Marian Seldes
Born
August 23, 1928
Died
October 6, 2014 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
Marian
Self
2017
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Mabel Billingsly
2012
The Extra Man
Vivian Cudlip
2010
Home
Peggy
2009
The Toe Tactic
Eunice (voice)
2009
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Self
2008
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Duchess of Krakenthorp
2008
Leatherheads
Clerk
2008
The Visitor
Barbara
2008
August Rush
The Dean
2007
Miriam
Mrs. H.T. Miller
2007
Suburban Girl
Margaret Paddleford
2007
Big Day
(2 episodes)
2006
In from the Night
Nora Cantata
2006
The Book of Daniel
Helen · (1 episode)
2006
Ballets Russes
Narrator
2005
Clubhouse
(1 episode)
2004
Plainsong
Iva Stearns
2004
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Narrator (voice)
2004
Mona Lisa Smile
President Jocelyn Carr
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
Hollywood Ending
Alexandra
2002
Town & Country
Eugenie's Mother
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Louise Grantham Robilotti · (1 episode)
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti · (1 episode)
2001
Duets
Harriet Gahagan
2000
1961
Abby Hedley
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Abby Hedley
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peggy Kendall · (1 episode)
1999
The Haunting
Mrs. Dudley
1999
Celebrity
Datloff Party Guest
1998
Sex and the City
Mrs. Big · (1 episode)
1998
Affliction
Alma Pittman
1997
Home Alone 3
Mrs. Hess
1997
Digging to China
Leah Schroth
1997
Remember WENN
Miss Frye · (1 episode)
1996
Tom and Huck
Widow Douglas
1995
Clarissa
Lillian Banion
1995
Central Park West
(1 episode)
1995
Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
1995
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Justice Susie Sharp
1994
Frasier
Betty · (1 episode)
1993
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Margaret Armstrong
1992
Good & Evil
Charlotte Sandler · (11 episodes)
1991
Law & Order
Suzanne · (1 episode)
1990
Wings
Eleanor Kingsbury · (1 episode)
1990
Murphy Brown
Murphy's Aunt Brooke · (1 episode)
1988
Zits
Miss Maple
1988
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
Alice B. Toklas
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Lydia Winthrop · (1 episode)
1984
Kate & Allie
(1 episode)
1984
Fingers
Ruth
1978
Kate McShane
Secretary
1975
Mannix
Ida Colby · (1 episode)
1967
The Star Wagon
Marian
1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Herodias
1965
Branded
Neela · (1 episode)
1965
Crime and Punishment USA
Debbie Cole
1959
The Big Fisherman
Arnon
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
The Rifleman
Hazel / The Vision · (1 episode)
1958
The Texan
Cora Laird · (1 episode)
1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin
Mme. Molotov
1958
The Light in the Forest
Kate Owens
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Widow Enga · (1 episode)
1958
The Court of Last Resort
(1 episode)
1957
Suspicion
(1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Mary K. Davis · (1 episode)
1957
M Squad
Martha Wicklow · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Mollie Stanton · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Christie Smith · (1 episode)
1957
The True Story of Jesse James
Rowena Cobb
1957
The Young Stranger
Mrs. Morse (uncredited)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Alicia Jolland · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (4 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient · (1 episode)
1956
Matinee Theater
(3 episodes)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lydia Brailing · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Mrs. Cullen · (1 episode)
1955
The Millionaire
Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister · (1 episode)
1955
Climax!
Betty · (1 episode)
1954
The Lonely Night
Caroline
1954
General Electric Theater
Persis Hughes · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Adelaide Baines · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Leah · (2 episodes)
1953
Omnibus
(3 episodes)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emily · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Iva Stearns · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nora Cantata · (1 episode)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
May · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Anne · (1 episode)
1950
Hands of Murder
(1 episode)
1949
Studio One
Anna Zenger · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Mary Widdicomb · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Belle Giles · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(2 episodes)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Emilia · (1 episode)
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
(4 episodes)
1947