Elaine Stritch
Biography
Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Acting History
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2018Always at The Carlyle as Self
2014River of Fundament as Eulogist
2013Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)
2013Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Herself
2012ParaNorman as Grandma Babcock (voice)
2010Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
200630 Rock as Colleen Donaghy
2005Romance & Cigarettes as Nick's Mother
2005Monster-in-Law as Gertrude
2004Elaine Stritch at Liberty as Performer
2004Paradise as Isabella
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2000Autumn in New York as Dolores "Dolly" Talbot
2000Small Time Crooks as Chi Chi Potter
2000Screwed as Miss Crock
1999My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
1998An Unexpected Life as Lucinda Sadwich
1998Krippendorf's Tribe as Irene Hargrove
1998Parkinson as Self
1997Oz as Judge Grace Lema
1997Out to Sea as Mavis LaBreche
1996E! True Hollywood Story
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Martha Albright
1995Bless This House
1991Chance of a Lifetime as Sybill
1991An Inconvenient Woman as Rose
1990Law & Order as Lanie Stieglitz
1990Cadillac Man as The Widow
1990Sparks: The Price of Passion as Marti Sparks
1990Sensibility and Sense as Older Marianne
1988Tattingers
1988Cocoon: The Return as Ruby
1987September as Diane Frasier
1986Stranded as Maxine
1986The Ellen Burstyn Show as Sydney Brewer
1986Follies: In Concert as Hattie Walker
1986Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York as Self
1985Musical Comedy Tonight III
1984The Cosby Show as Mrs. McGee
1982Wogan as Self
1981Christmas Spirits as Julia Myerson
1980Nobody's Perfect
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Mary Pearl
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Pamela Beauchamp
1979Blankety Blank
1977Providence as Helen Wiener
1975Two's Company as Dorothy McNab
1975The Spiral Staircase as Nurse Baker
1973Pollyanna as Aunt Poly
1970The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker as Tough Lady
1970Original Cast Album: Company as Self / Joanne
1966Too Many Thieves as Miss G
1965The Trials of O'Brien as Miss G
1965The Dean Martin Show
1965Who Killed Teddy Bear? as Marian Freeman
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1960My Sister Eileen
1959Adventures in Paradise as Ethel Forester
1959Kiss Her Goodbye as Marge Carson
1958The Perfect Furlough as Liz Baker
1957A Farewell to Arms as Helen Ferguson
1957DuPont Show of the Month as Aunt Bertha
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1956Three Violent People as Ruby LaSalle
1956The Scarlet Hour as Phyllis Rycker
1955Matinee Theater
1955A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 as Self
1954Climax! as Kristie Crane
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1949Cavalcade of Stars
1948Studio One as Shirley
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
—Life's a Bitch