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Rosemary Murphy Biography (1927-)

Born January 13, 1927, in Munich, Germany; immigrated to the United States, 1939; daughter of Robert D. (a diplomat) and Mildred (maiden name, Taylor) Murphy. Addresses: Agent: Judy Schoen and Associates, 606 North LarchmontBlvd., Suite 309, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

Nationality

German

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

January 13, 1927

Munich, Germany

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Claudia, Olney Theatre, Olney, MD, 1946
• Woman in green, Peer Gynt, Schlosspark Theatre, Berlin, West Germany, 1949
• Mary Boleyn, Anne of the Thousand Days, Flatbush Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 1950
• (Broadway debut) Townsperson, The Tower beyond Tragedy, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, 1950
• Jane Pugh, Clutterbuck, Arena Theatre, Memphis, TN, 1952
• Liserle, Candle-Light, Arena Theatre, 1952
• Red Sky at Morning, Olney Theatre, 1953
• The Women, Norwich Playhouse, Norwich, CT, 1954
• Lizzie Curry, The Rainmaker, Myrtle Beach Playhouse, Myrtle Beach,SC, 1955
• Rosemary Sydney, Picnic, Myrtle Beach Playhouse, 1955
• Lady Isabel Welwyn, The Ascent of F6, Davenport Theatre, New YorkCity, 1955
• Lady Macduff, Macbeth, Rooftop Theatre, New York City, 1955
• Helen Gant Barton, Look Homeward, Angel, Ethel Barrymore Theatre,New York City, 1957
• Hannah Jelkes, The Night of the Iguana, Festival of the Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, 1959
• Dorothea Bates, Period of Adjustment, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Member of ensemble, Brecht on Brecht (revue), Theatre De Lys, NewYork City, 1962
• Goneril, King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT,1963
• A courtesan, The Comedy of Errors, American Shakespeare Festival,1963
• Dorothy Cleves, Any Wednesday, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1964
• Claire, A Delicate Balance, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Estelle MacGruder, Weekend, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1968
• The nurse, The Death of Bessie Smith, Billy Rose Theatre, New YorkCity, 1968
• (London debut) Harriet, Edith, and Muriel, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, New Theatre, 1968
• Mrs. Baker, Butterflies Are Free, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, American Shakespeare Festival, 1973
• Ring 'round the Moon, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1975
• Mourning Becomes Electra, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1976
• Joanne Remington, Ladies at the Alamo, Martin Beck Theatre, 1977
• Monica, Cheaters, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Lillian Hellman, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Mrs. Gunhild Borkman, John Gabriel Borkman, Circle in the Square,New York City, 1980
• Philaminte, The Learned Ladies, Raft Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Medea, Clarence Brown Company, Knoxville, TN, 1982
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 1985
• M.J. Adams, Coastal Disturbances, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1986, then Circle in the Square, 1987
• Mrs. Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, Circle in the Square, 1988
• Uncommon Women and Others, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City,1994
• Cora Clarke, Waiting in the Wings, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NewYork City, 1999-2000
• Also appeared in Caesar and Cleopatra, Stratford, CT, and in ADelicate Balance and The Glass Menagerie.
• Major Tours
• Mary Boleyn, Anne of the Thousand Days, U.S. cities, 1950
• Olivia, The Chalk Garden, U.S. cities, 1956
• Claire, A Delicate Balance, U.S. cities, 1966-67
• Also appeared in a touring production of Mame.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Berlin Express, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
• Mary, Der Ruf (also known as The Last Illusion), 1949
• Nurse Chornis, That Night, Universal, 1957
• Miss Graves, The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961
• Miss Maudie Atkinson, To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal, 1962
• Dorothy Cleves, Any Wednesday (also known as Bachelor Girl Apartment), Warner Bros., 1966
• Beth Garrison, Ben, Cinerama, 1972
• Moms, A Fan's Notes, Warner Bros., 1972
• Mrs. Kinsolving, You'll Like My Mother, Universal, 1972
• Hannah, Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
• Mrs. Latham, Forty Carats, Columbia, 1973
• Callie Hacker, Walking Tall, Cinerama, 1973
• Dorothy Parker, Julia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• Mrs. Perkins, The Attic, Atlantic, 1979
• Karen Wagner, The Hand, Warner Bros., 1981
• Mrs. Mason, September, Orion, 1987
• Coffee shop waitress, Midnight Run, 1988
• Luanna Trott, For the Boys, 1991
• Aunt Dotty, Twenty Bucks, 1993
• Adoption coordinator, Mighty Aphrodite, 1995
• Helen at the "B&B," Message in a Bottle, Warner Bros., 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Nola Hollister (some sources cite Susan Ames Dunbar Carver), The Secret Storm, CBS, 1969
• Margaret Blumenthal, Lucas Tanner, NBC, 1974-75
• Maureen Dalton Teller, All My Children, ABC, 1977-78
• Loretta Fowler, Another World (also known as Another World: BayCity), NBC, 1988
• Greta Aldrin, As the World Turns, 1989
• Miniseries
• Mary Ball Washington, George Washington, CBS, 1984
• Rose Kennedy, A Woman Named Jackie, NBC, 1991
• Bea Einhorn, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, NBC, 1999
• Movies
• Muriel Dyer, A Case of Rape, NBC, 1974
• Margaret Halperin, Columbo: A Friend in Deed, NBC, 1974
• Sara Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin, ABC, 1976
• Sara Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, ABC, 1977
• Helen, Before and After, ABC, 1979
• Blood bank executive, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
• Miss Pritchard, Don't Drink the Water, ABC, 1994
• Eleanor Roosevelt, The Tuskegee Airmen, HBO, 1995
• Episodic
• "The Long Way Home," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1956
• Ellie Pelston, "I Saw You Tomorrow," Alcoa Presents, 1960
• "Way Out," Studio One, CBS, 1962
• "Strike a Statue," Naked City, 1962
• "A Guy for Clementine," The Wide Country, NBC, 1962
• "Big Day, Great Day," The Virginian, NBC, 1962
• Mrs. Turney, "The Sharp Edge of Chivalry," The Fugitive, 1966
• Jane, "Maude's Good Deed," Maude, c. 1972
• Nurse, "A Long Way Down," Cannon, CBS, 1972
• Banyon, NBC, 1973
• Medical Center, CBS, 1973
• The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
• "The Mourning After," Quincy, 1982
• Marion Danforth, "Flashback," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982
• "A Loss for Words," Quincy, 1983
• Allie's mother, Kate and Allie, CBS, 1984
• Sybil Constable, "It Runs in the Family," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1987
• Mrs. Catherine Messimer, "In Memory Of," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
• Judge Carla White, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-1992
• Blossom, Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993
• Joanna Allenby, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1993
• Pat Murphy, Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1993
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993
• The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
• Christina Quinn, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
• Carol Larkin, "To Kill a Talking Bird," Frasier, NBC, 1997
• The Visitor, Fox, 1997
• Victoria, Cracker, ABC, 1997
• Carol Larkin, "Taps at the Montana," Frasier, NBC, 1999
• Also appeared in Thriller, NBC.
• Specials
• Margaret Devize, The Lady's Not for Burning, PBS, 1974
• Gladys, The Woman Who Willed a Miracle, 1983
• Pilots
• Margaret Blumenthal, Lucas Tanner, NBC, 1974