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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