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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-08-23

Day of Death

2014-10-06 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Marion Seldes

Marian Hall Seldes

Marian Seldes

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.

Known For

Acting

August Rush

2007

August Rush

as

The Dean

The Haunting

1999

The Haunting

as

Mrs. Dudley

Digging to China

1997

Digging to China

as

Leah Schroth

The Visitor

2008

The Visitor

as

Barbara

1961

2000

1961

as

Abby Hedley

The Lonely Night

1954

The Lonely Night

as

Caroline

The Light in the Forest

1958

The Light in the Forest

as

Kate Owens

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as

Margaret Armstrong

Celebrity

1998

Celebrity

as

Datloff Party Guest

Fingers

1978

Fingers

as

Ruth

Crime and Punishment USA

1959

Crime and Punishment USA

as

Debbie Cole

The Extra Man

2010

The Extra Man

as

Vivian Cudlip

Home

2009

Home

as

Peggy

The Toe Tactic

2009

The Toe Tactic

as

Eunice (voice)

Kate McShane

1975

Kate McShane

as

Secretary

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

2008

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

as

The Duchess of Krakenthorp

The Young Stranger

1957

The Young Stranger

as

Mrs. Morse (uncredited)

Plainsong

2004

Plainsong

as

Iva Stearns

Hollywood Ending

2002

Hollywood Ending

as

Alexandra

Zits

1988

Zits

as

Miss Maple

In from the Night

2006

In from the Night

as

Nora Cantata

The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

The Plot to Kill Stalin

as

Mme. Molotov

Ballets Russes

2005

Ballets Russes

as

Narrator

Clarissa

1995

Clarissa

as

Lillian Banion

Suburban Girl

2007

Suburban Girl

as

Margaret Paddleford

Affliction

1997

Affliction

as

Alma Pittman

Mona Lisa Smile

2003

Mona Lisa Smile

as

President Jocelyn Carr

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

1987

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

as

Alice B. Toklas

Home Alone 3

1997

Home Alone 3

as

Mrs. Hess

Truman

1995

Truman

as

Eleanor Roosevelt

The Star Wagon

1966

The Star Wagon

as

Marian

Duets

2000

Duets

as

Harriet Gahagan

Leatherheads

2008

Leatherheads

as

Clerk

Tom and Huck

1995

Tom and Huck

as

Widow Douglas

Marian

2017

Marian

as

Self

Miriam

2007

Miriam

as

Mrs. H.T. Miller

Town & Country

2001

Town & Country

as

Eugenie's Mother

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Lydia Winthrop

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Suzanne

Wings

Wings

as

Eleanor Kingsbury

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Mrs. Cullen

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Mary K. Davis

Studio One

Studio One

as

Anna Zenger

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister

Climax!

Climax!

as

Betty

M Squad

M Squad

as

Martha Wicklow

Good & Evil

Good & Evil

as

Charlotte Sandler

Branded

Branded

as

Neela

The Texan

The Texan

as

Cora Laird

Frasier

Frasier

as

Betty

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Adelaide Baines

Studio One

Studio One

as

Mary Widdicomb

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Nora Cantata

Studio One

Studio One

as

Belle Giles

Mannix

Mannix

as

Ida Colby

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Mollie Stanton

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Louise Grantham Robilotti

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Audience Member

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Christie Smith

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Murphy's Aunt Brooke

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Hazel / The Vision

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

as

Miss Frye

Production

Crew

Directing