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Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 by Queen Elizabeth II. She has received numerous accolades including a Laurence Olivier Award and nominations for three BAFTA Awards, and four Tony Awards. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006). She has acted in the films Wilde (1997), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). She was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for Prime Suspect (1991) and Love Hurts (1992–1994). She portrayed Susan Harper in the sitcom My Family (2000–2011), and appeared in the ITV dramas Agatha Christie's Poirot (2005–2013), Mr Selfridge (2015), and Girlfriends (2018).

Infobox

Born
(1949-05-13) 13 May 1949 (age 76)New York City, U.S.
Citizenship
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Alma mater
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1970–present
Spouse
mw- Gawn Grainger (m. 1994; died 2025)
Father
Sam Wanamaker
Relatives
Marc Wanamaker (cousin)
Website
zoewanamaker.com

Tables

Key · Filmography
Denotes works that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1988
Role(s)
Elle
1997
Role(s)
Ada Leverson
Role(s)
Mary Foster
2001
2004
Role(s)
Martha
2010
Role(s)
Mrs. Goldman
2011
Role(s)
Paula Strasberg
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1988
The Raggedy Rawney
Elle
1997
Wilde
Ada Leverson
Swept from the Sea
Mary Foster
2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Madame Hooch
2004
Five Children and It
Martha
2010
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Mrs. Goldman
2011
My Week with Marilyn
Paula Strasberg
· Filmography › Television
1971
Role(s)
Sally
Notes
Episode Turn of the Year: Sally for the Keeps
Role(s)
Jackie
1973
Role(s)
Alice
Notes
Episode The Eagle has Landed
Between the Wars
Role(s)
Ada Abbott
Notes
Episode The Silver Mask
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
Role(s)
Lorna Green
Notes
Episode Lorna and Ted
Role(s)
Muriel
Notes
Episode Sale of Work
1974
Role(s)
Pearl Craigie
Notes
TV Miniseries (1 episode) A Perfect Darling
1975
The Confederacy of Wives
Role(s)
Corinna
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Shirley Chatsfield
Notes
Episode Miss Health and Beauty
Role(s)
Joan Carmichael
Notes
1 episode
1977
A Christmas Carol
Role(s)
Belle
Notes
TV film
1978
Role(s)
Lucille/Dorinda
Notes
Danton's Death / The Beaux' Stratagem
Role(s)
Berengaria of Navarre
Notes
3 episodes
1981
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Role(s)
Aline Pienkowska
Notes
TV film
1982
Baal
Role(s)
Sophie
Inside the Third Reich
Role(s)
Annemarie Kempf
1983
Richard III
Role(s)
Lady Anne
Enemies of the State
Role(s)
Zdena Tomin
1985
Role(s)
Clemmy
Notes
TV Miniseries (3 episodes)
1986
Role(s)
Charlie Fanner
Notes
TV Mini-series (8 episodes)
1987
Role(s)
Jean Kennerly
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Margaret Smythe
Notes
1 episode Skeleton in the Cupboard
1988
Once in a Lifetime
Role(s)
May Daniels
Notes
TV film
1989
The Dog It was That Died
Role(s)
Blidebeck
Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage
Role(s)
Sarah Marriot
1990
Role(s)
Emilia
Notes
Episode Othello
1991
Role(s)
Emma Pickford
Notes
Episode Fat Chance
Role(s)
Moyra Henson
Notes
TV Miniseries (2 episodes)
1992
Role(s)
Olive Mannering
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Lady Macbeth
Notes
Episode Macbeth
Role(s)
Charlotte Collard
Notes
TV Miniseries (3 episodes)
1992–1994
Role(s)
Love Hurts
Notes
Tessa Piggot/Carver
1995
Performance
Role(s)
Mrs Holroyd
Notes
Episode The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
The English Wife
Role(s)
Carolina Griveau
Notes
TV film
1997
Role(s)
Audrey Mclintick
Notes
TV mini-series (2 episodes)
Role(s)
Prologue/Herself
Notes
Episode Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1999
Role(s)
Mary Muldoon
Notes
TV miniseries
Role(s)
Miss Jane Murdstone
Notes
TV miniseries
2000
Role(s)
Clarice Groan
Notes
TV Mini-Series (3 episodes)
2000–2011
Role(s)
My Family
Notes
Susan Harper
2001
Role(s)
Tania Braithwaite
Notes
6 episodes
2005
Role(s)
Letitia Blacklock
Notes
Episode A Murder is Announced
Role(s)
Countess of Pembroke
Notes
BBC Four film
2005–2013
Role(s)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Notes
Ariadne Oliver
2005, 2006
Role(s)
Doctor Who
Notes
Cassandra
2006
Johnny and the Bomb
Role(s)
Mrs Tachyon
Notes
2 episodes
2007
Role(s)
Mrs Jarley
Notes
TV film
2013
Wodehouse in Exile
Role(s)
Ethel Wodehouse
2015
Role(s)
Princess Marie
Notes
10 episodes
2017
Role(s)
Joan Littlewood
Notes
TV film
2018
Role(s)
Paula
Notes
Episode: "And the Winner Is..."
