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Geraldine Page
Actor
Died June 13, 1987 (62 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 1986 | Native Son · as Peggy |
| 1986 | My Little Girl · as Molly |
| 1986 | Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story · as Itta Halaunbrenner |
| 1985 | The Bride · as Mrs. Baumann |
| 1985 | The Trip to Bountiful · as Mrs. Carrie Watts |
| 1985 | Walls of Glass · as Mama |
| 1985 | White Nights · as Anne Wyatt |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village · as Mrs. Ritter |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker · as Mrs. Kendrick |
| 1984 | The Parade · as Sarah |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Lynette 'Mama' Powers |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can · as Jean Scott Martin |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lovelace |
| 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 | Nasty Habits · as Sister Walburga |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust · as Big Sister |
| 1973 | Happy as the Grass Was Green · as Anna Witmer |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Edna Morrison |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie · as Gertrude Wilson |
| 1972 | The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) · as Olivia Cunningham |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Hattie |
| 1971 | The Beguiled · as Martha Farnsworth |
| 1971 | J W Coop · as Mama |
| 1969 | What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? · as Mrs Marrable |
| 1969 | Trilogy · as Woman |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Mrs. Evans |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Sister Lucia |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Philomena Underwood |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire · as Mrs. Duke |
| 1966 | You're a Big Boy Now · as Margery Chanticleer |
| 1964 | Dear Heart · as Evie Jackson |
| 1963 | Toys in the Attic · as Carrie Berniers |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Carrie Berniers |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth · as Alexandra Del Lago |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke · as Alma Winemiller |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Madam Medusa |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Heddie |
| 1953 | Hondo · as Angie Lowe |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Xantippe |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Neighbor |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Unknown |