Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Acting

Birthday

1928/08/23

Day of death

2014/10/06 (86 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Marion Seldes, Marian Hall Seldes

Biography

Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day. Her other Broadway credits include Equus (1974–77), Ivanov (1997), and Deuce (2007). She was inducted into t...Read more

Acting
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Herodias

August Rush
7.4

(2007) August Rush

as The Dean

The Haunting
5.5

(1999) The Haunting

as Mrs. Dudley

Digging to China
6.3

(1997) Digging to China

as Leah Schroth

The Visitor
7.1

(2008) The Visitor

as Barbara

1961
0.0

(2000) 1961

as Abby Hedley

0.0

(1954) The Lonely Night

as Caroline

The Light in the Forest
6.8

(1958) The Light in the Forest

as Kate Owens

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
5.1

(1992) The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as Margaret Armstrong

Celebrity
6.0

(1998) Celebrity

as Datloff Party Guest

If These Walls Could Talk 2
6.6

(2000) If These Walls Could Talk 2

as Abby Hedley

Fingers
6.4

(1978) Fingers

as Ruth

Crime and Punishment USA
5.2

(1959) Crime and Punishment USA

as Debbie Cole

The Extra Man
5.8

(2010) The Extra Man

as Vivian Cudlip

Home
5.2

(2009) Home

as Peggy

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
4.0

(2004) Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

as Narrator (voice)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

5.0

(2009) The Toe Tactic

as Eunice (voice)

The Big Fisherman
4.6

(1959) The Big Fisherman

as Arnon

Kate McShane
0.0

(1975) Kate McShane

as Secretary

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
7.0

(2008) The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

as The Duchess of Krakenthorp

The Young Stranger
5.8

(1957) The Young Stranger

as Mrs. Morse (uncredited)

Plainsong
6.6

(2004) Plainsong

as Iva Stearns

Hollywood Ending
6.5

(2002) Hollywood Ending

as Alexandra

Zits
4.6

(1988) Zits

as Miss Maple

In from the Night
6.7

(2006) In from the Night

as Nora Cantata

The Plot to Kill Stalin
0.0

(1958) The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Mme. Molotov

7.0

(2008) Murnau, Borzage and Fox

as Self

Ballets Russes
7.2

(2005) Ballets Russes

as Narrator

Clarissa
7.4

(1995) Clarissa

as Lillian Banion

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
6.5

(1994) In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

as Justice Susie Sharp

Suburban Girl
5.6

(2007) Suburban Girl

as Margaret Paddleford

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
4.0

(2012) Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

as Mabel Billingsly

Affliction
6.3

(1998) Affliction

as Alma Pittman

Mona Lisa Smile
6.9

(2003) Mona Lisa Smile

as President Jocelyn Carr

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
0.0

(1987) Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

as Alice B. Toklas

Home Alone 3
5.3

(1997) Home Alone 3

as Mrs. Hess

Truman
7.6

(1995) Truman

as Eleanor Roosevelt

The Star Wagon
7.0

(1966) The Star Wagon

as Marian

Duets
5.7

(2000) Duets

as Harriet Gahagan

Leatherheads
5.8

(2008) Leatherheads

as Clerk

Tom and Huck
5.3

(1995) Tom and Huck

as Widow Douglas

The True Story of Jesse James
6.1

(1957) The True Story of Jesse James

as Rowena Cobb

Marian
0.0

(2017) Marian

as Self

Miriam
0.0

(2007) Miriam

as Mrs. H.T. Miller

Town & Country
4.5

(2001) Town & Country

as Eugenie's Mother

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Lydia Winthrop

Big Day
5.2

(2006) Big Day

as ---

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Suzanne

Kate & Allie
5.8

(1984) Kate & Allie

as ---

Wings
6.9

(1990) Wings

as Eleanor Kingsbury

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Peggy Kendall

Central Park West
4.6

(1995) Central Park West

as ---

The Book of Daniel
7.1

(2006) The Book of Daniel

as Helen

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Cullen

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Mary K. Davis

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Anna Zenger

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Persis Hughes

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Emily

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lydia Brailing

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister

Clubhouse
3.5

(2004) Clubhouse

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as May

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Betty

M Squad
5.2

(1957) M Squad

as Martha Wicklow

6.0

(1991) Good & Evil

as ---

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Branded
6.4

(1965) Branded

as Neela

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Alicia Jolland

0.0

(1957) The Court of Last Resort

as ---

The Texan
5.5

(1958) The Texan

as Cora Laird

Sex and the City
7.4

(1998) Sex and the City

as Mrs. Big

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Betty

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Adelaide Baines

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Mary Widdicomb

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Iva Stearns

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Nora Cantata

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Belle Giles

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as Ida Colby

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Mollie Stanton

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
7.8

(2001) A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Louise Grantham Robilotti

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Emilia

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Audience Member

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Anne

0.0

(1949) Hands of Murder

as ---

Kraft Television Theatre
7.3

(1947) Kraft Television Theatre

as ---

Suspicion
5.9

(1957) Suspicion

as ---

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Murphy Brown
6.4

(1988) Murphy Brown

as Murphy's Aunt Brooke

The Rifleman
7.1

(1958) The Rifleman

as Hazel / The Vision

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Christie Smith

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Leah

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Widow Enga