Kathleen Widdoes

Biography

Kathleen Widdoes is an American actress. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and after high school moved to New York, where she found work without any acting training. Her first screen part came in The Group (1966), directed by Sidney Lumet, and she went on to appear in Petulia (1968) and The Mephisto Waltz (1971). On stage she won Obie Awards for The Beggar's Opera and The Tower of Evil, and her performance in Much Ado About Nothing brought a Tony nomination in 1973. She is best known for Emma Snyder, the farm-owning matriarch she played on As the World Turns, a CBS serial, from 1985 to 2010; that role earned her four Daytime Emmy nominations. Later film work includes Courage Under Fire (1996), and she had a recurring part on Oz. She also won a Lucille Lortel Award for Franny's Way.

87years old

Turns 88 on March 21in 130 days

Born March 21, 1939Wilmington
Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
Also credited as Kathleen Effie Widdoes

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 5 years1966 to 1971

Every film, newest first

1971The Mephisto WaltzIMDb rating 6.1
1968PetuliaIMDb rating 6.8
1966The GroupIMDb rating 6.6

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Early training
Widdoes studied at the Sorbonne in Paris during 1964 on a Fulbright scholarship, and she also trained as a mime.
First role
Kathleen Widdoes played Helena Davison in The Group, a 1966 film directed by Sidney Lumet. That role was her first appearance in a film.
A role that slipped away
In the 1962 musical We Take the Town, Widdoes had a singing part. After overhearing from behind the dressing room wall that she would be fired, she handed in her notice to leave.