Tammy Grimes
Biography
Tammy Grimes was an American stage and film actress and singer who trained at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and made her New York stage debut there in 1955. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she reached Broadway as an understudy in Bus Stop that same year, and Noël Coward spotted her in a nightclub and cast her in Look After Lulu! She won a Tony for originating Molly Tobin in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and a second for Amanda in a 1970 revival of Private Lives. She created the role of Diana in California Suite and played Elmire in Tartuffe, and she was known for cabaret performances and recordings. Her screen work included Play It as It Lays (1972), the animated special Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974), Mr. North (1988), High Art (1998) and the animated The Last Unicorn (1982). She starred on Broadway in 42nd Street and in 2003 was named to the American Theater Hall of Fame.
82years old at death
- Born Lynn
- Died Lillian Booth Actors Home
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Tammy Lee Grimes
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 26 years1972 to 1998
Genres
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First role
In June 1955, Grimes first appeared on Broadway, serving as Kim Stanley's understudy in the starring part in Bus Stop.
Big break
Grimes appeared in The Littlest Revue off-Broadway in 1956. In 1959 she took the lead in Noël Coward's Broadway play Look After Lulu!, after the playwright spotted her in a nightclub.
Behind the award
Grimes won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for The Unsinkable Molly Brown, even though she played the lead role.
Early training
Grimes trained as an actor at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, and she also studied singing with Beverley Peck Johnson.
A role that slipped away
In 1983, Grimes lost her co-starring part in Neil Simon's play Actors and Actresses. Reports said she was let go because she could not learn her lines.
A first
The Noël Coward Society chose Grimes as the first celebrity to lay flowers on Sir Noël Coward's statue at Manhattan's Gershwin Theatre in December 2003, celebrating the 104th birthday of "The Master".
Tammy Grimes movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Last Unicorn1982 Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasyas Molly Gruevoice
IMDb rating 7.334K votes
Worked with
Tammy Grimes made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Arthur Rankin Jr.Director, 2 films, 1974 to 1982
All films by Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules BassDirector, 2 films, 1974 to 1982
All films by Jules Bass
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1959 to 1970, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1970 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 1959 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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