Marian Seldes
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Marian Seldes (born August 23, 1928 in New York City) is an American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career has spanned five decades and who was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
The daughter of writer Gilbert Seldes, she grew up in a creative environment and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Trained for the stage, she made her Broadway theatre debut in 1947. She went on to an illustrious career earning four nominations for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, winning in 1967 for her performance in A Delicate Balance.
From 1967 to 1991 Marian Seldes was a faculty member of the Juilliard School of Drama, and in 2002 began teaching at Fordham University, Lincoln Center.
In addition to performing in live theatre, Ms Seldes began acting in television in 1952 in a Hallmark Hall of Fame production that marked the first of many guest star roles that have continued into 2006. As well, she has performed in a number of motion pictures and in radio plays. Between 1974 and 1982, she appeared in 179 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
She was married to screen/film writer Garson Kanin (Ruth Gordon's widower) for many years until his death. She has a daughter by her first marriage which ended in divorce.
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