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Celeste Holm Biography (1919-)

Born April 29, 1919, in New York, NY; daughter of Theodor (a director of Lloyds Agency insurance company) and Jean (a painter and writer; maiden name, Parke) Holm; married Ralph Nelson, 1938 (divorced, 1939); married Francis E. H.Davies, January, 1940 (divorced); married A. Schuyler Dunning, 1946 (divorced, 1952); married Robert Wesley Addy (an actor), May 22, 1966 (one source cites 1961; died December 31, 1996); children: (first marriage) Theodore (a director, producer, actor and writer); (third marriage) Daniel. Addresses:Agent: Silver, Massetti & Szatmary, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 29, 1919

New York, New York

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Lady Mary, Gloriana, Little Theatre, 1938
• Mary L., The Time of Your Life, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1939
• Maria, Another Sun, National Theatre, 1940
• Daughter, Return of the Vagabond, National Theatre, 1940
• Marcia Godden, Eight O'Clock Tuesday, Henry Miller Theatre, 1941
• Lady Keith-Odlyn, My Fair Ladies, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1941
• Emma, Papa Is All, Guild Theatre, New York City, 1942
• Fifi Oritanski, All the Comforts of Home, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1942
• Calla Longstreth, The Damask Cheek, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1942
• Ado Annie Carnes, Oklahoma!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1943
• Evelina, Bloomer Girl, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1944
• Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1949
• Irene Elliott, Affairs of State, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1950
• Anna Christopherson, Anna Christie, City Center Theatre, 1952
• Anna, The King and I, St. James Theatre, 1952
• Maggie Palmer, His and Hers, Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, New YorkCity, 1954
• Sudden Spring, Melody Circus Theatre, Detroit, MI, 1956
• Mrs. Price, Interlock, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1958
• Helen Sayre, Third Best Sport, Ambassador Theatre, New York City,1958
• Ensemble, What a Day (revue), Spa Theatre, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1959
• Camilla Jablonski, Invitation to a March, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Natalya Petrovna, A Month in the Country, Maidman Theatre, 1963
• Angela Burgeon, Madly in Love, Playhouse-in-the-Park, Philadelphia, PA, 1963
• Night of the Iguana, 1964
• Irene Elliott, Affairs of State, Pasadena Playhouse, CA, 1967
• Mame Dennis (title role), Mame, Shubert Theatre, Chicago, IL, thenWinter Garden Theatre, New York City, both 1967
• Candida Morell (title role), Candida, New York and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Longacre Theatre, 1970
• Title role, Mama, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1972
• Mrs. Baker, Butterflies Are Free, Studio Arena Theatre, 1973
• Light Up the Sky, Ford's Theatre Society, Washington, DC, 1974
• Finishing Touches, 1974
• Samantha Greenberg, And Nothing But, Playhouse, Woodstock, NY, 1975
• Lady Rumpers, Habeas Corpus, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Myra Matthews, A Very Private Life, Studio Arena Theatre, 1977
• Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday (one-woman show), George StreetPlayhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1977
• Julia Fayle, The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Judith Bliss, Hay Fever, Williamstown Festival Theatre, MA, 1979
• Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday (one-woman show), Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Judith Bliss, Hay Fever, Centre Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982
• Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
• The woman, With Love and Laughter, Harold Clurman Theatre, 1982
• Liza Elliot, Lady in the Dark, London, 1983
• The Trojan Women, 1985
• The Road to Mecca, 1989
• Love Letters, 1990
• The Cocktail Hour, 1990
• Allegro, 1994
• I Hate Hamlet, Broadway production, 1991
• The Cole Porter 100th Birthday Celebration, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1991
• Nothing Like a Dame 2000, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City,2000
• Don Juan in Hell, Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 2000
• Arsenic and Old Lace, City Center Theatre, 2000
• Also appeared in John Brown's Body, off-Broadway production; AChristmas Carol, off-Broadway production; Not Even in Spring.