Role(s)
Gail Stanley
Notes
6 episodes
2018–2021
Role(s)
Britannia
Notes
Queen Antedia
2019
Role(s)
Helen Jacobsen
Notes
Episode: "Desperate Times"
Role(s)
Lady Bloomsbury Barton
Notes
Episode: "The Green Man"
2021–2023
Role(s)
Shadow and Bone
Notes
Baghra
2022
Role(s)
Watt
Notes
2 episodes
2023
Role(s)
Lucille
Notes
Episode: "The Statue"
Role(s)
Celia Herrington
Notes
3 episodes
2024
Role(s)
Maureen
Notes
5 episodes
Role(s)
Party Guest
Notes
Episode: "Plodding On"
2025–present
Role(s)
Bergerac
Notes
Charlie Hungerford
Role(s)
Zelda Radclyffe
Notes
Supporting role
Year
TV Series
Role
Notes
1971
ITV Sunday Night Drama
Sally
Episode Turn of the Year: Sally for the Keeps
Take Three Girls
Jackie
1973
Late Night Theatre
Alice
Episode The Eagle has Landed
Between the Wars
Ada Abbott
Episode The Silver Mask
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
Lorna Green
Episode Lorna and Ted
Spy Trap
Muriel
Episode Sale of Work
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Pearl Craigie
TV Miniseries (1 episode) A Perfect Darling
1975
The Confederacy of Wives
Corinna
TV film
Village Hall
Shirley Chatsfield
Episode Miss Health and Beauty
Crown Court
Joan Carmichael
1 episode
1977
A Christmas Carol
Belle
TV film
1978
BBC Play of the Month
Lucille/Dorinda
Danton's Death / The Beaux' Stratagem
The Devil's Crown
Berengaria of Navarre
3 episodes
1981
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Aline Pienkowska
TV film
1982
Baal
Sophie
Inside the Third Reich
Annemarie Kempf
1983
Richard III
Lady Anne
Enemies of the State
Zdena Tomin
1985
Edge of Darkness
Clemmy
TV Miniseries (3 episodes)
1986
Paradise Postponed
Charlie Fanner
TV Mini-series (8 episodes)
1987
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Jean Kennerly
TV film
Tales of The Unexpected
Margaret Smythe
1 episode Skeleton in the Cupboard
1988
Once in a Lifetime
May Daniels
TV film
1989
The Dog It was That Died
Blidebeck
Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage
Sarah Marriot
1990
Theatre Night
Emilia
Episode Othello
1991
Inspector Morse
Emma Pickford
Episode Fat Chance
Prime Suspect
Moyra Henson
TV Miniseries (2 episodes)
1992
Screen Two: Memento Mori
Olive Mannering
TV film
Screenplay: The Countess Alice
Connie
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Lady Macbeth
Episode Macbeth
The Blackheath Poisonings
Charlotte Collard
TV Miniseries (3 episodes)
1992–1994
Love Hurts
Tessa Piggot/Carver
30 episodes
1995
Performance
Mrs Holroyd
Episode The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
The English Wife
Carolina Griveau
TV film
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
Audrey Mclintick
TV mini-series (2 episodes)
Great Performances
Prologue/Herself
Episode Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1999
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Mary Muldoon
TV miniseries
David Copperfield
Miss Jane Murdstone
TV miniseries
2000
Gormenghast
Clarice Groan
TV Mini-Series (3 episodes)
2000–2011
My Family
Susan Harper
114 episodes
2001
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Tania Braithwaite
6 episodes
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Letitia Blacklock
Episode A Murder is Announced
A Waste of Shame
Countess of Pembroke
BBC Four film
2005–2013
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
6 feature-length episodes: Cards on the Table (2005) Mrs McGinty's Dead (2008) Third Girl (2008) Hallowe'en Party (2010) Elephants Can Remember (2013) Dead Man's Folly (2013)
2005, 2006
Doctor Who
Cassandra
2 episodes: "The End of the World" and "New Earth"
2006
Johnny and the Bomb
Mrs Tachyon
2 episodes
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mrs Jarley
TV film
2013
Wodehouse in Exile
Ethel Wodehouse
· Filmography › Video games
2008
2008
Year
2008
Video game
Fable II
Role
Theresa
2010
2010
Year
2010
Video game
Fable III
Role
Theresa
2012
2012
Year
2012
Video game
Fable: The Journey
Role
Theresa
2018
2018
Year
2018
Video game
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Role
Madam Hooch
Year
Video game
Role
Note
2008
Fable II
Theresa
2010
Fable III
Theresa
2012
Fable: The Journey
Theresa
2018
