Augusta Dabney

Biography

Augusta Dabney was an American actress whose career spanned Broadway, early live television and daytime serials. Raised in Berkeley, California, she went to New York in 1937 for training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She worked in stock theater and made her Broadway debut in Abe Lincoln in Illinois in 1938; her last Broadway role came in Sacrilege in 1995. She also turned up in live anthology programs, among them Kraft Television Theatre, Studio One and Robert Montgomery Presents. She was best known as Isabelle Alden, the kindly, wealthy matriarch of Loving, a part she first played in 1983 and returned to in later runs, ending in 1995. Other soap roles took her to Another World, Guiding Light, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Doctors. Her first film was That Night! in 1957, and her last was The Paper (1994).

89years old at death

Born October 23, 1918Berkeley
Died February 4, 2008Dobbs Ferry
Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
Also credited as Augusta Keith Dabney

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 23 years1971 to 1994

Genres

Drama83%, 5 films
Comedy50%, 3 films
Romance50%, 3 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film

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Early training
Augusta Dabney relocated to New York in 1937, where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts as a student.

Augusta Dabney movies on Netflix

The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7as Sarah Hackett
Running on Empty1988IMDb rating 7.6as Abigail Patterson
Shakedown1988IMDb rating 6.0as Judge Maynard
Violets Are Blue1986IMDb rating 5.8as Ethel Sawyer
The Heartbreak Kid1972IMDb rating 7.1as Colorado Woman
Plaza Suite1971IMDb rating 6.5as Mrs. Eisler

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Running on Empty1988 Crime, Drama, Musicas Abigail Patterson
IMDb rating 7.620K votes
The Heartbreak Kid1972 Comedy, Romanceas Colorado Woman
IMDb rating 7.16.7K votes
Plaza Suite1971as Mrs. Eisler
IMDb rating 6.53.1K votes
Violets Are Blue1986as Ethel Sawyer
IMDb rating 5.81.3K votes
The Paper1994as Sarah Hackett
IMDb rating 6.718K votes
Shakedown1988as Judge Maynard
IMDb rating 6.04.5K votes

Worked with

Augusta Dabney shares two films with William Prince, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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William Prince

Lynne Thigpen

Robert Duvall

Marisa Tomei

Clint Howard

Mike Starr

Sidney LumetDirector, 1 film

Ron HowardDirector, 1 film

Elaine MayDirector, 1 film

Films together

William Prince2 films together, 1972 to 1994
William Prince's page
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah HackettPrince as Howard Hackett
- The Heartbreak Kid1972IMDb rating 7.1Dabney as Colorado WomanPrince as Colorado Man
Lynne Thigpen2 films together, 1988 to 1994
Lynne Thigpen's page
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah HackettThigpen as Janet
- Running on Empty1988IMDb rating 7.6Dabney as Abigail PattersonThigpen as Contact at Eldridge St.
Robert Duvall1 film together, 1994
Robert Duvall's page
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah HackettDuvall as Bernie White
Marisa Tomei1 film together, 1994
Marisa Tomei's page
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah HackettTomei as Martha Hackett
Clint Howard1 film together, 1994
Clint Howard's page
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah HackettHoward as Ray Blaisch
Mike Starr1 film together, 1986
Mike Starr's page
- Violets Are Blue1986IMDb rating 5.8Dabney as Ethel SawyerStarr as Tony
Sidney LumetDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Sidney Lumet
- Running on Empty1988IMDb rating 7.6Dabney as Abigail Patterson
Ron HowardDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Ron Howard
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Dabney as Sarah Hackett
Elaine MayDirector, 1 film, 1972
All films by Elaine May
- The Heartbreak Kid1972IMDb rating 7.1Dabney as Colorado Woman

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