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Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Acting

Born: August 23, 1928New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Marian

Marian

Self

2017
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Mabel Billingsly

2012
The Extra Man

The Extra Man

Vivian Cudlip

2010
Home

Home

Peggy

2009
The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

Eunice (voice)

2009
Murnau, Borzage and Fox

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

Self

2008
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

The Duchess of Krakenthorp

2008
Leatherheads

Leatherheads

Clerk

2008
The Visitor

The Visitor

Barbara

2008
August Rush

August Rush

The Dean

2007
Miriam

Miriam

Mrs. H.T. Miller

2007
Suburban Girl

Suburban Girl

Margaret Paddleford

2007
In from the Night

In from the Night

Nora Cantata

2006
Ballets Russes

Ballets Russes

Narrator

2005
Plainsong

Plainsong

Iva Stearns

2004
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Narrator (voice)

2004
Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile

President Jocelyn Carr

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003
Hollywood Ending

Hollywood Ending

Alexandra

2002
Town & Country

Town & Country

Eugenie's Mother

2001
Duets

Duets

Harriet Gahagan

2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Abby Hedley

2000
1961

1961

Abby Hedley

2000
The Haunting

The Haunting

Mrs. Dudley

1999
Celebrity

Celebrity

Datloff Party Guest

1998
Affliction

Affliction

Alma Pittman

1998
Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

Mrs. Hess

1997
Digging to China

Digging to China

Leah Schroth

1997
Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck

Widow Douglas

1995
Clarissa

Clarissa

Lillian Banion

1995
Truman

Truman

Eleanor Roosevelt

1995
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

Justice Susie Sharp

1994
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

Margaret Armstrong

1992
Zits

Zits

Miss Maple

1988
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

Alice B. Toklas

1987
Fingers

Fingers

Ruth

1978
Kate McShane

Kate McShane

Secretary

1975
The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon

Marian

1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Herodias

1965
Crime and Punishment USA

Crime and Punishment USA

Debbie Cole

1959
The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

Arnon

1959
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Mme. Molotov

1958
The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest

Kate Owens

1958
The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

Rowena Cobb

1957
The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

Mrs. Morse (uncredited)

1957

The Lonely Night

Caroline

1954
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