Helen Stenborg Biography (1925-)

Born January 24, 1925, in Minneapolis, MN; married Barnard Hughes (an actor),1950; children: Laura (an actress); Douglas (a director).

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
January 24, 1925
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Mrs. Russell, Three Days of the Condor, Paramount, 1975
  • Mrs. Acton, The Europeans, Levitt-Pickman, 1979
  • Older woman, Starting Over, Paramount, 1979
  • Aunt Middie, A Flash of Green, International Spectrafilm, 1984
  • Mrs. McCoy, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
  • Woman at laundromat, Me and Veronica, Arrow, 1992
  • Nun on phone, Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996
  • Marian, My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (shortfilm), AtomFilms, 1998
  • Aunt Abigail, Isn't She Great (also known as Ist sie nicht grossartig?), MCA/Universal, 2000
  • Sister Joseph, Bless the Child (also known as Die Prophezeiung), Paramount, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Helga Lindeman, Another World (also known as Another World: BayCity), NBC, 1977-1978
  • Hannah Graham, One Life to Live, ABC, 1997
  • Also appeared as Dr. Celia Thompson, Ryan's Hope, ABC.
  • Movies
  • Ruth Hart, Dr. Cook's Garden, ABC, 1971
  • Elsa Carruthers, Not in Front of the Children, CBS, 1982
  • Aunt Sally Friedman, Fifth of July, Showtime, 1982
  • Mrs. Gladys Morgan, A Hobo's Christmas, CBS, 1987
  • Edna Mae Hansen, The Incident, CBS, 1990
  • Tilda, Past the Bleachers, ABC, 1995
  • Specials
  • Mavis Johnson, The Rimers of Eldritch, PBS, 1974
  • Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory, PBS, 1986
  • Grandmother, The Circus, HBO, 1989
  • Episodic
  • (Television debut) "Autumn Fire," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1949
  • Nina, "Apple of His Eye," Kraft Television Theatre, 1949
  • "Angry Angel," Kraft Television Theatre, 1958
  • Dr. Lang, "Nurse Is a Feminine Noun," The Nurses, CBS, 1964
  • Lecturer, "To All My Friends on Shore," The Nurses, CBS, 1964
  • Cashier, "Operation Florida," Good Times, CBS, 1975
  • Betty Bowers, "Blizzard," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1977
  • Lily Freilich, "Passages," Hotel, ABC, 1984
  • Velma Almeida, "Widow's Walk," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986
  • Mrs. Graham, "Belle of the Bald," L.A. Law, NBC, 1988
  • Mrs. Johnston, "Split Decision," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1988
  • Isbella Kunkle, "In Search of Crimes Past," Homicide (also known as Homicide: Life on the Street and H:LOTS), NBC, 1995
  • Christine Aimsley, "Ramparts," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
  • Mrs. Barb Miller, "Closure," Ed, NBC, 2001
  • Also appeared as Mrs. Payton, Matt Waters, CBS.
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Claudia, 1943
  • Wife, Sheep on the Runway, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970
  • Witness, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Millie, The Hot I Baltimore, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1973
  • Lychorida, companion to Thaisa, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1974
  • Anne-Marie, the nanny, A Doll's House, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1975
  • Mary Elizabeth Adams, The Elephant in the House, Circle Theatre, New York City, 1975
  • Bebe Bernstein, A Tribute to Lili Lamont,Circle Theatre, 1976-1977
  • Da, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1977-1978
  • Fifth of July, Circle Repertory Theater, New York City, 1978
  • Ruth McGinn, In the Recovery Lounge, Circle Theatre, 1978
  • Dolly, A Life, Morosco Theatre, 1980
  • Netta, A Tale Told, Circle Theatre, 1981
  • Inga, Levitation, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1984
  • Mrs. Allen, Tomorrow's Monday, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1985
  • Netta, Talley & Son, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1985-1986
  • Niedecker, Apple Corps Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Martha, Heaven on Earth, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Day Trips, Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1990
  • Anna Semenovna, A Month in the Country, Center Stage Right, New York City, 1995
  • E. M. Ashford, Wit, Long Wharf's Stage, New Haven, CT, 1997, thenMCC Theater, New York City, 1998-2000
  • Sarita Myrtle, Waiting in the Wings, Walter Kerr Theatre, New YorkCity, 1998-2000
  • Rebecca Nurse, The Crucible, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2002
  • Major Tours
  • (Stage debut) Understudy, Claudia, Claudia, national touring company, 1943
  • Da, national tour, 1979-1980
  • Also appeared in Three's a Family, national tour.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Voices of old woman and Alatien teller, The Longest Journey (alsoknown as Den Lengste reisen), 1999