Elaine Stritch

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Actress • Singer

Birth Date: February 2, 1925

Death Date: July 17, 2014

Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan

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.

Credits

River of Fundament

Actor
Eulogist
Movie
2014

ParaNorman

Voice
Grandma
Movie
2012

Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky

Actor
Movie
2012

The Wendy Williams Show

Guest
TV Show
2008

30 RockStream

Guest Star
Colleen Donaghy
TV Show
2006
78%

30 RockStream

Guest Voice
Colleen Donaghy
TV Show
2006
78%

Monster-in-Law

Actor
Gertrude
Movie
2005

Romance & Cigarettes

Actor
Grace Murder
Movie
2005

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Actor
TV Show
2004

Paradise

Actor
Isabella
Movie
2004

Autumn in New York

Actor
Dolly
Movie
2001

Screwed

Actor
Virginia Crock
Movie
2000

An Unexpected Life

Actor
Lucinda Sadwich
Movie
1998

Krippendorf's Tribe

Actor
Irene Harding
Movie
1998

OzStream

Guest Star
Judge Grace Lema
TV Show
1997
92%

Soul Man

Guest Star
TV Show
1997

Out to Sea

Actor
Mavis LaBreche
Movie
1997

Theater Talk

Guest
TV Show
1996

3rd Rock From the SunStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1996

Bless This House

Guest Star
TV Show
1995

An Inconvenient Woman

Actor
Rose
TV Show
1991

An Inconvenient Woman

Actor
Rose
Movie
1991

Une femme encombrante

Actor
Movie
1991

Law & OrderStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1990

Sparks: The Price of Passion

Actor
Marti Sparks
Movie
1990

Runaway Heart

Actor
Rowena Sharphorn
Movie
1990

Cocoon: The Return

Actor
Ruby Feinberg
Movie
1988

September

Actor
Diane
Movie
1987

The Ellen Burstyn Show

Actor
Sydney Brewer
TV Show
1986

The Cosby ShowStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1984

Trapper John, M.D.

Guest Star
TV Show
1979

Tales of the Unexpected

Actor
Pamela Beauchamp
TV Show
1979

CBS News Sunday Morning

Guest
TV Show
1979

Providence

Actor
Movie
1977

The Spiral Staircase

Actor
Nurse
Movie
1975

Pollyanna

Actor
Aunt Polly
TV Show
1973

Great PerformancesStream

Music Performer
TV Show
1972

Powder Room

Actor
TV Show
1971

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker

Actor
Tough Lady
Movie
1970

The Trials of O'Brien

Actor
Miss G
TV Show
1965

My Sister Eileen

Actor
Ruth Sherwood
TV Show
1960

The Perfect Furlough

Actor
Liz Baker
Movie
1959

Kiss Her Goodbye

Actor
Marge Carson
Movie
1958

Wagon TrainStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1957

A Farewell to Arms

Actor
Helen Ferguson
Movie
1957

Washington Square

Actor
regular
TV Show
1956

The Scarlet Hour

Actor
Phyllis Rycker
Movie
1956

Three Violent People

Actor
Ruby LaSalle
Movie
1956

The Alcoa Hour

Actor
Laura
TV Show
1955

Climax!Stream

Actor
TV Show
1954

The Motorola Television Hour

Actor
TV Show
1953

What's My Line?Stream

Guest
TV Show
1950

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