Ann Wedgeworth
Ann Wedgeworth | |
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Born | Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth January 21, 1934 Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
Died | November 16, 2017 North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 83)
Education | Highland Park High School |
Alma mater | University of Texas |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1958–2006 |
Known for | Three's Company Chapter Two Evening Shade |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth (January 21, 1934 – November 16, 2017) was an American character actress, known for her roles as
Early life
Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth was born in
Career
Theatre
Wedgeworth made her Broadway debut in the play Make a Million in 1958.
Wedgeworth appeared off-Broadway at New York's Promenade Theatre from December 5, 1985, until June 1, 1986, in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, co-starring Harvey Keitel and Geraldine Page; coincidentally, Page, a decade Wedgeworth's senior, had married actor Rip Torn after his divorce from Wedgeworth.[6] At the time, Page and Torn were married, but were estranged at the time of Page's death in 1987. For her performance in A Lie of the Mind, Wedgeworth was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.[4]
Film
Wedgeworth had supporting roles in many movies. She had the female leading role opposite Gene Hackman in the 1973 film Scarecrow. She later co-starred in Bang the Drum Slowly, Law and Disorder, One Summer Love, and Thieves. In 1977, she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Handle with Care.[7]
Through the 1980s, Wedgeworth had many supporting roles, often playing mothers, such as in
Television
In early years, Wedgeworth had main roles on numerous daytime soap operas. She played the roles of Angela Talbot on The Edge of Night from 1966 to 1967, and later joined the cast of Another World as Lahoma Vane Lucas. She played the role from 1967 to 1970, and from 1970 to 1973 appeared on its spinoff, Somerset.[8][1]
In 1979, Wedgeworth was cast as divorcée
Wedgeworth appeared in just nine episodes of the series before her character was casually written-out without any explanation and never referred to again.[10]
In 1982, Wedgeworth worked with
Personal life
Wedgeworth married Rip Torn in 1955. They had a daughter, actress Danae Torn. The couple divorced in 1961.[10] In 1970, she married acting teacher and director Ernie Martin, and, in 1972, had a daughter, actress/acting teacher/writer Diánna Martin.[1]
Death
Wedgeworth died after a long illness, at a nursing home in North Bergen, New Jersey, aged 83.[7][6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | Andy | Margie | |
1973 | Scarecrow | Frenchy | |
1973 | Bang the Drum Slowly | Katie | |
1974 | Law and Disorder | Sally | |
1974 | The Catamount Killing | Kit Loring | |
1976 | One Summer Love | Pearlie | |
1976 | Birch Interval | Marie | |
1977 | Thieves | Nancy | |
1977 | Handle with Care | Dallas Angel | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1977 | The War Between the Tates | Danielle Zimmerman | TV movie |
1980 | Bogie | Mayo Methot | TV movie |
1981 | Elvis and the Beauty Queen | Aunt Betty | TV movie |
1981 | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Dusty Wheeler | |
1981 | Killjoy | Rosie | TV movie |
1984 | No Small Affair | Joan Cummings | |
1985 | Right to Kill? | Eve Whitcomb | TV movie |
1985 | My Science Project | Dolores | |
1985 | Sweet Dreams | Hilda Hensley | Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1986 | The Men's Club | Jo | |
1987 | A Stranger Waits | Susan Berger | TV movie |
1987 | A Tiger's Tale | Claudine | |
1987 | Made in Heaven | Annette Shea | |
1988 | Far North | Amy | |
1989 | Miss Firecracker | Miss Blue | |
1989 | Steel Magnolias | Aunt Fern | |
1990 | Green Card | Party Guest #1 | |
1991 | Hard Promises
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Chris's Mom | |
1993 | Cooperstown | Lila Kunznick | TV movie |
1994 | Love and a .45 | Thaylene Cheatham | |
1994 | A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story | Mrs. O'Flaherty | TV movie |
1995 | Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Mary Howell | TV movie |
1996 | The Whole Wide World | Mrs. Howard | |
1999 | The Hunter's Moon | Borlene | |
2006 | The Hawk Is Dying | Ma Gattling | (final film role) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Kraft Theatre | Ruth Cashel | Episode: "Vengeance" |
1964 | The Defenders | Sally Bernard | Episode: "Hero of the People" |
1966–1967 | The Edge of Night | Angela 'Angie' Talbot | Unknown episodes |
1966 | Hawk | Helen Rainey | Episode: "Death Comes Full Circle" |
1967–1970 | Another World | Lahoma Vane Lucas | Unknown episodes |
1970 | Somerset | Lahoma Vane Lucas | Episode: "#1.1" |
1975 | Bronk | Kate | Episode: "The Gauntlet" |
1979 | Three's Company | Lana Shields | 9 episodes |
1980 | When the Whistle Blows
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Sheila Norris | Episode: "Wildcatters" |
1982–1983 | Filthy Rich | Bootsie Westchester | 15 episodes |
1985 | One Life to Live | Charlie Barnes | Unknown episodes |
1986 | The Twilight Zone | Clerk | Episode: "The After Hours" |
1987 | The Equalizer | Irene Baylor | Episode: "Suspicion of Innocence" |
1989 | Roseanne | Audrey Conner | Episode: "We Gather Together" |
1990–1994 | Evening Shade | Merleen Elldridge | 98 episodes Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Specialty Player |
References
- ^ a b c d "Ann Wedgeworth". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Peterson, James (1978-01-22). "Role Just Right for Ann". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ISBN 978-0-0254-2650-4.
- ^ a b "Ann Wedgeworth". Internet Broadway Data Base. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- YouTube
- ^ ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ a b "Ann Wedgeworth, versatile Tony-winning stage actress and sitcom stalwart, dies at 83". The Washington Post. November 18, 2017.
- Kingman Daily Miner. October 26, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-3121-6803-2.
- ^ a b Sheff, David (January 1, 1980). "Ann Wedgeworth Discovers That Three's Company the Hard Way—the Show Fires Her". People. Retrieved 2017-11-17.