Person Details

Birthday: 1924-11-22 15:09:35

Death: 1987-06-13 15:09:35

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Kirksville, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress. She earned acclaim for her work on Broadway as well as in major Hollywood films and television productions, garnering an Academy Award (from eight nominations), two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, and four nominations for the Tony Award. A native of Kirksville, Missouri, Page studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg in New York City before being cast in her first credited part in the Western film Hondo (1953), which earned her her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood based on her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years. Page continued to appear in television and on stage and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in Sweet Bird of Youth (1959–60), a role she reprised in the 1962 film adaptation, the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award. She earned additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in You're a Big Boy Now (1966) and Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), followed by a Tony nomination for her performance in the stage production of Absurd Person Singular (1974–75). Other film appearances during this time included in the thrillers What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) opposite Ruth Gordon, and The Beguiled (1971) opposite Clint Eastwood. In 1977, she provided the voice of Madam Medusa in Walt Disney's The Rescuers, followed by a role in Woody Allen's Interiors (1978), which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. After being inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979 for her stage work, Page returned to Broadway with a lead role in Agnes of God (1982), earning her her third Tony Award nomination. Page was nominated for Academy Awards for her performances in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and The Trip to Bountiful (1985), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Page died in New York City in 1987 in the midst of a Broadway run of Blithe Spirit, for which she earned her fourth Tony Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia Geraldine Page, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

What's My Line?
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7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
Hawaii Five-O
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7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Philomena Underwood
Lux Video Theatre
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6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Neighbor
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
Kojak
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7

Kojak

(1973) Edna Morrison
Night Gallery
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8

Night Gallery

(1970) Mrs. Evans
The Hitchhiker
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6

The Hitchhiker

(1983) Lynette 'Mama' Powers
The Rescuers
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7

The Rescuers

(1977) Madame Medusa (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2003 Self (archive material)
1994 Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
1986 Peggy
Itta Halaunbrenner
Molly
Sally Phelps
Self
1985 Mrs. Carrie Watts
Anne Wyatt
Mama
Mrs. Baumann
1984 Mrs. Ritter
Mrs. Kendrick
Sarah
1983 Lynette 'Mama' Powers
Amelia Whitley
1982 Mrs. Lovelace
Jean Scott Martin
1981 Sister Mary Clarise
'Aunt' Beverly
1978 Eve
1977 Madame Medusa (voice)
Ann Cappelletti
Sister Walburga
1975 Big Sister
1974 Mrs. O'Neill
1973 Edna Morrison
Anna Witmer
1972 Gertrude Wilson
Hattie
Eliza Gant
Mama
1971 Martha Farnsworth
Felisa
1970 Molly Wheatland
Mrs. Evans
1969 N/A
Mrs Marrable
Woman
1968 Philomena Underwood
1967 Mrs. Duke
Miss Sook
Carol Richardson
1966 Woman
Xantippe
N/A
Margery Chanticleer
Olga
1964 Evie Jackson
1963 Carrie Berniers
1962 Alexandra Del Lago
1961 Alma Winemiller
1958 Florry
1956 Self - Presenter
1955 N/A
1953 Angie Lowe
Self
Heddie
Florence Albert (uncredited)
1952 N/A
1951 Xantippe
1950 Neighbor
N/A
Self - Mystery Guest
N/A
1948 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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