Geraldine Page
Acting • Born 1924-11-22 – Died 1987-06-13
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.
Filmography
74 credits
The Day of the Locust
Movie • 1975
Big Sister
Hondo
Movie • 1953
Angie Lowe
The Rescuers
Movie • 1977
Madame Medusa (voice)
The Beguiled
Movie • 1971
Martha
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Ritter
The Happiest Millionaire
Movie • 1967
Mrs. Duke
Sweet Bird of Youth
Movie • 1962
Alexandra Del Lago
The Bride
Movie • 1985
Mrs. Baumann
You're a Big Boy Now
Movie • 1966
Margery Chanticleer
Interiors
Movie • 1978
Eve
A Christmas Memory
Movie • 1966
Woman
The Dollmaker
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Kendrick
White Nights
Movie • 1985
Anne Wyatt
Honky Tonk Freeway
Movie • 1981
Sister Mary Clarise
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie • 1985
Mrs. Carrie Watts
Summer and Smoke
Movie • 1961
Alma Winemiller
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Movie • 1969
Mrs Marrable
Harry's War
Movie • 1981
'Aunt' Beverly
Dear Heart
Movie • 1965
Evie Jackson
J.W. Coop
Movie • 1972
Mama
Native Son
Movie • 1986
Peggy
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Movie • 1982
Jean Scott Martin
Pete 'n' Tillie
Movie • 1972
Gertrude Wilson
Toys in the Attic
Movie • 1963
Carrie Berniers
My Little Girl
Movie • 1986
Molly
Nasty Habits
Movie • 1977
Sister Walburga
Monday's Child
Movie • 1967
Carol Richardson
Trilogy
Movie • 1969
Woman
Portrait of a Murderer
Movie • 1958
Florry
The Thanksgiving Visitor
Movie • 1968
Miss Sook
Taxi
Movie • 1953
Florence Albert (uncredited)
Old Man
Movie • 1958
Young Woman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1986
Sally Phelps
Something for Joey
Movie • 1977
Ann Cappelletti
Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story
Movie • 1986
Itta Halaunbrenner
Barefoot in Athens
Movie • 1966
Xantippe
Montserrat
Movie • 1971
Felisa
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Movie • 1986
Self
Hazel's People
Movie • 1973
Anna Witmer
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Movie • 1994
Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
The Parade
Movie • 1984
Sarah
Live Again, Die Again
Movie • 1974
Mrs. O'Neill
Flanagan
Movie • 1985
Mama
The Three Sisters
Movie • 1966
Olga
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Loving
Movie • 1983
Amelia Whitley
Look Homeward, Angel
Movie • 1972
Eliza Gant
Disney's Greatest Villains
Movie • 1977
Madame Medusa (voice) (archive footage)
Riders to the Sea
Movie
Maurya
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Philomena Underwood
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Kojak
TV • 1973
Edna Morrison
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Ellen Davis
Studio One
TV • 1948
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
Molly Wheatland
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Heddie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Xantippe
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Neighbor
Your Show of Shows
TV • 1950
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Lynette 'Mama' Powers
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Woman
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Ghost Story
TV • 1972
Hattie
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
Mrs. Evans
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Blue and the Gray
TV • 1982
Mrs. Lovelace
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Snoop Sisters
TV • 1973
Olivia Cunningham
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Sister Lucia
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
Frances Turchin
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Self / Madam Medusa (voice)
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Governess