Madelyn Cates Biography ((?)-)

Born Madelyn Fagan, March 9, in New York, NY; daughter of Ben (a teacher anddirector) and Dorothy (Smith) Fagan; married Lou Kates (an engineer), March,1948 (died, January, 1988); children: Mallory June, Kathryn Jane, Joshua Nathan. Addresses: AGENTS--Starkman Agency Inc., 1501 Broadway, New York,NY 10036; Jacobson-Wilder-Kesten, 419 Park Avenue S., New York, NY 10016; Sutton, Barth, and Vennari Inc., 8322 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 202, Los Angeles,CA 90048; Twentieth Century Artists, 3800 Barham Boulevard, Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Birth Details: March 9,; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
STAGE DEBUT--Adelaide, Guys and Dolls, Winter Park, FL, 1956, for sixteenperformances.
OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--Potopovna, Sunset, 81st Street Theatre, 1966.
BROADWAY DEBUT--Patient, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean- PaulMarat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (also known as Marat/Sade), Majestic Theatre, 1967.
Bertha, The Kitchen, 81st Street Theatre, New York City, 1966.
ensemble, The Fourth Wall (revue), Theatre East, New York City, 1968.
Mabel Lamston, Lemonade, Jan Hus Playhouse, New York City, 1968.
Anna, A Patriot for Me, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1969.
Connie, Snowangel, Actors Studio, then Circle Theatre Workshop, both NewYork City, 1972.
Jeanette Fisher, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Elysian Playhouse, New YorkCity, 1975.
Maquerelle, The Malcontent, Classic Theatre, Loretto Theatre, New York City, 1977.
Also appeared in Follies, Studio Theatre Playhouse, Hollywood, CA, 1981;as Sadie, Coping, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City; Helen, In the Boom BoomRoom, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City; Soft Wonder, Ecclesiazusae, Cooper Union Theatre, New York City; Betty, Winkelberg, Theatre West, Hollywood; SallyMarr, Lenny, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA; Connie, A Matter of Perspective,Theatre Exchange, North Hollywood, CA; Stella Deems, Follies, Mrs. Paddy, The Curious Savage, Mildred Harmon, Stormless Vows, Sally Marr, Lenny, and ensemble, Side By Side By Sondheim (revue), all the Colony, Los Angeles.

Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
FILM DEBUT--Concierge, The Producers, Embassy, 1967.
Agnes, A New Leaf, Paramount, 1969.
Sylvia, The Heartbreak Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
Mrs. Trent, The Devil and Max Devlin, Buena Vista, 1981.
Dr. Helen Schneider, Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again, Paramount, 1982.
Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
Mrs. Gaskin, The Flamingo Kid, ABC, 1989.
Credits; EPISODIC
Flo, Struck by Lightning, CBS, 1979.
Evelyn Petschek, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.
Ruthie Cook, Night Court, NBC, 1987.
Also thirtysomething, ABC, 1989; Betty, Archie Bunker's Place,CBS; FloraLaRue, Hill Street Blues, NBC; Bella Noodleman-Chang, Hooperman, ABC; Mabel,The Law and Harry McGraw, CBS; Mrs. Dunne, The Associates, ABC; Mrs. Pfeiffer, Soap, ABC; landlady, Hunter,NBC; pickpocket, Cagney and Lacey, CBS; Mrs. Landowska, Fame.
Credits; MOVIES
TELEVISION DEBUT--Mary, The Resurrection, CBS, 1965.
Zelda, Found Money, NBC, 1983.

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