Geraldine Page

Acting

Geraldine Page

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 22, 1924 (100 years old)
Death date
Jun 13, 1987

Geraldine Page

Known For

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
1h 51m
DOLBY
Movie 2003

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

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and...

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1h 26m
DOLBY
Movie 1994

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a...

Native Son
1h 51m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

Native Son

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job...

Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story
1h 44m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story

Beate Klarsfeld, a German Protestant housewife, who, with the help...

My Little Girl
1h 58m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

My Little Girl

A young girl agrees to work in a center for...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2h 1m
DOLBY
Movie 1986

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather...

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
48min
DOLBY
Movie 1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of...

The Trip to Bountiful
1h 48m
DOLBY
Movie 1985

The Trip to Bountiful

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped...

White Nights
2h 16m
DOLBY
Movie 1985

White Nights

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who...

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.