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Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dramas on live television, and performances in Joseph Papp 's New York Shakespeare Festival.
August 22, 1991 · South Salem, New York, USA (cervical cancer) Birth name. Colleen Elizabeth Dewhurst. Height. 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Bio. Tall, luminous and leonine, the legendary Colleen Dewhurst must go down as one of the theater's finest contemporary tragediennes of the late 1900s.
- June 3, 1924
- August 22, 1991
Colleen Dewhurst, also known as the ‘Queen of Off-Broadway’, was a Canadian-American actress who charmed the audience with her astounding performances on stage. She was also a well-known screen actress who won several awards. Throughout her career, she bagged two Tony Awards and four Emmy Awards.
Apr 23, 2024 · Colleen Dewhurst (born June 3, 1924, Montreal, Que., Can.—died Aug. 22, 1991, South Salem, N.Y., U.S.) was an American actress who was the leading Broadway interpreter of the plays of Eugene O’Neill in the second half of the 20th century.
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Aug 24, 1991 · Published: August 24, 1991. Colleen Dewhurst, one of America's foremost actresses, whose career on stage, screen and television spanned 40 years and earned her two Tony Awards and three Emmys,...
Often cast as sensual, earth-mother type, Colleen made her appearance in Eugene O’Neill’s “Desire Under the Elms” in 1952, but won critical acclaim in the 1961 Broadway production of James Agee’s “A Death in the Family.” Colleen’s first taste of school came at the age of six in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Actress Colleen Dewhurst (1926-1991) is best remembered for her seminal characterizations in the plays of Eugene O'Neill, which highlighted a career on stage, screen, and television that spanned forty years and earned her two Tony awards and four Emmys.
