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Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Colleen Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress who built her reputation on the stage, born in Montreal and raised in the United States before she left college for New York to try acting. She became a leading interpreter of Eugene O'Neill, and won Tony Awards for All the Way Home in 1961 and for A Moon for the Misbegotten in 1974, playing Josie Hogan in the latter. For Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival she took on Katharina, Cleopatra, Lady Macbeth and Gertrude. Her films included The Cowboys (1972), McQ (1974) and Annie Hall (1977), and she was Marilla Cuthbert in the television versions Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), work that brought her two Gemini Awards. On Murphy Brown she played Avery Brown and won two of her four Emmy Awards. From 1985 until her death in 1991, she headed the Actors' Equity Association as its national president.

67years old at death

Born June 3, 1924Montreal
Died August 22, 1991New York City
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Colleen Rose Dewhurst

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 32 years1959 to 1991

Genres

Drama79%, 11 films
Romance36%, 5 films
Thriller21%, 3 films
Action14%, 2 films
Comedy14%, 2 films

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A first
Dewhurst was the first actress to share a bed love scene with John Wayne, playing a madam in the 1972 western The Cowboys.
A change of course
Dewhurst called herself the Queen of Off-Broadway because her plays there closed after runs of one night to two weeks and she moved straight into the next one.

Colleen Dewhurst movies on Netflix

Dying Young1991IMDb rating 6.0as Estelle Whittier
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987IMDb rating 8.4as Marilla Cuthbert
The Boy Who Could Fly1986IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Sherman
Anne of Green Gables1985IMDb rating 8.6as Marilla Cuthbert
The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1as Henrietta Dodd
Final Assignment1980IMDb rating 4.5as Dr. Valentine Ulanova
When a Stranger Calls1979IMDb rating 6.4as Tracy
Ice Castles1978IMDb rating 6.6as Beulah Smith
Annie Hall1977IMDb rating 7.9as Mom Hall
McQ1974IMDb rating 6.2as Myra
The Cowboys1972IMDb rating 7.4as Kate
The Last Run1971IMDb rating 6.6as Monique
A Fine Madness1966IMDb rating 5.5as Dr. Vera Kropotkin
The Nun's Story1959IMDb rating 7.5as Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)

Best known for

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

Annie Hall1977 Comedy, Romanceas Mom Hall
IMDb rating 7.9293K votes
The Dead Zone1983 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Henrietta Dodd
IMDb rating 7.186K votes
Anne of Green Gables1985as Marilla Cuthbert
IMDb rating 8.625K votes
When a Stranger Calls1979as Tracy
IMDb rating 6.416K votes
Dying Young1991as Estelle Whittier
IMDb rating 6.018K votes
The Cowboys1972as Kate
IMDb rating 7.418K votes
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987as Marilla Cuthbert
IMDb rating 8.411K votes
McQ1974as Myra
IMDb rating 6.26.6K votes

Most often with

Kevin Sullivan directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Christopher Walken

Tom Skerritt

Jackie Burroughs

Marilyn Lightstone

Kevin SullivanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Christopher Walken2 films together, 1977 to 1983
Christopher Walken's page
- The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1Dewhurst as Henrietta DoddWalken as Johnny Smith
- Annie Hall1977IMDb rating 7.9Dewhurst as Mom HallWalken as Duane Hall
John Wayne2 films together, 1972 to 1974
John Wayne's page
- McQ1974IMDb rating 6.2Dewhurst as MyraWayne as McQ
- The Cowboys1972IMDb rating 7.4Dewhurst as KateWayne as Wil Andersen
Carol Kane2 films together, 1977 to 1979
Carol Kane's page
- When a Stranger Calls1979IMDb rating 6.4Dewhurst as TracyKane as Jill Johnson
- Annie Hall1977IMDb rating 7.9Dewhurst as Mom HallKane as Allison
Tom Skerritt2 films together, 1978 to 1983
Tom Skerritt's page
- The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1Dewhurst as Henrietta DoddSkerritt as Sheriff Bannerman
- Ice Castles1978IMDb rating 6.6Dewhurst as Beulah SmithSkerritt as Marcus Winston
Jackie Burroughs2 films together, 1983 to 1985
Jackie Burroughs's page
- Anne of Green Gables1985IMDb rating 8.6Dewhurst as Marilla CuthbertBurroughs as Mrs. Amelia Evans
- The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1Dewhurst as Henrietta DoddBurroughs as Vera Smith
Marilyn Lightstone2 films together, 1985 to 1987
Marilyn Lightstone's page
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987IMDb rating 8.4Dewhurst as Marilla CuthbertLightstone as Miss Muriel Stacey
- Anne of Green Gables1985IMDb rating 8.6Dewhurst as Marilla CuthbertLightstone as Miss Muriel Stacey
Kevin SullivanDirector, 2 films, 1985 to 1987
All films by Kevin Sullivan
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987IMDb rating 8.4Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert
- Anne of Green Gables1985IMDb rating 8.6Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert
Also two films together4 more actors
- Patricia HamiltonAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Anne of Green Gables (1985)
- Megan FollowsAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Anne of Green Gables (1985)
- Jonathan CrombieAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Anne of Green Gables (1985)
- Schuyler GrantAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Anne of Green Gables (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 1958 to 1992, six of them major.

Colleen Dewhurst's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
1991	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Murphy Brown	Won
1989	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Murphy Brown	Won
1989	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Those She Left Behind	Won
1986	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Between Two Women	Won
Tony Awards
1974	Best Actress in a Play		Won
1961	Best Featured Actress in a Play		Won
Other honors
1992	Earle Grey Award (posthumous)		Won
1958	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

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