Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch ( born February 2, 1925 in Detroit / Michigan ) is an American actress.
Elaine Stritch studied drama at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at New York's New School. In 1944 she made her stage debut in 1946 she made her first appearance on Broadway. She later worked here and in London in productions such as Bus Stop, Sail Away, A Delicate Balance, Show Boat and Company with. As a singer she became known with songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Noël Coward and Stephen Sondheim.
On television, Stritch first appeared in 1948 in the comedy Growing Paynes production. In 1954, she had some appearances on the The Ed Sullivan Show, and in 1960 she starred in the sitcom series My Sister Eileen with.
Her first major film role was in 1956 in The Scarlet Hour; the next major film productions with her were only held during the 1970s. In 1972, she married actor John Bay and lived and worked for several years in London; inter alia, played here in 1975 alongside Donald Sinden in the TV movie Two's Company. Often, they could also be seen as a guest star in various television series, including an episode of Trapper John, MD, three episodes of The Cosby Show or two episodes of Rock from the Sun.
Then emerged in the late 1980s, movies such as September and Cocoon. Great tribute she found in the role of Parthy Hawkes in Broadway revival of Show Boat 1994 for her solo program Elaine Stritch. At Liberty ( 2002), she received numerous awards, including a Tony Award. In 2007, she was honored as a guest actress on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock 's Emmy Award. Overall, they won the award three times in her career. She was nominated three more times, most recently in 2009 for her guest appearance as Colleen Donaghy in the 30 Rock episode: Christmas Special.