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Elaine Stritch

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Biography

Elaine Stritch was born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. After studying acting under Erwin Piscator at the Dramatic Workshop in New York…more

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2/2/1925, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Star (7)

Role
- The Ellen Burstyn Show
  Sydney Brewer
  - S 1: Ep 12 Writes of Passage
    9/5/87
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Box
    8/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 10 Writer, Wronger
    8/15/87
  - S 1: Ep 9 Molly Sings the Blues
    8/8/87
  - S 1: Ep 8 Family Affair
    11/15/86
  - + 9 More Credits
- Nobody's Perfect
  Bill Hooper
  - S 1: Ep 8 Hart in Jail
    8/28/80
  - S 1: Ep 7 It Was a Very Good Year
    8/21/80
  - S 1: Ep 6 Daddy's Day
    8/7/80
  - S 1: Ep 5 You Gotta Have Hart
    7/31/80
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Return of the Ocelot
    7/24/80
  - + 3 More Credits
- Two's Company
  Dorothy McNab
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Friendly Aristocrats
    3/4/79
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Rolls-Royce
    2/25/79
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Silence
    2/11/79
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Visiting Scots
    2/4/79
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Salesman
    1/28/79
  - + 24 More Credits
- Life's a Bitch
  Mom
  - S 1: Ep 1 Just Say No!
- The Edge of Night
  Mrs. DeGroot
  - S 14: Ep 2 Wednesday, April 2, 1969
    4/2/69
  - S 14: Ep 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969
    4/1/69
  - S 2: Ep 2 Friday, March 28, 1958
    3/28/58
  - S 3: Ep 2 JANUARY 2, 1958
    1/2/58
  - S 2: Ep 1 Monday, April 1, 1957
    4/1/57
  - + 5 More Credits
- Trials of O'Brien
  Miss G
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Only Game in Town
    3/18/66
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Greatest Game (pt2)
    3/11/66
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Greatest Game (pt1)
    3/4/66
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Partridge Papers
    2/4/66
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Blue Steel Suite
    1/28/66
  - + 17 More Credits
- My Sister Eileen
  Ruth Sherwood
  - S 1: Ep 26 Ruth's Holiday
    4/12/61
  - S 1: Ep 25 Marty's Best Friend
    4/5/61
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Protectors
    3/29/61
  - S 1: Ep 21 Ruth's Fella
    3/8/61
  - S 1: Ep 20 Aunt Harriet's Way
    3/1/61
  - + 5 More Credits
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Role
- 30 Rock
  Colleen Donaghy
  - S 5: Ep 10 Christmas Attack Zone
    12/9/10
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Moms
    5/6/10
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Natural Order
    4/30/09
  - S 3: Ep 7 Senor Macho Solo
    1/8/09
  - S 3: Ep 6 Christmas Special
    12/11/08
  - + 2 More Credits
- Washington Square
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 4 12/2/1956
    12/2/56
  - S 1: Ep 1 10/21/1956
    10/21/56
Guest Star (47)

