Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond (July 13, 1923^[1][2][3] – November 10, 1984) was an American actress on film, stage, and television.

Early years

Bond was one of four children of J. Roy Bond, an industrialist, and Carrie Bond.^[4] She grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky,^[5] and was active in horsemanship competition as a youngster^[6] and during her years in college.^[7] By 1938, she was acting in plays.^[8] In 1940, she graduated from the Fassifern School^[9] in Hendersonville, North Carolina.^[10] She went on to attend Virginia Intermont College^[11] and Rollins College,^[12] where she was a member of the Rollins Student Players.^[13]

Career

In 1945, Bond appeared in the supporting cast of Slice It Thin! at the Blackfriars Guild.^[14]

Bond also worked as choreographer for the play From Morn Till Midnight.^[15]

Films in which Bond acted included The Gold Bug, Johnny Dangerously, Love Story, Silkwood, Swing Shift,^[15] and Where the Lilies Bloom.^[16] On television, she portrayed Violet Stapleton,^[17] Rita's mother, on Guiding Light.^[5] She also appeared on All in the Family, Benson, Flo, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Maude,^[15] and Television Playhouse.^[18]

Bond's Broadway debut occurred in

Her off-Broadway credits included The Shepherd's Chameleon (1960), The American Dream / The Death of Bessie Smith (1961), The Zoo Story / The American Dream (1962), The American Dream / Dutchman (1964), Home Movies / Softly Consider the Nearness (1964), The Great Western Union (1965), The Memorandum (1968), The Local Stigmatic (1969), and The Cherry Orchard (1976).^[20]

Death

Bond was found dead in her New York City apartment on November 10, 1984. Her death was attributed to a respiratory ailment.^[15]

Recognition

Bond won three Obie Awards for her performances in the off-Broadway plays The American Dream, The Endgame, and The Sandbox.^[15]

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