Miriam Colon
Biography
Miriam Colon was a Puerto Rican actress and the founder of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City. Born in Ponce, she moved to New York as a young woman and became the Actors Studio's first Puerto Rican member when Elia Kazan admitted her in 1953. She debuted on screen in Los Peloteros in 1951 and went on to perform on Broadway and in television westerns such as Gunsmoke and Bonanza. Her film work included One-Eyed Jacks (1961), The Appaloosa (1966), Lone Star (1996), and Gloria (1999). In the late 1960s she established the theater company that staged Off-Broadway productions and toured. She was best known as Mama Montana, mother of Al Pacino's character in Scarface (1983), and also appeared in Bless Me, Ultima (2012). Her honors included a 1993 Obie Award for lifetime achievement and the 2014 National Medal of Arts.
80years old at death
- Born Ponce
- Died New York City
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Míriam Colón Valle and Miriam Colon Valle
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 54 years1961 to 2015
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Getting ready for a role
Colón appeared as "the Redhead" in the 1961 film One-eyed Jacks. Marlon Brando asked her to improvise at her audition rather than read the script.
Behind the camera
In Manhattan, New York, on West 47th street, Colón started The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater company during the late 1960s.
Early training
Marcos Colón, who was not a relative, became Colón's first drama teacher and saw her talent. He arranged for her to watch students in the University of Puerto Rico drama department.
Miriam Colon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eleven 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.
Films together
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Also two films together5 more actors
- Robert J. WilkeThey Call It Murder (1971) and The Desperate Mission (1969)
- Anna FrielGoal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
- Kuno BeckerGoal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
- Kieran O'BrienGoal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
- Alfredo RodríguezGoal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Miriam Colon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$208 million
10 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$66M31.7% of the total
- 2$54M25.8% of the total
- 3$28M13.2% of the total
- 4$18M8.7% of the total
- 5$13M6.4% of the total
- 6$12M5.7% of the total
- 7$7.9M3.8% of the total
- 8$4.3M2.1% of the total
$5.8 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| National Medal of Arts | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.