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Elizabeth Wilson(1921-2015)

  • Actress
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Elizabeth Wilson
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
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Elizabeth Wilson was born April 4, 1921, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Marie Ethel and Dunning Wilson. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Elizabeth's film debut was in Les enchaînés (1946) in an uncredited role. She later appeared in Rapaces (1956), and her performance was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film. With over 70 film and television appearances, we should acknowledge her work in Le lauréat (1967), Comment se débarrasser de son patron (1980), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), La Famille Addams (1991), and New York - Section criminelle (2001).
BornApril 4, 1921
DiedMay 9, 2015(94)
BornApril 4, 1921
DiedMay 9, 2015(94)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in Le lauréat (1967)
Le lauréat
8.0
  • Mrs. Braddock
  • 1967
Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in Comment se débarrasser de son patron (1980)
Comment se débarrasser de son patron
6.9
  • Roz
  • 1980
Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Hart, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, and Jimmy Workman in La Famille Addams (1991)
La Famille Addams
7.0
  • Abigail Craven
  • 1991
Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in Les oiseaux (1963)
Les oiseaux
7.6
  • Helen Carter
  • 1963

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  • Bill Murray and Laura Linney in Week-end royal (2012)
    Week-end royal
    5.9
    • Mrs. Roosevelt
    • 2012
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in New York - Section criminelle (2001)
    New York - Section criminelle
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lucille Mobray
    • 2002
  • Rocky Road (2001)
    Rocky Road
    5.5
    • Grandma Louise
    • 2001
  • Rubén Blades, Andre Braugher, Eric Dane, Russell Hornsby, Ravi Kapoor, Sophie Keller, Hamish Linklater, and Rhona Mitra in Gideon's Crossing (2000)
    Gideon's Crossing
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Camellia Kellogg
    • 2000
  • Gerald McRaney in Promised Land (1996)
    Promised Land
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Evelyn Hooper
    • 1998
  • Dellaventura (1997)
    Dellaventura
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Eloise Berg
    • 1997
  • Keith Carradine and Alfre Woodard in Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
    Special Report: Journey to Mars
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • President Elizabeth Richardson
    • 1996
  • Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Goldwyn, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Jeter, and Courtney B. Vance in The Boys Next Door (1996)
    The Boys Next Door
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Mary Fremus
    • 1996
  • Angela Lansbury in Arabesque (1984)
    Arabesque
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Serena Haynes
    • 1995
  • Paul Newman and Melanie Griffith in Un homme presque parfait (1994)
    Un homme presque parfait
    7.3
    • Vera (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Scarlett (1994)
    Scarlett
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Eulalie Robillard
    • 1994
  • Sherilyn Fenn and Jamey Sheridan in Spring Awakening (1994)
    Spring Awakening
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Pierson
    • 1994
  • Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show (1994)
    Quiz Show
    7.5
    • Dorothy Van Doren
    • 1994
  • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
    In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Annie Klenner
    • 1994
  • Delta Burke in Delta (1992)
    Delta
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Rosiland Dupree
    • 1993

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Elizabeth W. Wilson
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • April 4, 1921
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 2015
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
  • Parents
      Henry Dunning Wilson
  • Relatives
    • Mary Muir Wilson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (1/03) Stage: Appeared (as "Amy Chamberlain") in "The 75th", by 'Israel Horovitz' and as "Phoebe Lustgarten" in "The Vibrator", a play by 'Arthur Laurents', George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ.
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Often played loving mothers and sympathetic wives, but never married in real life.
  • Quotes
    When my grandfather found out I wanted to be an actress, he said, "How will she make a living - on her back?" Because in the 1930s and '40s, actors were considered whores and prostitutes.
  • Trademark
      Frequently cast in Mike Nichols films.

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  • When did Elizabeth Wilson die?
    May 9, 2015
  • How did Elizabeth Wilson die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was Elizabeth Wilson when she died?
    94 years old
  • Where did Elizabeth Wilson die?
    New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • When was Elizabeth Wilson born?
    April 4, 1921

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