Verna Bloom

Biography

Verna Bloom was an American actress whose film debut came with Medium Cool (1969). Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she studied at Boston University's School of Fine Arts, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1959, and later studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City. On Broadway, she played Charlotte Corday in 1967 and Blanche Morton in Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1983. She co-starred in Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter (1973) and played Marion Wormer in Animal House (1978). Her other credits included the television movie Where Have All The People Gone? (1974) and the role of Mary in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Starting in the 1960s, she took roles in over thirty films and television episodes.

80years old at death

Born August 7, 1938Lynn
Died January 9, 2019Bar Harbor
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Verna Frances Bloom (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 19 years1969 to 1988

Genres

Drama60%, 6 films
Comedy30%, 3 films
Crime20%, 2 films
Music20%, 2 films
Western20%, 2 films

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Early training
Verna Bloom studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City, training there in addition to earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University in 1959.

Verna Bloom movies on Netflix

The Last Temptation of Christ1988IMDb rating 7.5as Mary, Mother of Jesus
After Hours1985IMDb rating 7.6as June
The Journey of Natty Gann1985IMDb rating 7.0as Farm Woman
Honkytonk Man1982IMDb rating 6.6as Emmy
Playing for Time1980IMDb rating 7.3as Paulette
Animal House1978IMDb rating 7.4as Marion Wormer
Badge 3731973IMDb rating 5.8as Maureen
High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4as Sarah Belding
The Hired Hand1971IMDb rating 6.9as Hannah Collings
Medium Cool1969IMDb rating 7.2as Eileen

Best known for

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

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After Hours1985 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas June
IMDb rating 7.6101K votes
High Plains Drifter1973 Westernas Sarah Belding
IMDb rating 7.474K votes
The Last Temptation of Christ1988as Mary, Mother of Jesus
IMDb rating 7.569K votes
Animal House1978as Marion Wormer
IMDb rating 7.4137K votes
Medium Cool1969as Eileen
IMDb rating 7.25.3K votes
Honkytonk Man1982as Emmy
IMDb rating 6.610K votes
The Hired Hand1971as Hannah Collings
IMDb rating 6.94.2K votes
The Journey of Natty Gann1985as Farm Woman
IMDb rating 7.07.9K votes

Most often with

Martin Scorsese directed two of these films, Clint Eastwood two. Five 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.

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Clint Eastwood

Tracey Walter

Victor Argo

Barry Miller

Marianna Hill

Martin ScorseseDirector, 2 films

Clint EastwoodDirector, 2 films

Films together

Clint Eastwood2 films together, 1973 to 1982
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- Honkytonk Man1982IMDb rating 6.6Bloom as EmmyEastwood as Red Stovall
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Bloom as Sarah BeldingEastwood as The Stranger
Tracey Walter2 films together, 1973 to 1982
Tracey Walter's page
- Honkytonk Man1982IMDb rating 6.6Bloom as EmmyWalter as Pooch
- Badge 3731973IMDb rating 5.8Bloom as Maureen
Victor Argo2 films together, 1985 to 1988
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- The Last Temptation of Christ1988IMDb rating 7.5Bloom as Mary, Mother of JesusArgo as Peter, Apostle
- After Hours1985IMDb rating 7.6Bloom as JuneArgo as Diner Cashier
Barry Miller2 films together, 1985 to 1988
Barry Miller's page
- The Last Temptation of Christ1988IMDb rating 7.5Bloom as Mary, Mother of JesusMiller as Jeroboam
- The Journey of Natty Gann1985IMDb rating 7.0Bloom as Farm WomanMiller as Parker
Marianna Hill2 films together, 1969 to 1973
Marianna Hill's page
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Bloom as Sarah BeldingHill as Callie Travers
- Medium Cool1969IMDb rating 7.2Bloom as EileenHill as Ruth
Martin ScorseseDirector, 2 films, 1985 to 1988
All films by Martin Scorsese
- The Last Temptation of Christ1988IMDb rating 7.5Bloom as Mary, Mother of Jesus
- After Hours1985IMDb rating 7.6Bloom as June
Clint EastwoodDirector, 2 films, 1973 to 1982
All films by Clint Eastwood
- Honkytonk Man1982IMDb rating 6.6Bloom as Emmy
- High Plains Drifter1973IMDb rating 7.4Bloom as Sarah Belding

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