Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day. Her other Broadway credits include Equus (1974–77), Ivanov (1997), and Deuce (2007). She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marian Seldes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2017

Marian
Marian
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/18/2017

2012

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Mabel Billingsly
Movie - Released: 3/6/2012

2010

The Extra Man
The Extra Man
as Vivian Cudlip
Movie - Released: 8/1/2010

2009

Home
Home
as Peggy
Movie - Released: 5/1/2009
Movie
The Toe Tactic
as Eunice (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/29/2009

2008

The Visitor
The Visitor
as Barbara
Movie - Released: 2/21/2008
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
as The Duchess of Krakenthorp
Movie - Released: 4/26/2008
Movie
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/2008
Leatherheads
Leatherheads
as Clerk
Movie - Released: 3/24/2008

2007

August Rush
August Rush
as The Dean
Movie - Released: 11/21/2007
Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl
as Margaret Paddleford
Movie - Released: 4/27/2007
Miriam
Miriam
as Mrs. H.T. Miller
Movie - Released: 6/9/2007

2006

In from the Night
In from the Night
as Nora Cantata
Movie - Released: 4/23/2006
Big Day
Big Day
TV - Released: 11/28/2006
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel
as Helen
TV - Released: 1/6/2006

2005

Ballets Russes
Ballets Russes
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/26/2005

2004

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Plainsong
Plainsong
as Iva Stearns
Movie - Released: 4/25/2004
Clubhouse
Clubhouse
TV - Released: 9/26/2004

2003

Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
as President Jocelyn Carr
Movie - Released: 12/19/2003

2002

Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending
as Alexandra
Movie - Released: 5/3/2002

2001

Town & Country
Town & Country
as Eugenie's Mother
Movie - Released: 4/27/2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Louise Grantham Robilotti
TV - Released: 4/22/2001

2000

1961
1961
as Abby Hedley
Movie - Released: 3/5/2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Abby Hedley
Movie - Released: 3/5/2000
Duets
Duets
as Harriet Gahagan
Movie - Released: 9/9/2000

1999

The Haunting
The Haunting
as Mrs. Dudley
Movie - Released: 7/23/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Peggy Kendall
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Celebrity
Celebrity
as Datloff Party Guest
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
Affliction
Affliction
as Alma Pittman
Movie - Released: 2/12/1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
as Mrs. Big
TV - Released: 6/6/1998

1997

Digging to China
Digging to China
as Leah Schroth
Movie - Released: 7/7/1997
Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3
as Mrs. Hess
Movie - Released: 12/12/1997

1996

Remember WENN
Remember WENN
as Miss Frye
TV - Released: 1/13/1996

1995

Clarissa
Clarissa
as Lillian Banion
Movie - Released: 9/30/1995
Truman
Truman
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 9/9/1995
Tom and Huck
Tom and Huck
as Widow Douglas
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
Central Park West
Central Park West
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Justice Susie Sharp
Movie - Released: 1/16/1994

1993

Frasier
Frasier
as Betty
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Margaret Armstrong
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992

1991

Good & Evil
Good & Evil
as Charlotte Sandler
TV - Released: 9/25/1991

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Suzanne
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Wings
Wings
as Eleanor Kingsbury
TV - Released: 4/19/1990

1988

Zits
Zits
as Miss Maple
Movie - Released: 7/7/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Murphy's Aunt Brooke
TV - Released: 11/14/1988

1987

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
as Alice B. Toklas
Movie - Released: 6/1/1987

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lydia Winthrop
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
TV - Released: 3/19/1984

1978

Fingers
Fingers
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 3/2/1978

1975

Kate McShane
Kate McShane
as Secretary
Movie - Released: 4/11/1975

1967

Mannix
Mannix
as Ida Colby
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon
as Marian
Movie - Released: 10/20/1966

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Herodias
Movie - Released: 4/9/1965
Branded
Branded
as Neela
TV - Released: 1/24/1965

1959

Crime and Punishment USA
Crime and Punishment USA
as Debbie Cole
Movie - Released: 11/1/1959
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
as Arnon
Movie - Released: 8/4/1959

1958

The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest
as Kate Owens
Movie - Released: 7/8/1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Mme. Molotov
Movie - Released: 9/25/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958
The Texan
The Texan
as Cora Laird
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Hazel / The Vision
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Widow Enga
TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

The Young Stranger
The Young Stranger
as Mrs. Morse (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1957
The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James
as Rowena Cobb
Movie - Released: 3/22/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Mary K. Davis
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
M Squad
M Squad
as Martha Wicklow
TV - Released: 9/20/1957
TV
The Court of Last Resort
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Mollie Stanton
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
TV - Released: 9/30/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Christie Smith
TV - Released: 9/14/1957

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Alicia Jolland
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Mrs. Cullen
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lydia Brailing
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955

1954

Movie
The Lonely Night
as Caroline
Movie - Released: 3/6/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Betty
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Persis Hughes
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Adelaide Baines
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Leah
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Emily
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Iva Stearns
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nora Cantata
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
as May
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Anne
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

TV
Hands of Murder
TV - Released: 9/30/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Anna Zenger
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Mary Widdicomb
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Belle Giles
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Emilia
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
TV - Released: 5/7/1947