• Major Tours
• Understudy for the role of Ophelia, Hamlet, U.S. cities, 1936-1937
• Crystal, The Women, 1937
• Eve and Lilith, Back to Methuselah, 1957
• Mame Dennis (title role), Mame, U.S. cities, 1967-1969
• Lady Cicely, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, California cities, 1968
• Judith, Hay Fever, 1980
• Also toured in Butterflies Are Free; A Very Private Affair; Not Even in Spring; Royal Enclosure; Invitation to a March; The Grass Is Greener; The Irregular Verb to Love; Finishing Touches; Light Up the Sky.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Miriam, Three Little Girls in Blue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946
• Celeste, Carnival in Costa Rica, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Anne Dettrey, Gentleman's Agreement, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Emily Hefferan, Chicken Every Sunday, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
• Susie Smith, Road House, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
• Grace, The Snake Pit, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
• (Uncredited) Voice of Addie Ross, A Letter to Three Wives, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
• Sister Scholastica, Come to the Stable, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
• Doris Borland, Everybody Does It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
• Karen Richards, All about Eve, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Flame O'Neil, Champagne for Caesar, United Artists, 1950
• Sylvia Crewes, The Tender Trap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Liz Imbrie, High Society, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Helen Bushmill, Bachelor Flat, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
• Louise Halloran, Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
• Aunt Polly, Tom Sawyer, United Artists, 1973
• Marian, Bittersweet Love, Avco Embassy, 1976
• Florence Hollister, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, AmericanInternational, 1978
• Mrs. Holden, Three Men and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
• Clara, Once You Meet a Stranger, Michael Filerman Productions, 1996
• Ida, Still Breathing, October Films, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Celeste Anders, Honestly, Celeste!, CBS, 1954
• Substitute host, The $64,000 Question, 1955
• Panelist, Who Pays?, 1959
• Abigail "Abby" Townsend, Nancy, NBC, 1970-1971
• Sybil Van Loween, The Delphi Bureau, ABC, 1972
• Molly Hayden, Jessie, ABC, 1984
• Anna Rossini, Falcon Crest, 1985
• Clara, Loving, ABC, 1986
• Samantha Cromwell, Christine Cromwell, 1989
• Third Isabelle Alden, Loving, ABC, 1991-1992
• Hattie Greene, Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1996-1999
• Frances Robinson, The Beat, UPN, 2000
• Movies
• Flo Clementi, Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI, 1967
• Beatrice Broadhurst, The Underground Man, NBC, 1974
• Elizabeth Mason, Death Cruise, ABC, 1974
• Sylvia Randall, Midnight Lace, NBC, 1981
• Claire Mercer, Murder by the Book (also known as Alter Ego), CBS, 1987
• Samantha Cromwell, "Things That Go Bump in the Night" (also known as "Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night" and "Amanda Vanderbilt"),The ABC Saturday Movie, ABC, 1989
• Samantha Cromwell, "Easy Come, Easy Go" (also known as "Christine Cromwell: Easy Come, Easy Go"), The ABC Saturday Movie, ABC, 1989
• Miss Snow, Polly: Comin' Home (also known as Polly--One More Time), NBC, 1990
• Samantha Cromwell, "Only the Good Die Young" (also known as "Christine Cromwell: Only the Good Die Young"), The ABC Saturday Movie, ABC, 1990
• Samantha Cromwell, "In Vino Veritas" (also known as "Christine Cromwell:In Vino Veritas"), The ABC Saturday Movie, ABC, 1990
• Miniseries
• Sister Angela, Captains and the Kings, NBC, 1976
• Mrs. Florence Harding, Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979
• Pilots
• Sybil Van Loween, The Delphi Bureau, NBC, 1972
• Eva McFarland, The Love Boat II, ABC, 1977
• Zandra Stoneman, This Girl for Hire, CBS, 1983
• Molly Hayden, Jessie, ABC, 1984
• Samantha Orbison, The Road Show, CBS, 1989
• Hattie Greene, Home of the Brave, CBS, 1996
• Specials
• The March of Dimes Fashion Show, CBS, 1950
• Martha Walling, The Man in the Dog Suit, NBC, 1960
• Hostess, Fun Fair, NBC, 1960
• Victoria Woodhull, The Right Man, CBS, 1960
• Cohostess and narrator, Perspective on Greatness (documentary), syndicated, 1961
• Fairy godmother, Cinderella, CBS, 1967
• Sing Out, Sweet Land, NBC, 1976
• The Love Boat Fall Preview Party, ABC, 1984
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1986
• Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend, 1986
