Howe Henritze Biography (1924-)

Surname is pronounced "hen-rit-see"; born May 23, 1924, in Betsy Layne, KY; daughter of William Price and Ada (maiden name, Howell) Henritze. Career: Actress. Arena Stage, Washington, DC, guest artist, 1988-89. Member: AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, and Actors Equity. Awards, Honors: Obie Award, Village Voice, 1967, for Measure for Measure, Thorton Wilder's Triple Bill, The Displaced Person, and TheRimers of Eldritch. Addresses: Agent: c/o Writers and Artists Agency, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
May 23, 1924
Betsy Layne, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (As Bette Howe) Mary Delaney, Jenny Kissed Me, Hudson Theatre, NewYork City, 1948
  • Cloyne, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1956
  • Various roles, Pictures in the Hallway, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1956
  • Peasant woman, The Power and the Glory, Phoenix Theatre, New YorkCity, 1958
  • Nirodyke, Lysistrata, Phoenix Theatre, 1959
  • Peer Gynt, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
  • Pimple, She Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
  • Bessie Burgess, The Plough and the Stars, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
  • Mrs. Peyton, The Octoroon, Phoenix Theatre, 1961
  • Margaret, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Wollman Memorial Skating Rink, New York City, 1961
  • Duchess of York, King Richard II, New York Shakespeare Festival, Wollman Memorial Skating Rink, 1961
  • Mrs. Gensup, Giants, Sons of Giants, Alvin Theatre, New York City,1962
  • Nerissa, The Merchant of Venice, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1962
  • Goneril, King Lear, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1962
  • Mary Todd, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1963
  • Cross-Lane Nora, The Lion in Love, One Sheridan Square Theatre, New York City, 1963
  • Charmian, Antony and Cleopatra, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1963
  • Paulina, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1963
  • Mrs. Hasty Malone, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1963
  • Various roles, The White House, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1964
  • Emilia, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre,then Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1964
  • Louise, Maja, landlady, and young lady, Baal, Martinique Theatre,1965
  • Mariana, All's Well That Ends Well, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1966
  • Mariana, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1966
  • Ermengarde, "A Long Christmas Dinner," and Mademoiselle Pointevin, "Queens of France," Thornton Wilder's Triple Bill(also known as ThreeBy Wilder), Cherry Lane Theatre, 1966
  • Mrs. Shortley, The Displaced Person, St. Clements Church, New YorkCity, 1966
  • Mary Windrod, The Rimers of Eldritch, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1967
  • Bea Schmidt, Dr. Cook's Garden, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1967
  • Mrs. Bacon, Here's Where I Belong, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1968
  • Edna, "The Acquisition," Trainer, Dean, and Liepolt andCo.(triple-bill), American Place Theatre, New York City, 1968-69
  • Jessie Mason, Crime of Passion, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1969
  • Understudy, Hello and Goodbye, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New YorkCity, 1969
  • Margaret Jourdain, Henry VI, Part I, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1970
  • The Duchess of York, Henry VI, Part II, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1970
  • The Duchess of York, Richard III, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1970
  • Anna Ames, The Happiness Cage, Estelle Newman Theatre, New York City, 1970
  • Fay, Clarice, Wendy, and the woman, Older People, Public/AnspacherTheatre, New York City, 1972
  • Ursula, Much Ado about Nothing, Delacorte Theatre, 1972 then Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1972-73
  • Trixie, Lotta; or, The Best Thing Evolution's Come Up With, Public/Anspacher Theatre, 1973
  • Mother, Over Here(also known as Over Here!), Sam S. ShubertTheatre, New York City, 1974
  • Margaret, Richard III, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1974
  • Mrs. Soames, Our Town, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1975
  • Pauline, The Winter's Tale, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1975
  • Elizabeth, Angel Street, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1975-76
  • Nora, Home, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1976
  • Mrs. Mihaly Almasi, Catsplay, Manhattan Theatre Club, then Promenade Theatre, both New York City, 1978
  • Susan Ramsden, Man and Superman, Circle in the Square Theatre, NewYork City, 1978-79
  • Anna, A Month in the Country, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1979-80
  • Understudy for Margie, One Night Stand, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1980
  • Essie, Ah! Wilderness, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, 1981
  • Mother Superior, Agnes of God, GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1981
  • Second witch, Macbeth, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1981
  • Miss Ericson and Monica Reed, Present Laughter, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1982-83
  • Emily Stilson, Wings, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1983
  • Rabbi's wife, The Golem, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1984
  • Mary Margaret Donovan, The Octette Bridge Club, Music Box Theatre,New York City, 1985
  • Mom, Daughters, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1986
  • Nurse Guinness, Heartbreak House, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1986
  • Grace Tanner, Amazing Grace, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1987
  • Ouiser, Steel Magnolias, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1987 then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1987-89
  • Mrs. Hedges, Born Yesterday, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-88
  • Eva Temple, Orpheus Descending, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City,1989
  • Miss Framer, Lettice and Lovage, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New YorkCity, 1990
  • Demetria Riffle, On Borrowed Time, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1991
  • Rinalda, All's Well That Ends Well, Central Park/Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1993
  • Berte, Hedda Gabler, Criterion Center Stage Right, 1994
  • Maryina (Nanny), Uncle Vanya, Circle in the Square Uptown Theatre,New York City, 1995
  • Inherit the Wind, Broadway production, 1996
  • Also appeared at the Manasquan Theatre, NJ, 1951; Shakespeare in the Park, 1997.
  • Major Tours
  • Paulina, The Winter's Tale, New Jersey and Connecticut cities,1976
  • Mrs. Putnam, The Crucible, New Jersey and Connecticut cities, 1976
  • Anna, A Month in the Country, New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities,1976
  • Jenny, The Torch-Bearers, New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities, 1976
  • Helga Ten Dorp, Deathtrap, U.S. cities, summers of 1979 and 1980
  • Also toured cities in Virginia with the Barter Theatre Company, 1950.
  • Film Appearances
  • Mrs. Kimball, an operating room nurse, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
  • Anna Kraus, The Happiness Cage(also known as The Mind Snatchers and The Demon Within), Cinerama, 1972
  • Sarah Parker, Rage, Warner Bros., 1972
  • All That Jazz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
  • Sally Devlin, a female candidate, The World According to Garp, Warner Bros., 1982
  • Mrs. Murphy, Brighton Beach Memoirs(also known as Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs), Universal, 1986
  • Emma, Other People's Money, Warner Bros., 1991
  • Mrs. Skinner, The Object of My Affection, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
  • Dolores Engler, Judy Berlin,1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Mrs. Lamont, All My Children, ABC, 1999
  • Specials
  • Mrs. Gorniki, "Magical Make-Over," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC,1994
  • Movies
  • Mary Lapp, "Harvest of Fire," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996
  • Episodic
  • New York News, CBS, 1995
  • Also appeared in All My Children, ABC; Another World, NBC;As the World Turns, CBS; CBS Repertory Theatre, CBS; The Defenders, CBS; The Doctors and the Nurses, CBS; The Edge of Night, ABC; Hidden Faces, NBC; Love of Life, NBC; N.Y.P.D., ABC; Omnibus, NBC; One Life to Live, ABC; Ryan's Hope, ABC; "The Plough and the Stars," Play of the Week, syndicated.