 | | Tracy |
Studs Lonigan | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Mary Lonigan |
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | 1979 | TV Movie | Mrs. O'Neil |
Ice Castles | 1978 | | Beulah Smith |
The Third Walker | 1978 | | Kate Maclean |
Annie Hall | 1977 | | Mom Hall |
A Moon for the Misbegotten | 1975 | TV Movie | Josie Hogan |
Parker Adderson, Philosopher | 1974 | TV Short | Hostess |
The Music School | 1974 | TV Short | Hostess |
The Story of Jacob and Joseph | 1974 | TV Movie | Rebekah |
McQ | 1974 | | Myra |
Legend in Granite | 1973 | TV Movie | Marie Lombardi |
The Wide World of Mystery | 1973 | TV Series | Margery Landing |
The Hands of Cormac Joyce | 1972 | TV Movie | Molly Joyce |
The Cowboys | 1972 | | Kate |
The Last Run | 1971 | | Monique |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 1971 | TV Series | Mrs Franz |
The Price | 1971 | TV Movie | Mrs. Franz |
The Crucible | 1967 | TV Movie | Elizabeth Proctor |
The Big Valley | 1966 | TV Series | Annie Morton |
A Fine Madness | 1966 | | Dr. Vera Kropotkin |
The F.B.I. | 1966 | TV Series | Amy Doucette |
Festival | 1965 | TV Series | Winifred Hennessy |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1965 | TV Series | Nurse Ellen Hatch |
Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Eleanor Markham |
East Side/West Side | 1964 | TV Series | Shirley Frost |
Camera Three | 1963 | TV Series | Miss Amelia Evans |
The DuPont Show of the Week | 1963 | TV Series | Karen Holt |
The United States Steel Hour | 1959-1963 | TV Series | Francie Broderick / Vera Brandon |
The Eleventh Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Joanne Novak |
The Doctors and the Nurses | 1962 | TV Series | Grace Milo |
The Virginian | 1962 | TV Series | Celia Ames |
Focus | 1962 | TV Movie | |
Ben Casey | 1961 | TV Series | Phyllis Anders |
The Foxes | 1961 | TV Movie | |
Play of the Week | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Inez (No Exit) / Mordeen Saul / Woman |
Man on a String | 1960 | | Helen Benson |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Aldonza Dulcinea Escalante |
The Nun's Story | 1959 | | Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium) |
Decoy | 1958 | TV Series | Taffy |
Kraft Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Christine |
The Investigator | 1958 | TV Series | |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1957 | TV Series | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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American Masters | 1986-1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Herself - Interviewee |
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
CBS This Morning | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Revival |
A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War | 1984 | Documentary | La Pasionaria (voice) |
Ingrid | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Play |
Today | 1974-1980 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Simple Gifts | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
The 31st Annual Tony Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play |
The Annual Theatre World Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Day at Night | 1974 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself |
The 27th Annual Tony Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Herself |
Tennessee Williams' South | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Hannah Jelkes |
The 26th Annual Tony Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself |
The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Herself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The David Susskind Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
Accent on an American Summer | 1962 | TV Series documentary | The Dead Woman |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Herself / Mary Follet |
Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Herself / Lady Macbeth |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Murphy Brown (1988) |
1991 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Lantern Hill (1989) |
1989 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Murphy Brown (1988) |
1989 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Those She Left Behind (1989) |
1989 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Hitting Home (1988) |
1988 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) |
1988 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) |
1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Between Two Women (1986) |
1986 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress | Anne of Green Gables (1985) |
1972 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | The Cowboys (1972) |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Dramatic Series | Road to Avonlea (1990) |
1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Road to Avonlea (1990) |
1991 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Specialty Player | Murphy Brown (1988) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Road to Avonlea (1990) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Lantern Hill (1989) |
1990 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress | Road to Avonlea (1990) |
1990 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Termini Station (1989) |
1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | The Women's Room (1980) |
1981 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Tribute (1980) |
1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) |
1979 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Ice Castles (1978) |
1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special | A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) |
1971 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) |
1968 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama | The Crucible (1967) |
1962 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress | Focus (1962) |
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