Maureen Stapleton

Age

80 (passed away Mar. 13th, 2006)

Birthday

Jun. 21st, 1925

Born in

Troy, New York, USA

Height

5' 3"

Maureen Stapleton's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch)
Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at _The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)_ (qv).
Had a self-admitted drinking problem (her Irish-born father was a heavy drinker) and confessed that she would head for the vodka right after the curtain went down. Liquor was a fixture in her dressing room but claims she never appeared on stage drunk.
In 1981, she became the tenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actress, _Reds (1981)_ (qv), Tony: Best Supporting Actress-Play, 'The Rose Tattoo' (1951), and Emmy: Best Actress-Drama, _Among the Paths to Eden (1967) (TV)_ (qv).
Received the Actors Studio Award in 1980 for her contributions to the theatre.
Once joined the Actors Studio, whose members included 'Marlon Brando' (qv) who sometimes crashed in her one-room NY apartment.
In 1959 she became the first actor to receive an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nomination in the same year (for _Lonelyhearts (1958)_ (qv), _All the King's Men (1958) (TV)_ (qv) and "The Cold Wind and the Warm", respectively).
Took over the role of Rosa della Rosa because 'Anna Magnani' (qv) (who was old enough to be her mother) didn't speak English well enough to essay the role on Broadway, so this young Irish Catholic from Troy played an Italian "Earth Mother" on Broadway to critical and popular acclaim!

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