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Geraldine Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Over the course of her career, she earned seven Academy Awards nominations, before winning the award for Best Actress for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful (1985).
Geraldine Page Wins Best Actress: 1986 Oscars. F. Murray Abraham presents the Best Actress Oscar to Geraldine Page for The Trip to Bountiful at the 58th Academy Awards. ...more.
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Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Trip to Bountiful (1985). She was Oscar-nominated for her work in Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978), and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984).
Academy Awards, USA. 1986 Winner Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. The Trip to Bountiful. 1985 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The Pope of Greenwich Village. 1979 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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- June 13, 1987
She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, making it her eighth try for the golden boy. Although Meryl Streep looked like a sure bet for Out of Africa (1985), many critics predicted Page would emerge as the dark horse winner. When F. Murray Abraham opened the envelope on Oscar night he announced "Ah! I consider this woman the greatest actress ...
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Mar 11, 2014 · The Oscar race for the Best Actress of 1985. Covers winner Geraldine Page's career and previous nominations, her fellow nominees of the year, and the film "The Trip to Bountiful". Video...
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In 1985 she starred in the film The Trip to Bountiful, for which she won an Academy Award. As an actress, Page was respected for her intuitiveness and creativity in capturing her often vulnerable, eccentric characters. When she died in 1987, she was still acting on Broadway in Blithe Spirit.
