Geraldine Page
Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress. She earned acclaim for her work on Broadway as well as in major Hollywood films and television productions, garnering an Academy Award (from eight nominations), two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, and four nominations for the Tony Award. A native of Kirksville, Missouri, Page studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg in New York City before being cast in her first credited part in the Western film Hondo (1953), which earned her her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood based on her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years. Page continued to appear in television and on stage and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in Sweet Bird of Youth (1959–60), a role she reprised in the 1962 film adaptation, the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award. She earned additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in You're a Big Boy Now (1966) and Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), followed by a Tony nomination for her performance in the stage production of Absurd Person Singular (1974–75). Other film appearances during this time included in the thrillers What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) opposite Ruth Gordon, and The Beguiled (1971) opposite Clint Eastwood. In 1977, she provided the voice of Madam Medusa in Walt Disney's The Rescuers, followed by a role in Woody Allen's Interiors (1978), which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. After being inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979 for her stage work, Page returned to Broadway with a lead role in Agnes of God (1982), earning her her third Tony Award nomination. Page was nominated for Academy Awards for her performances in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and The Trip to Bountiful (1985), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Page died in New York City in 1987 in the midst of a Broadway run of Blithe Spirit, for which she earned her fourth Tony Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia Geraldine Page, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
- 1986 · Native Son as Peggy
- 1986 · Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story as Itta Halaunbrenner
- 1986 · My Little Girl as Molly
- 1986 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Sally Phelps
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985 · The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Carrie Watts
- 1985 · White Nights as Anne Wyatt
- 1985 · Flanagan as Mama
- 1985 · The Bride as Mrs. Baumann
- 1984 · The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter
- 1984 · The Dollmaker as Mrs. Kendrick
- 1984 · The Parade as Sarah
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Lynette 'Mama' Powers
- 1983 · Loving as Amelia Whitley
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Mrs. Lovelace
- 1982 · I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Jean Scott Martin
- 1981 · Honky Tonk Freeway as Sister Mary Clarise
- 1981 · Harry's War as 'Aunt' Beverly
- 1978 · Interiors as Eve
- 1977 · The Rescuers as Madame Medusa (voice)
- 1977 · Something for Joey as Ann Cappelletti
- 1977 · Nasty Habits as Sister Walburga
- 1975 · The Day of the Locust as Big Sister
- 1974 · J.W. Coop as Mama
- 1974 · Live Again, Die Again as Mrs. O'Neill
- 1973 · The Snoop Sisters as Olivia Cunningham
- 1973 · Kojak as Edna Morrison
- 1973 · Hazel's People as Anna Witmer
- 1972 · Pete 'n' Tillie as Gertrude Wilson
- 1972 · Ghost Story as Hattie
- 1972 · Look Homeward, Angel as Eliza Gant
- 1971 · Montserrat as Felisa
- 1971 · The Beguiled as Martha
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Molly Wheatland
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Mrs. Evans
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1969 · What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? as Mrs Marrable
- 1969 · Trilogy as Woman
- 1968 · The Thanksgiving Visitor as Miss Sook
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Philomena Underwood
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Sister Lucia
- 1967 · The Happiest Millionaire as Mrs. Duke
- 1967 · Monday's Child as Carol Richardson
- 1966 · A Christmas Memory as Woman
- 1966 · You're a Big Boy Now as Margery Chanticleer
- 1966 · Barefoot in Athens as Xantippe
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as
- 1966 · The Three Sisters as Olga
- 1965 · Dear Heart as Evie Jackson
- 1963 · Toys in the Attic as Carrie Berniers
- 1962 · Sweet Bird of Youth as Alexandra Del Lago
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Summer and Smoke as Alma Winemiller
- 1958 · Old Man as Young Woman
- 1958 · Portrait of a Murderer as Florry
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1953 · Hondo as Angie Lowe
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Heddie
- 1953 · Taxi as Florence Albert (uncredited)
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Xantippe
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Neighbor
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1948 · Studio One as