Tresa Hughes
Biography
Tresa Hughes was an American actress of stage, film and television. Born in Washington, D.C., she began on Broadway as an understudy, covering Annie Sullivan for Anne Bancroft in the 1959 production of The Miracle Worker, and went on to work in New York theater for more than 30 years, in plays such as The Man in the Glass Booth, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Golda, Lolita, Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb and Cafe Crown. In 1961 she received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Devil's Advocate. Her films included Coming Home (1978), Fame (1980), Bad Medicine (1985), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and A Fish in the Bathtub (1998), and on television she appeared in Another World, NYPD Blue, Wonderland, Ed and Law & Order. She died in 2011.
81years old at death
- Born Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Died
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 25 years1973 to 1998
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First role
Tresa Hughes first appeared on Broadway in The Miracle Worker in 1959. She was the understudy for Anne Bancroft, who played Annie Sullivan.
Tresa Hughes movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Tresa Hughes shares two films with Bob Dishy, 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.
Films together
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Jeremy LevenDirector, 1 film, 1994
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All films by Alan Parker
All films by Hal Ashby
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