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Maureen Stapleton
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Actor Born: June 21, 1925 in Troy, NY Death: March 13, 2006 in Berkshire Hills - Lenox, Massachusetts Biography:A highly respected character actress of stage, screen, and occasional television, "Maureen Stapleton" has specialized in playing slightly unkempt, earthy, and/or eccentric women in dramas and comedies. Born June 21, 1925, Stapleton grew up dreaming of becoming a thespian like her idol "Joel McCrea", and she went on to work her way through the Herbert Berghof Acting School as a waitress and a model. She made her Broadway debut in "Burgess Meredith"'s production of The Playboy of the Western World (1946) and found herself a Broadway sensation five years later when she starred in "Tennessee Williams"' The Rose Tattoo, which earned her a Tony Award. This led to a successful stage career in which Stapleton often appeared in Williams' plays.
Stapleton made her feature film debut playing a deeply disturbed advice columnist in "Lonelyhearts" (1958), a role that won her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar... Full Biography
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