Nancy Marchand

Biography

Nancy Marchand was an American actress known for stage and screen work whose honors included a Golden Globe Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Born in Buffalo, New York, she grew up in Eggertsville and took acting classes in Buffalo before graduating in 1949 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Her first professional stage role came in 1946, in The Late George Apley, and her Broadway debut followed in 1951 in The Taming of the Shrew. She won Obie Awards for The Balcony and The Cocktail Hour and was nominated for a Tony Award for The White Liars & Black Comedy. After her 1953 television debut in Marty, she won four Emmys as Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant and a Golden Globe as Livia Soprano on The Sopranos. Her films included Me, Natalie (1969), The Hospital (1971), The Bostonians (1984), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Sabrina (1995), and Dear God (1996).

71years old at death

Born June 19, 1928Buffalo
Died June 18, 2000Stratford
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Nancy Lou Marchand

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 27 years1969 to 1996

Genres

Comedy78%, 7 films
Drama67%, 6 films
Crime22%, 2 films
Mystery11%, 1 film
Romance11%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Nancy Marchand's first professional stage appearance came in 1946, when she appeared in The Late George Apley in Ogunquit, Maine.
First role
Marchand's first television role came in 1953, when she starred with Rod Steiger in the television play Marty on The Philco Television Playhouse.
First role
Marchand was the first actress to play Vinnie Phillips on Love of Life, a CBS soap opera, and she also originated Theresa Lamonte on Another World, an NBC soap opera.
Early training
Marchand took two buses to Buffalo, where she studied acting at the Studio Theatre School. She went on to study theater at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City.

Nancy Marchand movies on Netflix

Dear God1996IMDb rating 5.5as Judge Kits Van Heynigan
Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4as Maude Larrabee
Brain Donors1992IMDb rating 6.9as Lillian Oglethorpe
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6as Mayor
From the Hip1987IMDb rating 6.1as Roberta Winnaker
The Bostonians1984IMDb rating 6.1as Mrs. Burrage
A Touch of the Poet1974IMDb rating 7.4as Nora Melody
The Hospital1971IMDb rating 7.1as Mrs. Christie
Me, Natalie1969IMDb rating 6.5as Mrs. Miller

Best known for

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

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988 Comedy, Crimeas Mayor
IMDb rating 7.6226K votes
Sabrina1995 Comedy, Dramaas Maude Larrabee
IMDb rating 6.448K votes
The Hospital1971as Mrs. Christie
IMDb rating 7.18.4K votes
The Bostonians1984as Mrs. Burrage
IMDb rating 6.12.8K votes
Me, Natalie1969as Mrs. Miller
IMDb rating 6.51.4K votes
Brain Donors1992as Lillian Oglethorpe
IMDb rating 6.95.0K votes
From the Hip1987as Roberta Winnaker
IMDb rating 6.12.8K votes
Dear God1996as Judge Kits Van Heynigan
IMDb rating 5.54.4K votes

Worked with

Nancy Marchand shares two films with Greg Kinnear, 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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Greg Kinnear

John Hurt

Wallace Shawn

Harrison Ford

John Turturro

Vanessa Redgrave

David ZuckerDirector, 1 film

Sydney PollackDirector, 1 film

Arthur HillerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Greg Kinnear2 films together, 1995 to 1996
Greg Kinnear's page
- Dear God1996IMDb rating 5.5Marchand as Judge Kits Van HeyniganKinnear as Tom Turner
- Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4Marchand as Maude LarrabeeKinnear as David Larrabee
John Hurt1 film together, 1987
John Hurt's page
- From the Hip1987IMDb rating 6.1Marchand as Roberta WinnakerHurt as Douglas Benoit
Wallace Shawn1 film together, 1984
Wallace Shawn's page
- The Bostonians1984IMDb rating 6.1Marchand as Mrs. BurrageShawn as Mr. Pardon
Harrison Ford1 film together, 1995
Harrison Ford's page
- Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4Marchand as Maude LarrabeeFord as Linus Larrabee
John Turturro1 film together, 1992
John Turturro's page
- Brain Donors1992IMDb rating 6.9Marchand as Lillian OglethorpeTurturro as Roland T. Flakfizer
Vanessa Redgrave1 film together, 1984
Vanessa Redgrave's page
- The Bostonians1984IMDb rating 6.1Marchand as Mrs. BurrageRedgrave as Olive Chancellor
David ZuckerDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by David Zucker
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6Marchand as Mayor
Sydney PollackDirector, 1 film, 1995
All films by Sydney Pollack
- Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4Marchand as Maude Larrabee
Arthur HillerDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Arthur Hiller
- The Hospital1971IMDb rating 7.1Marchand as Mrs. Christie

Awards

Six awards and honors from 1978 to 2000, six of them major.

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Nancy Marchand's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Golden Globes
2000	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	The Sopranos	Won
Emmy Awards
1982	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Lou Grant	Won
1981	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Lou Grant	Won
1980	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Lou Grant	Won
1978	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Lou Grant	Won
SAG Awards
2000	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Sopranos	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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