Frances Reid

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Frances Reid
Reid as Alice Horton on Days of our Lives (2006)
Born(1914-12-09)December 9, 1914
Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 2010(2010-02-03) (aged 95)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1938–2007
SpousePhilip Bourneuf (1940–1973; divorced)

Frances Reid (December 9, 1914 – February 3, 2010)[1][2] was an American dramatic actress. Reid acted on television for nearly all of the second half of the 20th century. Her career continued into the early 2000s.

Although she starred in many productions, she is best known for her portrayal of Alice Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from its debut in November 1965[3][4] until 2007.[1][2][5] At the time of her death, she ranked fifth on the all-time list of longest-serving soap opera actors in the United States.

Biography

Reid grew up in Berkeley, California.[2][3] Her acting career started in 1938 with a bit part in the movie Man-Proof.

Reid's

Philco Television Playhouse
adaptation.

A member of The Actors Studio from its inception in 1947,[7] Reid played a variety of stage roles throughout the 1940s and 1950s. From 1954 to 1955, Reid played the title role in the CBS television version of the radio serial Portia Faces Life.

She next portrayed the grasping Grace Baker, the mother-in-law of Penny Hughes, on As the World Turns from 1959 to 1962, and Rose Pollack, the kind-hearted mother of Nancy Pollock Karr, on The Edge of Night in 1964.[3] Reid portrayed matriarch Alice Horton on NBC's Days of our Lives since the show's premiere on November 8, 1965.[3] Reid gained mainstream attention for a 2003–2004 storyline in which Alice and several other long-running characters were seemingly murdered.[2][8] Her last appearance on Days of our Lives was on December 26, 2007, although she remained on contract with the show until her death.[1][2][5]

Reid made two guest appearances on Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. In 1963 she played murderer Miss Givney, secretary to the guest attorney and episode's title character played by Bette Davis in "The Case of Constant Doyle." In 1965 she played defendant Lucille Forrest in "The Case of the Golden Venom."

In 1966, Reid appeared opposite Rock Hudson in the John Frankenheimer drama Seconds. In the audio commentary for the DVD version of the film, Frankenheimer called Reid one of his favourite actresses.

Reid played frontier Doctor Katy Piper on the Wagon Train episode "The Katy Piper Story", which aired on April 10, 1965.

Marriage

Reid was married to actor Philip Bourneuf from June 27, 1940, until their divorce in 1973.[9] They had no children.[citation needed]

Death

Reid died in Beverly Hills, California, in an assisted living facility, aged 95, on February 3, 2010.[1][2]

Awards

Nominated for a

Daytime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in 1979[10] and for Lead Actress in 1987,[11] Reid was awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.[2][3] She won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Mature Role in 1978,[12] 1979,[13] 1984,[14] and 1985,[15] and was inducted into the Television Academy's archives in 2003.[4]

Selected filmography

  • Reported Missing! (1937) – Maid (uncredited)
  • A Criminal at Large (1939) – Isla Crane (Television picture)
  • Little Women (1939) – Beth March (Television picture)
  • The Ford Theatre Hour
     (1950; episode: "The Little Minister") – Babbie
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1949-51; 4 episodes) – Roxane
  • You Are There (series) (1953; 2 episodes) – Mary O'Connell, Lucie Dreyfus
  • The Man Behind the Badge (1954; episode: "The Los Angeles Story")
  • Kraft Theatre
     (1954; episode: "Two Weeks in the Country)
  • The Inner Flame (1954-55; 3 episodes) – Portia Manning
  • The Brighter Day (1955; 1 episode) – Portia Manning
  • As the World Turns (1956) – Grace Baker
  • Telephone Time (1956; episode: "Harry in Search of Himself") – Mrs. Bergh
  • Manitee Theatre (1955-56; 7 episodes) – Jane Kelsey
  • The Wrong Man (1956) – Mrs. O'Connor (voice, uncredited)
  • Lux Video Theatre (1957; episode: "Dark Hammock") – Dr. McDavid
  • Berkeley Square (1959) – Dutchess of Devonshire (Television picture)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 7 Episode 12: "A Jury of Her Peers") – Mrs. Mary Peters
  • General Electric Theatre
     (1962; episode: "Somebody Please Help Me!") – Vera Parsons
  • The Eleventh Hour (1963; episode: "Try to Keep Alive Until Next Tuesday") – Louise Forman
  • Channing (1964; episode: "The Trouble with Girls") – Isabel Franklin
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 16: "One of the Family") – Joyce's Mother
  • Wagon Train (1962-65; 5 episodes) – Various roles
  • Days of Our Lives (1965-2007; contract role) – Alice Horton
  • Seconds (1966) – Emily Hamilton
  • The F.B.I. (1968; 2 episodes) – Mrs. Prior, Ellen Porter
  • The Andromeda Strain (1971) – Clara Dutton
  • The Affair (1973) – Mrs. Patterson (Television picture)
  • Matt Helm (1975; episode: "Scavenger's Paradise") – Millie
  • Project U.F.O. (1978; episode: "Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident") – Martha Carlyle
  • Mercy or Murder (1987) – Emily Gilbert (Television picture)
  • One Stormy Night (1992) – Alice Grayson Horton (Television picture)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1978
Soapy Awards
 Favorite Actress in a Mature Role Days of Our Lives Won
1979 Won
6th Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
1984 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Actress in a Mature Roles in a Daytime Soap Opera Won
1985 Outstanding Actress in a Mature Role in a Daytime Serial Won
1987 14th Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
1990 Soap Opera Digest Awards Editor's Choice Won
2004 31st Daytime Emmy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Won

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Greenblatt, Leah (February 4, 2010). "Frances Reid, Days of our Lives matriarch, dies at 95". Entertainment Weekly. EW.com. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Donaldson-Evans, Catherine (February 4, 2010). "Days of Our Lives Matriarch Dies at 95". People. People.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Soap Star Stats". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Days of our Lives actor biography: Frances Reid". NBC.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  5. ^
    Soaps.com. December 26, 2007. Archived from the original
    on May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  6. ^ "Frances Reid". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  7. ISBN 0-02-542650-8
    . Also [in Lewis' class were] Henry Barnard, Jay Barney, John Becher, Philip Bourneuf, Joan Chandler, Peter Cookson, Stephen Elliott, Robert Emhardt, Joy Geffen, William Hansen, Will Hare, Jane Hoffman, George Keane, Don Keefer, George Matthews, Peggy Meredith, Ty Perry, Margaret Phillips, David Pressman, William Prince, Elliot Reid, Frances Reid, Kurt Richards, Elizabeth Ross, Thelma Schnee, Joshua Shelley, Fed Stewart, John Straub, Michael Strong, John Sylvester, Julie Warren, Mary Welch, Lois Wheeler, and William Woodson.
  8. ^ Fonseca, Nicholas (May 28, 2004). "Daytime's Secret Weapon". Entertainment Weekly. EW.com. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Frances Reid – Broadway Cast & Staff". ibdb.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1979". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  11. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1987". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  12. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1978". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1979". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1984". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  15. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1985". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2010.

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