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Madam Hooch
· Filmography › Theatre
1970
1970
Year
1970
Play
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Role
Hermia
Location
University Theatre, Manchester
Creditors
Creditors
Year
Creditors
Play
Tealk
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
Year
The Cherry Orchard
Play
Anya
Role
Stables Theatre Club, Manchester
1971
1971
Year
1971
Play
Pictures in a Bath of Acid
Role
Fanny Falkner
Location
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Family Album
Family Album
Year
Family Album
Play
Emily Valance
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Year
Twelfth Night
Play
Olivia
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington
Year
Dick Whittington
Play
Tommy the Cat
Role
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
The Hostage
The Hostage
Year
The Hostage
Play
Teresa
1972
1972
Year
1972
Play
The Birthday Party
Role
Lulu
When Thou Art King
When Thou Art King
Year
When Thou Art King
Play
Lady Percy/Doll
Role
Far East Tour
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Year
Guys and Dolls
Play
Miss Adelaide
Role
University Theatre, Manchester
1973
1973
Year
1973
Play
The Provoked Wife
Role
Belinda
Location
Watford Palace Theatre
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Year
Twelfth Night
Play
Viola
Role
Tour
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Year
Jack and the Beanstalk
Play
Margery, the Baron's daughter
Role
Cambridge Arts Theatre
1974
1974
Year
1974
Play
She Stoops to Conquer
Role
Constance Neville
Location
Tour
French Without Tears
French Without Tears
Year
French Without Tears
Play
Jacqueline Maingot
Role
Tour
Cabaret
Cabaret
Year
Cabaret
Play
Sally Bowles
Role
Redgrave Theatre, Farnham
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb
Year
Tom Thumb
Play
Princess Huncamunca
Role
The Young Vic
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Year
Much Ado About Nothing
Play
Hero
1975
1975
Year
1975
Play
Kiss Me Kate
Role
Bianca
Location
Oxford Playhouse
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
Year
The Taming of the Shrew
Play
Katherina
Role
Tour
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
Year
The Beggar's Opera
Play
Mrs. Vixen/Lucy Locket
Role
Nottingham Playhouse
Jug
Jug
Year
Jug
Play
Eva Hirst
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Year
A Streetcar Named Desire
Play
Stella Kowalski
1976
1976
Year
1976
Play
Pygmalion
Role
Eliza Doolittle
The Servant of Two Masters
The Servant of Two Masters
Year
The Servant of Two Masters
Play
Smeraldina
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
Year
The Devil's Disciple
Play
Essie
Role
Aldwych Theatre
Ivanov
Ivanov
Year
Ivanov
Play
Babakina, Marfa Yegorovna
Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman
Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman
Year
Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman
Play
Jane
1978
1978
Year
1978
Play
The Taming of the Shrew
Role
Bianca
Location
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Captain Swing
Captain Swing
Year
Captain Swing
Play
Gemma Beech
1979
1979
Year
1979
Play
Piaf
Role
Toine
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Year
Once in a Lifetime
Play
May Daniels
Role
Aldwych Theatre
1981
1981
Year
1981
Play
Piaf
Role
Toine
Location
Plymouth Theatre, New York City
1982
1982
Year
1982
Play
The Importance of Being Earnest
Role
Gwendoline
Location
Royal National Theatre
1983
1983
Year
1983
Play
The Time of Your Life
Role
Kitty Duval
Location
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Year
Twelfth Night
Play
Viola
Role
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Year
The Comedy of Errors
Play
Adriana
1984
1984
Year
1984
Play
Mother Courage and her Children
Role
Kattrin
Location
Barbican Centre
1986
1986
Year
1986
Play
Loot
Role
Fay
Location
Manhattan Theatre ClubMusic Box Theatre, New York City
The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs
The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs
Year
The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs
Play
Sophia/Grace
Role
Royal National Theatre
1988
1988
Year
1988
Play
Mrs Klein
