Helen Stenborg
Helen Stenborg | |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Died | March 22, 2011 (aged 86) , U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–2008 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Helen Joan Stenborg (January 24, 1925 – March 22, 2011)[1] was an American actress of stage, screen, and television.[2] She occasionally acted with her husband, actor Barnard Hughes (1915–2006), to whom she was married for 56 years from 1950 until his death in 2006; they had two children.
Career
Stenborg appeared on stage in revivals of Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play; and the Lanford Wilson plays, The Rimers of Eldritch and Talley & Son winning the Obie Award for her performance in the latter.
She portrayed Helga Lindeman on the soap opera Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 2000.[3]
Death
She died on March 22, 2011, aged 86, in New York City.[4]
Partial filmography
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) - Mrs. Edwina Russell
- The Europeans (1979) - Mrs. Acton
- Starting Over (1979) - Older Woman
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) - Mrs. McCoy
- Me and Veronica (1993) - Woman at Laundromat
- Marvin's Room (1996) - Nun on Phone
- Isn't She Great (2000) - Aunt Abigail
- Bless the Child (2000) - Sister Joseph
- Enchanted (2007) - Ballroom Lady #1
- The Caller (2008) - Jimmy's Mother
- Doubt (2008) - Sister Teresa (final film role)
References
- ^ Actress Helen Stenborg Has Died
- ^ Notice of the death of Helen Stenborg Archived 2011-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New York Times: My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (March 26, 2011). "Helen Stenborg, 86, veteran stage actress". Boston Globe Obituaries. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
External links
- Helen Stenborg at IMDb
- Helen Stenborg at the Internet Broadway Database
- Barnard Hughes and Helen Stenborg papers, 1880s-2011, held by Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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