Role
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 39: Ep 5 Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
    11/24/10
  - S 28: Ep 4 My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
    12/2/99
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 109 January 14, 2008
    1/14/08
- Martha
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 84 A Martha Celebration
    1/20/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Jon Stewart/Oliver Hudson
    9/21/04
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/04
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 6 Steve Coogan, Diana Krall, Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Stritch
    11/9/02
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Martha Albright
  - S 6: Ep 14 My Mother, My Dick
    2/20/01
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dick-In-Law
    10/15/97
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Dixie Carter
    2/5/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 71 Show #695
    12/17/99
- OZ
  Judge Grace Lema
  - S 2: Ep 4 Losing Your Appeal
    8/3/98
- Soul Man
  Mrs Foster
  - S 2: Ep 16 Grabbed by an Angel
    4/14/98
- Law & Order
  Lanie Stieglitz
  - S 7: Ep 14 Working Mom
    2/26/97
  - S 3: Ep 9 Point of View
    11/25/92
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 185 Show #0624
    7/5/96
- Bless This House
  Shelia
  - S 1: Ep 13 Misery on 34th Street
    12/20/95
- The Full Wax
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Mike McShane, Elaine Stritch
    2/16/91
- The Cosby Show
  Mrs. McGee
  - S 6: Ep 19 Mr. Sandman
    2/15/90
  - S 6: Ep 7 Shall We Dance?
    11/2/89
- Great Performances
  Hattie Walker
  - S 14: Ep 10 Follies in Concert
    3/14/86
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 11 Supernurse
    12/11/83
- The Generation Game
  Show Guest
  - S 9: Ep 19 Larry Grayson's Generation Game
    4/20/81
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Pamela Beauchamp
  - S 2: Ep 8 My Lady Love, My Dove
    4/19/80
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Mary Pearl
  - S 1: Ep 3 William and Mary
    4/7/79
- Dial M for Murder
  Geneva
  - S 1: Ep 1 If You Knew Susie
    5/20/74
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 7 Ernest Borgnine / Elaine Stritch / Norm Crosby / Leonard Barr
    10/28/71
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 60 710311
    3/11/71
  - S 9: Ep 42 710129
    1/29/71
  - S 9: Ep 35 710111
    1/11/71
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 53 November 12, 1969
    11/12/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 150 April 4, 1969
    4/4/69
  - S 3: Ep 98 January 21, 1965
    1/21/65
  - S 10: Ep 84 December 23, 1971
    12/23/71
  - S 9: Ep 160 April 23, 1971
    4/23/71
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 April 5, 1968
    4/5/68
  - S 5: Ep 72 January 4, 1971
    1/4/71
- Camera Three
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 6 Life Upon the Wicked Stage
    10/17/65
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 31 June 21, 1965
    6/21/65
  - S 2: Ep 21 June 7, 1965
    6/7/65
  - S 7: Ep 261 August 17, 1970
    8/17/70
- The Nurses (1962)
  Irma Downey
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Witch of the East Wing
    12/19/63
- Alcoa Theatre
  Ruth Sherwood
  - S 3: Ep 36 You Should Meet My Sister
    5/16/60
- Wagon Train
  Tracy Sadler
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Tracy Sadler Story
    3/9/60
- Adventures in Paradise
  Ethel
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Haunted
    12/21/59
- Studio One
  Shirley
  - S 10: Ep 36 The Left-Handed Welcome
    6/16/58
- Climax!
  Kristie Crane
  - S 4: Ep 32 The Disappearance of Daphne
    5/15/58
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Aunt Bertha
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Red Mill
    4/19/58
- Alcoa Hour
  Laura
  - S 2: Ep 21 He's For Me
    7/21/57
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 35 Coming of Age
    12/19/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 10 12/11/1955 - Salute to George Abbott
    11/11/55
- Appointment with Adventure
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 Escape From Vienna aka The House On Gellen Street
    5/8/55
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 14 Beloved Stranger
    4/10/55
  - S 3: Ep 7 Here's Father
    1/17/54
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Burgundy Touch
    10/18/53
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Big Deal
    7/19/53
  - S 2: Ep 23 Nothing to Sneeze At
    7/12/53
- Toast of the Town
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 10 Elaine Stritch / Julius LaRosa / Elizabeth Taylor & Van Johnson interview
    11/14/54
- Motorola Television Hour
  Hazel Beck
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Family Man
    3/9/54
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 18 A Cup of Kindness
    12/30/53
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Trixie
  - S 3: Ep 10 November 2, 1951
    11/2/51
- Celebrity Time
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 28 7/31/1949
    7/31/49
- Fifty-Fourth Street Revue
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 12 7/21/1949
    7/21/49
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- The Big Gay Sketch Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 8
    2/12/08
- Mr. Peepers
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 27 Episode 114
    5/15/55

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Elaine Stritch is the New Betty White

By Stefanie Lee, May 05, 2010

I recently sat in on a conference call with the 84-year-old actress, who's returning to 30 Rock on Thursday for a special Mother's Day episode. Here's what she had to say. read more

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- Elaine has been nominated for five Emmys. In 1991, he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for An Unconvenient Woman. In 1993, she won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law and Order. In 2004, she won Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Elaine Stritch: At Liberty. In 2007 and 2008, she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for 30 Rock. She won in 2007.
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- Starred in the one-woman show "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" for which she won a Tony and an Emmy award. Also starred recently in a one-woman cabaret show called "Elaine Stritch at Home at the Carlyle."
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- Originated the role of Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's "Company." The role was written for an "Elaine Stritch type" and who better to play that then Elaine Stritch herself. The role also featured one of Sondheim's most famous songs "The Ladies Who Lunch."
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