Role
Paula
Location
Royal National TheatreApollo Theatre
1989
1989
Year
1989
Play
Othello
Role
Emilia
Location
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonThe Young Vic
1990
1990
Year
1990
Play
The Crucible
Role
Elizabeth Proctor
Location
Royal National Theatre
1993
1993
Year
1993
Play
The Last Yankee
Role
Patricia Hamilton
Location
The Young Vic
1994
1994
Year
1994
Play
Dead Funny
Role
Eleanor
Location
Hampstead TheatreVaudeville Theatre
1995
1995
Year
1995
Play
The Glass Menagerie
Role
Amanda Wingfield
Location
Donmar WarehouseComedy Theatre
1996
1996
Year
1996
Play
Sylvia
Role
Sylvia
Location
Apollo Theatre
1997–1999
1997–1999
Year
1997–1999
Play
Electra
Role
Electra
Location
Minerva TheatreDonmar WarehouseMcCarter Theatre, PrincetonEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City
1998
1998
Year
1998
Play
The Old Neighbourhood
Role
Jolly
Location
Duke of York's Theatre
1999
1999
Year
1999
Play
Battle Royal
Role
Queen Caroline
Location
Royal National Theatre
2001
2001
Year
2001
Play
Boston Marriage
Role
Anna
Location
Donmar WarehouseAmbassadors Theatre
2003
2003
Year
2003
Play
His Girl Friday
Role
Hildy Johnson
Location
Royal National Theatre
2006
2006
Year
2006
Play
Awake and Sing!
Role
Bessie
Location
Belasco Theatre, New York City
2007
2007
Year
2007
Play
The Rose Tattoo
Role
Serafina del Rose
Location
Royal National Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Year
Much Ado About Nothing
Play
Beatrice
2010
2010
Year
2010
Play
All My Sons
Role
Kate Keller
Location
Apollo Theatre
2011
2011
Year
2011
Play
The Cherry Orchard
Role
Madame Ranevskaya
Location
Royal National Theatre
2013
2013
Year
2013
Play
Passion Play
Role
Eleanor
Location
Duke of York's Theatre
2014–2015
2014–2015
Year
2014–2015
Play
Stevie
Role
Stevie
Location
Minerva TheatreHampstead Theatre
2015
2015
Year
2015
Play
All On Her Own and Harlequinade
Role
Rosemary/Dame Maud Gosport
Location
Garrick Theatre
2016
2016
Year
2016
Play
Elegy
Role
Lorna
Location
Donmar Warehouse
2018
2018
Year
2018
Play
The Birthday Party
Role
Meg
Location
Harold Pinter Theatre
2019
2019
Year
2019
Play
Two Ladies
Role
Helene
Location
Bridge Theatre
2021
2021
Year
2021
Play
Constellations
Role
Marianne
Location
Vaudeville Theatre
2023
2023
Year
2023
Play
Pictures From Home
Role
Jean
Location
Studio 54, New York City
Year
Play
Role
Location
1970
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia
University Theatre, Manchester
Creditors
Tealk
The Cherry Orchard
Anya
Stables Theatre Club, Manchester
1971
Pictures in a Bath of Acid
Fanny Falkner
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Family Album
Emily Valance
Twelfth Night
Olivia
Dick Whittington
Tommy the Cat
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
The Hostage
Teresa
1972
The Birthday Party
Lulu
When Thou Art King
Lady Percy/Doll
Far East Tour
Guys and Dolls
Miss Adelaide
University Theatre, Manchester
1973
The Provoked Wife
Belinda
Watford Palace Theatre
Twelfth Night
Viola
Tour
Jack and the Beanstalk
Margery, the Baron's daughter
Cambridge Arts Theatre
1974
She Stoops to Conquer
Constance Neville
Tour
French Without Tears
Jacqueline Maingot
Tour
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
Redgrave Theatre, Farnham
Tom Thumb
Princess Huncamunca
The Young Vic
Much Ado About Nothing
Hero
1975
Kiss Me Kate
Bianca
Oxford Playhouse
The Taming of the Shrew
Katherina
Tour
The Beggar's Opera
Mrs. Vixen/Lucy Locket
Nottingham Playhouse
Jug
Eva Hirst
A Streetcar Named Desire
Stella Kowalski
1976
Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
The Servant of Two Masters
Smeraldina
The Devil's Disciple
Essie
Aldwych Theatre
Ivanov
Babakina, Marfa Yegorovna
Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman
Jane
1978
The Taming of the Shrew
Bianca
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Captain Swing
Gemma Beech
1979
Piaf
Toine
Once in a Lifetime
May Daniels
Aldwych Theatre
1981
Piaf
Toine
Plymouth Theatre, New York City
1982
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gwendoline
Royal National Theatre
1983
The Time of Your Life
Kitty Duval
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Twelfth Night
