Helen Wagner
Helen Wagner ( born September 3, 1918 in Lubbock, Texas, † May 1, 2010 in New York City, New York ) was an American actress.
Life
Wagner studied drama and music at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. In 1938 she graduated from there with a degree in these subjects. In New York, Wagner received instruction in voice and piano and sang in various church choirs.
In the early 1940s she played small roles on Broadway, including the musicals Oklahoma! and Sunny River by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II 1946 she played at the Cort Theatre, the shepherdess Mopsa in William Shakespeare's late work, The Winter's Tale. Other stage roles she had in The Bad Seed, My Name is Acquilon on the side of Jean- Pierre Aumont and Lilli Palmer as well as in Love of Four Colonels with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer. As Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, she went on tour with Lee Marvin. In 1972, she played at The Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan, Illinois, the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine in the play The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. In November 1990, she also played the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine at the opening of the new Wells Theatre in Monmouth.
From the early 1950s worked with Wagner in several American television series. She played the role of Trudi Bauer on the soap opera Guiding Light. Later, she played the role of Franklin margin in the series The World of Mr. Sweeney.
Helen Wagner gained fame with the role of Nancy Hughes McClosky, the female head of the family, in the soap opera Young and Passionate - As life goes. Wagner played this role from the first episode of the series on April 2, 1956 In March 2010, Wagner was recently for young and passionate. - How Funny People in front of the camera. She was most recently seen on American television on April 5, 2010. In the Guinness Book of World Records Wagner received a record as the longest Actress in the same role in a television series.
Wagner received several awards: in 1988 she was awarded the Monmouth College an honorary doctorate as a Doctor of Humane Letters. In 2001 she was awarded the prestigious Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2002 Wagner received a plaque on the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame in her hometown of Lubbock. In 2004 she was awarded the prize for their lifetime ( Lifetime Achievement Award ) from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Wagner was married since 1954 with the television producer and director Robert Willey, with whom she lived north of New York City. In her spare time, Wagner devoted to reading, especially historical books, as well as the embroidery and knitting.