Trivia

She is best known for her work in the plays of Tennessee Williams. He once said of her, "There's nothing she won't say or do on stage without any sign of embarrassment".

Created the role of Catherine Holly in Tennessee Williams' off-Broadway production of "Suddenly, Last Summer.".

Won two Obies, one for her role as Catharine Holly in "Suddenly, Last Summer" and the other for "Hedda Gabler."

Made her Broadway debut in "The Long Watch" in 1952, and subsequently appeared in "Ondine" (1954), "Eugenia" (1957), "The Legend of Lizzie" (1959), "Moonbirds" (1959), "A Passage to India" (1962) and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" (1967).

Hawkish character actress devoted primarily to the theater who started her career on stage in Bridgeton, Maine, in 1946.

Was a familiar presence on daytime soaps, notably as Louise Goddard Brooks on Un autre monde (1964) for a decade (1972-1982), and in lowbudget 70s horror films such as Dear Dead Delilah (1972) with Agnes Moorehead.