Colleen Dewhurst

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Biography

" On the Great White Way by 1952, the 28-year-old Quebec-born actress was too old and tall to play ingénues but was given the chance to portray spirited Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew" in a 1956 stage production that established Dewhurst as an actress in-demand. Following her film debut in Fred Zinnemann's "The Nun's Story" (1959), she made infrequent movie appearances, preferring to stay close to the New York theatre and second husband …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

June 3, 1924

LATEST CREDITS

And Baby Makes Six

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And Every Man Is Free: A Tribute to Langston Hughes

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Death Penalty

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Termini Station

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Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables

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Anne of Green Gables

Marilla

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The Making of "Anne of Green Gables"

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Studs Lonigan

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The Hands of Cormac Joyce

Mollie Joyce

When a Stranger Calls

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