COLLEEN DEWHURST
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of Birth
3 June 1924
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of death
22 August 1991
South Salem, New York, USA. (cervical cancer)
Spouse
George C. Scott (4 July 1967 - 2 February 1972) (divorced)
George C. Scott (1960 - 1965) (divorced) 2 children
James Vickery (1947 - 1960) (divorced)
Trivia
Died just two days prior to winning the fourth Emmy of her career, this one for her guest appearance as "Murphy Brown" (1988)'s mother.
From 1985-91, she served as the president of Actors Equity.
Mother of actor Campbell Scott.
Married George C. Scott twice.
Scott and Dewhurst had two sons: Campbell and Alexander, born in the early-to-mid sixties.
Won four Emmys total - two of them for the same character on TV's "Murphy Brown" (1988), as well as winning two of them at the 1989 awards show.
Her autobiography was published posthumously in 1997, completed by Tom Viola.
Her father, Fred, played for the CFL's Ottawa Roughriders and was instrumental in bringing amateur hockey to Ottawa.
An only child.
Was captain of her seventh-grade girls' baseball team.
Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Won two Obie Awards and two Tony Awards.
In June 1988, she played Mary Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey into Night" on Broadway opposite her son, Campbell Scott, as Edmund Tyrone.
20 October 2001, the Northern Westchester Center of the Arts Theater (Mt. Kisco, NY) was re-dedicated the Colleen Dewhurst Theater.
She was raised in the U.S. since the age of 13, although it is unclear if she ever took out U.S. citizenship.
Won two Tony Awards: in 1961, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "All the Way Home" and in 1974, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Moon for the Misbegotten." She also received six other Tony nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic), in 1962 for "Great Day in the Morning," in 1964 for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," in 1968 for "More Stately Mansions," in 1972 for "All Over," and in 1973 for "Mourning Becomes Electra," and as Best Actress (Play), in 1977 for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
Ex-stepmother of Devon Scott.
Mini Biography
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
Legendary, husky-voiced actress, famous for her performances in Eugene O'Neill plays, whose strong presence graced far too few movies. She played supporting roles in The Nun's Story (1959), A Fine Madness (1966), The Cowboys (1972, as a madam), McQ (1974, as John Wayne's love interest), Ice Castles (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), and The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), and cut an imposing figure as Diane Keaton's ultra-WASP mother in Annie Hall (1977). Revered on Broadway, she achieved greater audience recognition toward the end of her career for her TV work, in the acclaimed miniseries "Anne of Green Gables" and its offshoots, and as Candice Bergen's tough-talking mother on the TV sitcom "Murphy Brown," which earned her two Emmy Awards. In 1991 she appeared onscreen with her son (by actor George C. Scott) Campbell Scott in Dying Young The Canadian-made Termini Station filmed in 1989, was released in the U.S. after her death in 1991; so was Bed and Breakfast (1992), filmed in 1989.
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.
Filmography
Actress
1. Bed & Breakfast (1992/I) .... Ruth
2. "Road to Avonlea" .... Marilla Cuthbert (1990)
... aka Avonlea
... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title)
- Old Friends, Old Wounds (1992) TV Episode .... Marilla Cuthbert
3. Dying Young (1991) .... Estelle Whittier
4. Lantern Hill (1990) (TV) .... Hepzibah
... aka Jane de Lantern Hill (Canada: French title)
... aka Jane of Lantern Hill
5. "Murphy Brown"
- Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery (1990) TV Episode .... Avery Brown Sr.
- Brown Like Me: Part 1 (1989) TV Episode .... Avery Brown Sr.
- Brown Like Me: Part 2 (1989) TV Episode .... Avery Brown Sr.
- Mama Said (1989) TV Episode .... Avery Brown Sr.
6. Kaleidoscope (1990) (TV) .... Margaret
... aka Danielle Steel's 'Kaleidoscope' (UK)
7. The Exorcist III (1990) (voice) (uncredited) .... Satan
... aka The Exorcist III: Legion
... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III
8. Woman in the Wind (1990)
9. Those She Left Behind (1989) (TV) .... Margaret Page
10. "Moonlighting"
- Take My Wife, for Example (1989) TV Episode .... Betty Russell
11. Termini Station (1989) .... Molly Dushane
12. "The Twilight Zone"
- There Was an Old Woman (1988) TV Episode .... Alley Parker
13. Bigfoot (1987) (TV) .... Gladys Samco
14. Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) (TV) .... Marilla Cuthbert
... aka Anne of Avonlea
15. Hitting Home (1987) (TV) .... Judge
... aka Obsessed (Canada: English title: new title)
16. The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) .... Mrs. Sherman
17. As Is (1986) (TV) .... Hospice Worker
18. Between Two Women (1986) (TV) .... Barbara Petherton
19. Johnny Bull (1986) (TV) .... Marie Kovacs
20. Sword of Gideon (1986) (TV) .... Golda Meir
21. Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV) .... Marilla Cuthbert
22. "A.D." (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Antonia
... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
23. "The Love Boat"
- My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 1 (1984) TV Episode
- My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 2 (1984) TV Episode
24. The Glitter Dome (1984) (TV) .... Lorna Dillman
25. "Finder of Lost Loves"
- Echoes (1984) TV Episode .... Rachel Green
26. You Can't Take It with You (1984) (TV) .... Grand Duchess Olga Katrina
27. The Dead Zone (1983) .... Henrietta Dodd
28. Alice in Wonderland (1983) (TV) .... Red Queen
29. "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Maggie Geyser
30. Between Two Brothers (1982) (TV)
31. "Quincy"
... aka Quincy, M.E.
