Geraldine Page Net Worth is$600,000 Geraldine Page Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Considered by many to be one of the greatest American actresses of all time, Geraldine Page was a master craftswoman who seemed to bring out the most inner detail of the character she was playing. Her dedication to her craft has earned her the respect of many of today's great actors including Meryl Streep and Michelle Pfeiffer. Geraldine Sue Page ...
Date Of Birth November 22, 1924 Died 1987-06-13 Place Of Birth Kirksville, Missouri, USA Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) Profession Actress, Soundtrack Spouse Alexander Schneider Children Jon Torn, Tony Torn Star Sign Sagittarius
# Quote 1 I didn't want to be a Hollywood actress who every so often does a Broadway play. I wanted to be a Broadway actress who every so often does a movie.
# Fact 1 Was the 92nd actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Trip to Bountiful (1985) at The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) on March 24, 1986. 2 Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Angelica Page in order to begin performing in the Broadway revival of "The Three Sisters". 3 Was 1 month pregnant with her daughter Angelica Page when she completed her run of the Broadway play "Strange Interlude". 4 She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City. 5 When presenting Page's Best Actress Oscar for The Trip to Bountiful (1985), F. Murray Abraham declared her "the greatest actress in the English language" and genuflected when she reached the podium. 6 Was offered the role of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), but she turned it down. Louise Fletcher , who went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead. 7 At the time of her death she had been ill with kidney disease and high blood pressure. 8 Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 677-679. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. 9 Her husband Rip Torn is the cousin of Sissy Spacek . 10 In 1960, she was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actress for her role in "Sweet Bird of Youth." She lost to Anne Bancroft for "The Miracle Worker." In 1962, she received an Oscar nomination for Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) but lost to Bancroft for the film version of The Miracle Worker (1962). In 1982 she originated the role of Mother Superior in "Agnes of God" but was passed over Agnes of God (1985) that went to Bancroft. Bancroft was nominated for an Oscar but lost to Page. 11 She received a standing ovation when she won her Oscar. 12 In 1985, she became the first woman to receive seven Oscar nominations for acting without winning. The following year, she received her eighth nomination and finally won. 13 In 1983, she co-founded the Mirror Repertory Company, an Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to preserving the art of repertory. She remained an Artist in Residence with the group until her death. 14 Was nominated four times for Broadway's Tony Award: as Best Actress (Dramatic) in 1960, for "Sweet Bird of Youth," a role she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version, Sweet Bird of Youth (1962); as Best Actress (Play), in 1982, for "Agnes of God;" and in 1987, for "Blithe Spirit," and as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic), in 1975, for "Absurd Person Singular" -- but never won. 15 Daughter: Angelica Page . 16 Taught acting at the Actors Studio and Pelican Theater in New York, as well as the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles 17 Was starring in "Blithe Spirit" on Broadway at the time of her death. 18 She had a daughter and twin sons with Rip Torn . Sons: John Torn and Tony Torn
Actress Title Year Status Character Riders to the Sea 1987 Native Son 1986 Peggy Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story 1986 TV Movie Itta Halaunbrenner My Little Girl 1986 Molly American Playhouse 1986 TV Series Sally Phelps The Trip to Bountiful 1985 Mrs. Watts The Hitchhiker 1985 TV Series Lynette 'Mama' Powers White Nights 1985 Anne Wyatt Walls of Glass 1985 Mama The Bride 1985 Mrs. Baumann The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 Mrs. Ritter The Dollmaker 1984 TV Movie Mrs. Kendrick The Parade 1984 TV Movie Sarah Loving 1983 TV Series Amelia Whitley The Blue and the Gray 1982 TV Mini-Series Mrs. Lovelace I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 1982 Jean Scott Martin Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 Sister Mary Clarise Harry's War 1981 'Aunt' Beverly Interiors 1978 Eve Hawaii Five-O 1977 TV Series Philomena Underwood The Rescuers 1977 Madame Medusa (voice) Something for Joey 1977 TV Movie Ann Cappelletti Nasty Habits 1977 Sister Walburga Kojak 1976 TV Series Edna Morrison The Day of the Locust 1975 Big Sister Live Again, Die Again 1974 TV Movie Mrs. O'Neill The Snoop Sisters 1973 TV Series Olivia Cunningham Happy as the Grass Was Green 1973 Anna Witmer Night Gallery 1972-1973 TV Series Molly Wheatland / Mrs. Evans (segment "The Sins of the Fathers") / Frances Turchin (segment "Stop Killing Me") Pete 'n' Tillie 1972 Gertrude Circle of Fear 1972 TV Series Hattie Medical Center 1972 TV Series Ellen Davis Look Homeward, Angel 1972 TV Movie Eliza Gant Hollywood Television Theater: Two by Chekhov 1972 TV Movie J W Coop 1971 Mama Montserrat 1971/I TV Movie Felisa The Beguiled 1971 Martha The Name of the Game 1971 TV Series Sister Lucia Trilogy 1969 Woman (segment "A Christmas Memory") What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? 1969 Clare Marrable NBC Children's Theatre 1969 TV Series Narrator The Thanksgiving Visitor 1967 TV Movie Miss Sook The Happiest Millionaire 1967 Mrs. Duke Monday's Child 1967 Carol Richardson The Three Sisters 1966 Olga ABC Stage 67 1966 TV Series Woman You're a Big Boy Now 1966 Margery Chanticleer Barefoot in Athens 1966 TV Movie Xantippe The Long, Hot Summer 1966 TV Series Maribelle Kirkpatrick Dear Heart 1964 Evie Jackson Toys in the Attic 1963 Carrie Berniers Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 Alexandra Del Lago Summer and Smoke 1961 Alma Winemiller Sunday Showcase 1959 TV Series Virginia Reed Playhouse 90 1958 TV Series Addie / Florry General Electric Theater 1958 TV Series Heddie Kraft Theatre 1957 TV Series The United States Steel Hour 1955-1957 TV Series Estelle / Marian Matinee Theatre 1955 TV Series Miss Myrtle Windows 1955 TV Series the Woman Alcoholic Omnibus 1955 TV Series Governess The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 1954 TV Series Hondo 1953 Angie Lowe Taxi 1953 Florence Albert (uncredited) Robert Montgomery Presents 1952 TV Series Studio One in Hollywood 1952 TV Series Lux Video Theatre 1952 TV Series Neighbor
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character The Trip to Bountiful 1985 performer: "Blessed Assurance" The Happiest Millionaire 1967 performer: "There are Those" - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character The 41st Annual Tony Awards 1987 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play Cinema 3 1987 TV Series Herself - Interviewee The 58th Annual Academy Awards 1986 TV Special Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 1986 TV Special Herself The 57th Annual Academy Awards 1985 TV Special documentary Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role Tom Cottle: Up Close 1983 TV Series Herself The 36th Annual Tony Awards 1982 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1981 TV Series Herself / Madam Medusa Today 1966-1981 TV Series Herself - Guest The 51st Annual Academy Awards 1979 TV Special documentary Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role The 29th Annual Tony Awards 1975 TV Special Herself The Galloping Gourmet 1972 TV Series Herself What's My Line? 1963 TV Series Herself - Mystery Guest The 35th Annual Academy Awards 1963 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role The 16th Annual Tony Awards 1962 TV Special Herself - Presenter The 34th Annual Academy Awards 1962 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role The 15th Annual Tony Awards 1961 TV Special Herself - Presenter The Ben Hecht Show 1958 TV Series Herself - Actress The 26th Annual Academy Awards 1954 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (in New York) Your Show of Shows 1951 TV Series Herself - Guest Performer
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2016 OFTA Film Hall of Fame Online Film & Television Association Acting 1986 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Leading Role The Trip to Bountiful (1985) 1986 BSFC Award Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress The Trip to Bountiful (1985) 1986 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead The Trip to Bountiful (1985) 1979 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Interiors (1978) 1978 KCFCC Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Interiors (1978) 1970 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Actress Trilogy (1969) 1969 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Thanksgiving Visitor (1967) 1967 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama ABC Stage 67 (1966) 1963 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Actress - Drama Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) 1963 David David di Donatello Awards Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) 1962 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Actress - Drama Summer and Smoke (1961) 1961 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Actress Summer and Smoke (1961) 1961 New Cinema Award Venice Film Festival Best Actress Summer and Smoke (1961)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1987 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story (1986) 1986 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama The Trip to Bountiful (1985) 1985 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) 1979 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Leading Role Interiors (1978) 1979 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Interiors (1978) 1973 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) 1973 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) 1967 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role You're a Big Boy Now (1966) 1967 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Supporting Actress You're a Big Boy Now (1966) 1967 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Female Supporting Performance You're a Big Boy Now (1966) 1965 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Actress - Drama Dear Heart (1964) 1964 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Actress - Drama Toys in the Attic (1963) 1963 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Leading Role Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) 1963 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Foreign Actress Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) 1962 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Leading Role Summer and Smoke (1961) 1959 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Best Single Performance by an Actress Playhouse 90 (1956) 1954 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role Hondo (1953)
2nd Place Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1961 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Summer and Smoke (1961)
3rd Place Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1985 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress The Trip to Bountiful (1985) 1978 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Interiors (1978)
Known for movies The Rescuers (1977)
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Hondo (1953)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
$600,000
