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Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 23, 1928
Died Oct 06, 2014 (86)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marian Seldes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012

as Mabel Billingsly

The Extra Man

The Extra Man

2010

as Vivian Cudlip

Home

Home

2009

as Peggy

The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

2009

as Eunice (voice)

The Visitor

The Visitor

2008

as Barbara

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

2008

as The Duchess of Krakenthorp

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008

as Clerk

Miriam

Miriam

2007

as Mrs. H.T. Miller

August Rush

August Rush

2007

as The Dean

Suburban Girl

Suburban Girl

2007

as Margaret Paddleford

In from the Night

In from the Night

2006

as Nora Cantata

Ballets Russes

Ballets Russes

2005

as Narrator

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004

as Narrator (voice)

Plainsong

Plainsong

2004

as Iva Stearns

Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile

2003

as President Jocelyn Carr

Hollywood Ending

Hollywood Ending

2002

as Alexandra

Town & Country

Town & Country

2001

as Eugenie's Mother

If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

as Abby Hedley

Duets

Duets

2000

as Harriet Gahagan

The Haunting

The Haunting

1999

as Mrs. Dudley

Affliction

Affliction

1998

as Alma Pittman

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998

as Datloff Party Guest

Digging to China

Digging to China

1997

as Leah Schroth

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

1997

as Mrs. Hess

Clarissa

Clarissa

1995

as Lillian Banion

Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck

1995

as Widow Douglas

Truman

Truman

1995

as Eleanor Roosevelt

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

as Margaret Armstrong

Zits

Zits

1988

as Miss Maple

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

1987

as Alice B. Toklas

Fingers

Fingers

1978

as Ruth

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

1975

as Secretary

The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon

1966

as Marian

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Herodias

Crime and Punishment USA

Crime and Punishment USA

1959

as Debbie Cole

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Arnon

The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

as Mme. Molotov

The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest

1958

as Kate Owens

The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

1957

as Rowena Cobb

The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

1957

as Mrs. Morse (uncredited)

The Lonely Night

The Lonely Night

1954

as Caroline

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

General Electric Theater

as Leah

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Murder, She Wrote

as Lydia Winthrop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Law & Order

as Suzanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Wings

as Eleanor Kingsbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Peggy Kendall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Book of Daniel

as Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 2006

Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Cullen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Mary K. Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Studio One

as Anna Zenger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Persis Hughes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Emily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lydia Brailing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Millionaire

as Dorothy 'Dot' McAllister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Lux Video Theatre

as May

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Betty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

M Squad

as Martha Wicklow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Branded

as Neela

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Alicia Jolland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Texan

as Cora Laird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Sex and the City

as Mrs. Big

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1998

Frasier

as Betty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

General Electric Theater

as Adelaide Baines

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Studio One

as Mary Widdicomb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Iva Stearns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Nora Cantata

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Studio One

as Belle Giles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Mannix

as Ida Colby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Mollie Stanton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Louise Grantham Robilotti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2001

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Emilia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Lux Video Theatre

as Anne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Murphy Brown

as Murphy's Aunt Brooke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1988

The Rifleman

as Hazel / The Vision

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Christie Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Widow Enga

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1958

Good & Evil

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 25, 1991

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Kraft Television Theatre

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 07, 1947

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

Omnibus

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Big Day

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 28, 2006

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Court of Last Resort

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Kate & Allie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1984

Central Park West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

Clubhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2004

Tony Awards

as Self - Audience Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Hands of Murder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1949

Suspicion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Tony Awards

as Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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