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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Titus Welliver to Peter Wingfield
Mary Louise Wilson Biography (1932-)
Born November 12, 1932, in New Haven, CT.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Birth Details
- November 12, 1932
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Advertising agency secretary, Klute, Warner Bros., 1971
- Mrs. Green, Going Home, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
- Betty, Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
- Ivy, King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978
- Miss Modene, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (also known as The Best Little Cathouse in Texas), MCA/Universal, 1982
- Sister Ruth, Zelig, Orion/Warner Bros., 1983
- Teacher, Teachers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984
- Benny's mom, The Money Pit, Universal, 1986
- Dory Goldman, Pet Sematary, Paramount, 1989
- Mrs. Trumper, She-Devil, Twentieth Century-Fox/Orion, 1989
- Jean, Everybody Wins, Orion, 1990
- Mrs. Sheehan, Green Card, Buena Vista, 1990
- Dotty, Cheap Shots, Hemdale, 1992
- Miss Watson, The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Buena Vista, 1993
- Muriel Manners, Mr. Wonderful, Warner Bros., 1993
- Mrs. Franklin, Stepmom, Columbia/TriStar, 1998
- Lillian, 24 Nights, Cynical Boy Productions, 1999
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Searching for Paradise, Centre Street Productions, 2000
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Stage Appearances
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Hot Spot (musical), Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1963
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Flora, the Red Menace, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1965
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Promises, Promises (musical), Shubert Theatre, New York City, between 1968 and 1972
- Second woman, Whispers on the Wind, Theatre de Lys, New York City,then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1970
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Watercolor and Criss-Crossing (double-bill), American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1970
- Nancy Blake, The Women, Forty-sixth Street Theatre, New York City,1973
- Tessie Tura, Gypsy (musical), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1974-1975
- Kitty Dean, The Royal Family, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City,1975-1976
- Miss Prism, The Importance of Being Earnest, Circle in the Square,New York City, 1977
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Buried Child, Lucille Lortel Theatre, 1978-1979
- Elizabeth "Liz" Imbrie, The Philadelphia Story, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1980-1981
- Lenya Zubritsky, Fools, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1982
- Red queen, Alice in Wonderland, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1982-1983
- Mickey, The Odd Couple, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
- First witch and gentlewoman, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1989-1990
- Ursula, Flaubert's Latest, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New YorkCity, 1993
- Diana Vreeland, Full Gallop (solo show), Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1995, then Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City,1996-1997 later London
- Fraulein Schneider, Cabaret (musical), Roundabout Theatre Company,Studio 54, New York City, 1998, then Kit Kat Club, New York City, 1998-1999
- Henny, Bosoms and Neglect, Signature Theatre Company, New York City, 1998-1999
- Lady Wishfort, The Way of the World, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 2001
- Mrs. Morehead, The Women, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002
- Also appeared in Baby with the Bathwater and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, both Playwrights Horizons Theatre; in False Admissions, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; and in Prelude toa Kiss and Show Boat, both Broadway productions.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Ginny Wroblicki, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1976-1977
- Millicent Greenlee, All My Children, ABC, 1999-2001
- Also appeared as Toinette in the series The Thorns, ABC.
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Movies
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The Royal Family, PBS, 1977
- Mrs. Simonds, A Mistaken Charity, PBS, 1987
- Mrs. Deitz, Blind Spot, CBS, 1993
- Corinna, A Season for Miracles, CBS, 1999
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Specials
- Guest, I'm a Fan, CBS, 1972
- Judy, Punch and Judy Get Divorced, PBS, 1992
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Episodic
- Representative Irene McIlhaney, "Maude's Big Move: Part 1," Maude,CBS, 1978
- Elvira Wissler, "Law," Lou Grant, 1982
- "The Accident," Love, Sidney, 1982
- Ruby, "Deliver Us from Goodness," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1986
- Tess Bracken, "The Emperor Smith," Remember WENN, AMC, 1996
- Tess Bracken, "Valentino Speaks!," Remember WENN, AMC, 1996
- Eugenia Collingwood, "Will Power," Cosby, CBS, 1999
- Helen, "Out with Dad," Frasier, NBC, 2000
- Catherine Romano, "House Arrest," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
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Other
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Chinese Dinner, 1978
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WRITINGS
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Stage
- (With Mark Hampton) Full Gallop (solo show), Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1995, then Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City, 1996-1997 later London
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Other
- Contributor of articles to periodicals, including American Theatre,
New Yorker,
New York Times, and Playbill.
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