• Nora, Nora's Christmas Gift, syndicated, 1989
• Herself, The Hollywood Fashion Machine, 1995
• Episodic
• "The Pacing Goose," Lux Video Theater, CBS, 1951
• "The Bargain," Lux Video Theater, CBS, 1952
• "Four's a Family," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1952
• "Mrs. Genius," Hollywood Opening Night, NBC, 1953
• "Hearts Desire," Your Jewelers Showcase, CBS, 1953
• "The Bogey Man," U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1955
• "The Empty Room Blues," Climax!, CBS, 1956
• Title role, "Carolyn," Sneak Preview, NBC, 1956
• Mad Meggie, "Jack and the Beanstalk," Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1956
• Phoebe Merry II, "The Yeoman of the Guard" (operetta), Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1957
• "Wedding Present," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1957
• "The Princess Back Home," Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1957
• "A Fugitive," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1957
• "The Room Next Door," Studio 57, syndicated, 1957
• The Edge of Night, CBS, 1959
• "The Irresistible Miss Bullfinch," Follow the Sun, ABC, 1962
• "So Beats My Plastic Heart," Checkmate, CBS, 1962
• "Cry Out of Silence," Alcoa Premiere, ABC, 1962
• "The Pack Rat and the Prima Donna," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1963
• "Who Killed the Kind Doctor?" Burke's Law, ABC, 1963
• "How Do I Say I Love You?" The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1964
• Helen Fuller, "Kilroy: Parts I-IV," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1965
• "An Elephant Is Like a Tree," Mr. Novak, NBC, 1965
• Flo Hagerman, "The Old Man Picked a Lemon," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
• "The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1965
• Anne Smith, "Meet Me in St. Louis," Summer Fun, ABC, 1966
• "Face of Fear," The Long Hot Summer, ABC, 1966
• "A Clearing in the Woods," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1966
• Mrs. Bern, "Fat Hands and a Diamond Ring," Insight, syndicated, 1967
• Pearl Patton, "Concrete Evidence," The Fugitive, ABC, 1967
• "The Executioners: Parts 1 & 2," The F.B.I., ABC, 1967
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, ABC, 1969
• "The Brass Ring," Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
• "No Margin for Error," Medical Center, CBS, 1973
• "Web of Intrigue," Medical Center, CBS, 1974
• Mrs. Shaninger, "Crossfire," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
• Mrs. Brandt, "Old Fashioned Murder," Columbo, NBC, 1976
• "The Bluegrass Special," The World of Disney, NBC, 1977
• Dolly Tucker, "I Do, I Do," The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (also known as Wonder Woman), CBS, 1977
• "You Can't Have My Baby," Lucan, ABC, 1978
• Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
• "A Good and Faithful Servant," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
• "The Shattered Image," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1979
• "The Wine Tasters," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979
• Estelle Harris, "Custody," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1981
• Estelle Harris, "Growing Up Is Hard to Do," Archie Bunker's Place,CBS, 1981
• Celebrity, "The Shady Hill Kidnapping," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
• "Cause for Concern," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1982
• "Don't Rain on My Charade," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1982
• Estelle Harris, Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1983
• "Bet on It," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• Katherine Hershey, "Company Secrets," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985
• "Virginia Apgar," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
• Abigail Baldwin, Carol's mother, "The Love That Lies," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987
• Rose, "Haunting," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1988
• Attitudes, Lifetime, 1989
• Miss Snow, "Polly," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1989
• "No Rest for the Woody," Cheers, NBC, 1992
• "Talking with ... ," Great Performances, PBS, 1994
• Hattie Greene, "Promised Land," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
• Hattie Greene, "Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
• Radio Appearances
• Interviewer, People at the UN, 1963-1965
• WRITINGS
• Books
• (With Max Wilk) Overture and Finale: Rodgers & Hammerstein and theCreation of Their Two Greatest Hits, Backstage Books, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Performed on original cast albums of Oklahoma!, Bloomer Girl, and The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall.