She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in "The Great Sebastians" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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She is survived by her brother, Alfred Herlihy, of Glasgow, Scotland.
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She joined the Scottish National Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Daughter of Patrick Herlihy and Isobel Cowden Herlihy of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Played Gertrude in "Hamlet" in two major productions on screen and stage: the Oscar-winning 1948 film version (Hamlet (1948)) with Laurence Olivier (she was 11 years his junior) and in the 1964 Broadway production of Hamlet (1964) with Richard Burton (she was seven years his senior) that was also filmed and shown in limited engagements.
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Had two younger sisters: Geraldine (1924-1982) and Catherine (1926-2000).
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1960: Nominated for a Tony award as Best Actress (Musical) for the Broadway musical "Take Me Along".
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A close friend of All My Children (1970) co-star Louis Edmonds for many years, she is quoted extensively in his biography, "Big Lou," by Craig Hamrick. As discussed in the book, Herlie spent many weekends visiting Edmonds at his Long Island estate, The Rookery.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
All My Children
1976-2008
TV Series
Myrtle Fargate
Mrs. Kringle
Mrytle Fargate
One Life to Live
2000
TV Series
Myrtle Fargate
Loving
1983
TV Series
Myrtle Lum Fargate (1993)
The Woman I Love
1972
TV Movie
Queen Mary
Lemonade
1971
TV Short
Edith
The Sea Gull
1968
Polina
Hamlet
1964/I
Gertrude
Freud
1962
Frau Ida Koertner
She Didn't Say No!
1958
Bridget Monahan
Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop
1954
Mother
Cocktails in the Kitchen
1954
Anne's Mother
Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
Helen D'Oyly Carte
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1951
TV Series
Regina Giddens
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950
Henrietta Stein
Hamlet
1948
Gertrude - The Queen
Hungry Hill
1947
Katherine
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography
2003
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2000
TV Special
Herself
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1999
TV Special
Herself - Past Nominee
The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1998
TV Special
Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1998
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
All My Children
2013
TV Series
Myrtle Fargate
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012
TV Mini-Series documentary
Gertrude
All My Children
2008
TV Series
Myrtle Fargate
Daytime's Greatest Weddings
2004
Video documentary
Myrtle Fargate
All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings
1993
Video
Myrtle Fargate
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1986
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
All My Children (1970)
1985
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series
All My Children (1970)
1984
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series
All My Children (1970)
1983
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series
All My Children (1970)
Known for movies
All My Children (1976-2008) as Myrtle Fargate / Mrs. Kringle / Mrytle Fargate
$19 Million