Viola
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Comedy of Errors
Adriana
1984
Mother Courage and her Children
Kattrin
Barbican Centre
1986
Loot
Fay
Manhattan Theatre ClubMusic Box Theatre, New York City
The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs
Sophia/Grace
Royal National Theatre
1988
Mrs Klein
Paula
Royal National TheatreApollo Theatre
1989
Othello
Emilia
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonThe Young Vic
1990
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
Royal National Theatre
1993
The Last Yankee
Patricia Hamilton
The Young Vic
1994
Dead Funny
Eleanor
Hampstead TheatreVaudeville Theatre
1995
The Glass Menagerie
Amanda Wingfield
Donmar WarehouseComedy Theatre
1996
Sylvia
Sylvia
Apollo Theatre
1997–1999
Electra
Electra
Minerva TheatreDonmar WarehouseMcCarter Theatre, PrincetonEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City
· Awards and nominations
1979
Role(s)
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Notes
Once in a Lifetime
1981
Role(s)
Best Featured in a Play
Notes
Piaf!
Role(s)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Notes
Piaf!
1984
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Notes
Twelfth Night
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Notes
The Time of Your Life
1985
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Notes
Mother Courage
1986
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Notes
Loot
Drama Desk Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Notes
Loot
1989/90
Role(s)
Olivier Award
Notes
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
1991
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Notes
The Crucible
1992
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Prime Suspect
1993
BAFTA TV Award
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Love Hurts
1996
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
The Glass Menagerie
1998
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actress
Notes
Wilde
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Electra
1999
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Play
Notes
Electra
Drama Desk Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Notes
Electra
2002
Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actress
Notes
Boston Marriage
2006
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Notes
Awake and Sing!
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref
1979
Olivier Award
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Once in a Lifetime
Won
1981
Tony Award
Best Featured in a Play
Piaf!
Nominated
1981
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Piaf!
Nominated
1984
Olivier Award
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Twelfth Night
Nominated
Olivier Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Time of Your Life
Nominated
1985
Olivier Award
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Mother Courage
Nominated
1986
Tony Award
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Loot
Nominated
1986
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Loot
Nominated
1989/90
Olivier Award
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Othello
Nominated
1991
Olivier Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Crucible
Nominated
1992
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actress
Prime Suspect
Nominated
1993
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actress
Love Hurts
Nominated
1996
Olivier Award
Best Actress
The Glass Menagerie
Nominated
1998
BAFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actress
Wilde
Nominated
Olivier Award
Best Actress
Electra
Won
1999
Tony Award
Best Actress in a Play
Electra
Nominated
1999
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Electra
Nominated
2002
Olivier Award
Best Actress
Boston Marriage
Nominated
2006
Tony Award
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Awake and Sing!
Nominated

References

  1. New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910–1965
  2. U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914–1966
  3. Front Row
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