- For Love of Joshua (1982) TV Episode .... Dr. Barbara Ludow
32. A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981) (TV) .... Aunt Cora
33. Tribute (1980) .... Gladys Petrelli
... aka Un fils pour l'été (Canada: French title)
34. Final Assignment (1980) .... Dr. Valentine Ulanova
... aka Moscow Chronicle (USA: video title)
35. Baby Comes Home (1980) (TV) .... Anna Kramer
36. A Perfect Match (1980) (TV) .... Meg Larson
37. The Women's Room (1980) (TV) .... Val
38. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV) .... Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy
... aka The Mad Messiah
39. Escape (1980) (TV) .... Lily Levinson
40. Death Penalty (1980) (TV) .... Elaine Lipton
41. Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979) (TV) .... Elizabeth
... aka Story of Faith
42. And Baby Makes Six (1979) (TV) .... Anna Kramer
43. When a Stranger Calls (1979) .... Tracy
44. "Studs Lonigan" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Mary Lonigan
45. Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) (TV) .... Mrs. O'Neil
46. Ice Castles (1978) .... Beulah Smith
47. The Third Walker (1978) .... Kate Maclean
48. Annie Hall (1977) .... Mrs. Hall
49. Simple Gifts (1977) (TV) .... (Host)
50. A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) (TV) .... Josie Hogan
51. The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) (TV) .... Rebekah
52. McQ (1974) .... Myra
53. The Music School (1974) (TV) .... Hostess
54. Parker Adderson, Philosopher (1974) (TV) .... Hostess
55. Legend in Granite (1973) (TV) .... Marie Lombardi
56. "Wide World of Mystery"
- A Prowler in the Heart (1973) TV Episode
57. The Hands of Cormac Joyce (1972) (TV) .... Molly Joyce
58. The Cowboys (1972) .... Mrs. Kate Collingwood
59. The Last Run (1971) .... Monique
60. "Hallmark Hall of Fame"
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Price (1971) TV Episode .... Mrs. Franz
61. The Price (1971) (TV) .... Mrs Franz
... aka ITV Sunday-Night Theatre: Price (UK: series title)
62. The Crucible (1967) (TV) .... Elizabeth Proctor
63. "The Big Valley"
- A Day of Terror (1966) TV Episode .... Annie Morton
64. A Fine Madness (1966) .... Dr. Vera Kropotkin
65. "The F.B.I."
- The Baby Sitter (1966) TV Episode .... Amy Doucette
66. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"
- Night Fever (1965) TV Episode .... Nurse Ellen Hatch
67. "Dr. Kildare"
- All Brides Should Be Beautiful (1965) TV Episode .... Eleanor Markham
68. "East Side/West Side"
- Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) TV Episode .... Shirley
69. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
- Something to Hide (1963) TV Episode .... Karen Holt
70. "The United States Steel Hour"
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Night Run to the West (1963) TV Episode .... Francie Broderick
- The Hours Before Dawn (1959) TV Episode .... Vera Brandon
71. "The Eleventh Hour"
- I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House (1962) TV Episode .... Joanne Novak
72. "The Nurses"
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (new title)
- Fly, Shadow (1962) TV Episode .... Grace Milo
73. "The Virginian"
... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)
- The Executioners (1962) TV Episode .... Celia Ames
74. Focus (1962) (TV)
75. "Ben Casey"
- I Remember a Lemon Tree (1961) TV Episode .... Phyllis Anders
76. The Foxes (1961) (TV)
77. "Play of the Week"
- No Exit/The Indifferent Lover (1961) TV Episode
- Burning Bright (1959) TV Episode .... Mordeen Saul
- Medea (1959) TV Episode .... Woman
78. Man on a String (1960) .... Helen Benson
... aka Confessions of a Counterspy (UK)
... aka Ten Years a Counterspy
79. "The DuPont Show of the Month"
- I, Don Quixote (1959) TV Episode .... Aldonza/Dulcinea/Escalante
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1958) TV Episode
80. Burning Bright (1959) (TV) .... Mardeen Saul
... aka Play of the Week: Burning Bright (USA: series title)
81. Medea (1959) (TV) .... Woman
... aka Play of the Week: Medea (USA: series title)
82. The Nun's Story (1959) .... Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)
83. "Decoy"
... aka Policewoman Decoy (USA: rerun title)
- Deadly Corridor (1958) TV Episode .... Taffy
Miscellaneous Crew
1. Ingrid (1984) (thanks)
Herself
1. Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Herself
... aka American Masters: Helen Hayes - First Lady of the American Theatre (USA: series title)
2. "The Civil War" (1990) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Dorothea Dix
... aka The American Civil War (UK)
3. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself
4. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (1985) (TV) .... Herself (interviewee)
... aka American Masters: Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (USA)
5. Ingrid (1984) .... Herself
6. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Toast of the Town"
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (new title)
- Episode #15.29 (1962) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode #14.9 (1960) TV Episode .... Herself
8. "Startime"
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- The Talent Scouts Program (1960) TV Episode .... Herself
Archive Footage
1. The Papp Project (2001) .... Herself
2. Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Marilla Cuthbert