Elaine Stritch
A bona fide legend of Broadway, Elaine Stritch spent over five decades on the musical and dramatic stage, though her reputation as a sharp-tongued, unapologetically audacious personality spread far beyond the boards of New York and London. With her whiskey-soaked voice and wry comic timing, Stritch established herself as an unconventional leading lady in 1950s Broadway productions "Pal Joey" and "Bus Stop," with her show-stopping performance of the cynical and world-weary number "Ladies Who Lunch" from the 1970 musical "Company" becoming her career-long signature piece. The long-legged dame starred in several British sitcoms during the 1970s and remained a fixture in the American theater scene during the 1980s and 1990s, touring nationally and making a small dent in the film world with an acclaimed role in Woody Allen's 1987 film "September." She was 77 years old when she unveiled the one-woman show "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" and earned rave reviews for the autobiographical music and monologue production that won a Tony, Emmy and new fans as it morphed from Broadway to screen to cabaret. Into the new century, Stritch was tapped for scene-stealing character roles in film and TV including an Emmy-winning appearance on "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006-13), and enjoyed her status not only as a revered treasure of Broadway's old guard, but as a salty addition to any stage or screen gathering. Heath at the age of 89 in July 2014 led to fond remembrances from generations of fans and fellow actors.
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Elaine Stritch
Filmography
Movies
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River of Fundament | Eulogist (Character) | $43.1K | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
89% |
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ParaNorman | Grandma (Voice) | - | 2012 |
53% |
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Romance & Cigarettes | Grace Murder (Character) | $540.1K | 2005 |
19% |
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Monster-in-Law | Gertrude (Character) | $82.9M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paradise | Isabella (Character) | - | 2004 |
20% |
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Autumn in New York | Dolly (Character) | $37.8M | 2001 |
10% |
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Screwed | Virginia Crock (Character) | $7.0M | 2000 |
17% |
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Krippendorf's Tribe | Irene Harding (Character) | $7.6M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Unexpected Life | Lucinda Sadwich (Character) | - | 1998 |
36% |
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Out to Sea | Mavis LaBreche (Character) | $28.0M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Inconvenient Woman | Rose (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Runaway Heart | Rowena Sharphorn (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sparks: The Price of Passion | Marti Sparks (Character) | - | 1990 |
31% |
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Cocoon: The Return | Ruby Feinberg (Character) | $18.5M | 1988 |
63% |
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September | Diane (Character) | $404.8K | 1987 |
73% |
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Providence | Unknown (Character) | - | 1977 |
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The Spiral Staircase | Nurse (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Tough Lady (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Who Killed Teddy Bear? | Marian Freeman (Character) | - | 1965 |
100% |
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The Perfect Furlough | Liz Baker (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss Her Goodbye | Marge Carson (Character) | - | 1958 |
8% |
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A Farewell to Arms | Helen Ferguson (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Three Violent People | Ruby LaSalle (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Scarlet Hour | Phyllis Rycker (Character) | - | 1956 |
TV
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78% | 92% | 30 Rock |
Colleen Donaghy (Guest Voice), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2007-2010 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 74% | 3rd Rock From the Sun | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 2001 |
93% | 95% | Oz | Judge Grace Lema (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 1997 |
63% | No Score Yet | Bless This House | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 68% | The Cosby Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Sydney Brewer (Character) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Pamela Beauchamp (Character) | 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Trials of O'Brien | Miss G (Character) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Tracy Sadler (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Laura (Character) | 1957 |