Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead (December 6, 1900 - April 30, 1974) was an American character actress. She was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. Moorehead was a graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. She was also part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater on the Air radio program in the 1930s and appeared in a Broadway production of Don Juan in Hell in 1950. While never a headlining star in films, her skill at charecter development and her range, allowed Moorehead to garner awards and accolades. Moorehead transitioned to television in a seamless fashion, and again won acclaim and accolades for her work in drama and in comedy. Agnes Moorhead died in Rochester, Minnesota from lung cancer. While never confirmed, it is suspected that Moorhead’s cancer was a result of having been exposed to radiation while filming The Conqueror in the Nevada desert. Moorehead, and co-stars John Wayne and Susan Hayward all died from cancer. The irony of this circumstance is that three of Hollywood’s biggest stars may have literally and unknowingly sacrificed their health to make a movie that is consistently rated as one of the worst films of the 1950s. Moorehead herself believed her cancer was related to this exposure, commenting in an interview shortly before her death "I wish I'd never done that damn movie". Following her death, Moorehead willed her Emmy for Bewitched, her Oscar nominations and her private papers to Muskingum College, along with her family's home in Rix Mills, Ohio. Notable roles
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Following her death, Moorehead willed her Emmy for Bewitched, her Oscar nominations and her private papers to Muskingum College, along with her family's home in Rix Mills, Ohio. Perkins will play an upstanding member of the community whose son falls in love with Parker's daughter. Moorehead herself believed her cancer was related to this exposure, commenting in an interview shortly before her death "I wish I'd never done that damn movie". The series is about a suburban mother (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who, upon the death of her husband, resorts to dealing marijuana to make money, while also attempting to maintain her reputation in the community. The irony of this circumstance is that three of Hollywood’s biggest stars may have literally and unknowingly sacrificed their health to make a movie that is consistently rated as one of the worst films of the 1950s. Perkins recently filmed the pilot episode of a new Showtime series entitled Weeds. While never confirmed, it is suspected that Moorhead’s cancer was a result of having been exposed to radiation while filming The Conqueror in the Nevada desert. Moorehead, and co-stars John Wayne and Susan Hayward all died from cancer. In 2000 she married her present husband, Julio Macat. Agnes Moorhead died in Rochester, Minnesota from lung cancer. Perkins' first husband was Terry Kinney, from whom she divorced. Moorehead transitioned to television in a seamless fashion, and again won acclaim and accolades for her work in drama and in comedy. She starred thereafter in the comedy series Battery Park and If These Walls Could Talk, and has since then played roles in television films on a regular basis. While never a headlining star in films, her skill at charecter development and her range, allowed Moorehead to garner awards and accolades. In 1993 Perkins made her television debut in For Their Own Good. She was also part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater on the Air radio program in the 1930s and appeared in a Broadway production of Don Juan in Hell in 1950. Of all the films she has acted in, her biggest success so far has been however The Flintstones, starring also John Goodman, in which she plays the long-suffering Wilma Flinstone. Moorehead was a graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. She then received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry
Levinson's Avalon. She
was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. As a movie actress she had her breakthrough starring with Tom Hanks in
Big. Agnes Moorehead (December 6, 1900 - April 30, 1974) was an
American character actress. Thereafter she
worked in several ensembles and has since then considered theater playing as a priority of her career. After finishing high school she spent three years in Chicago taking acting lessons at the famous Goodman School of Drama. She was born in Queens, New York, and was raised in Vermont. Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is a well-known American movie, television and theater actress. About Last Night (1986). From the Hip (1987). Big (1988). Sweet Hearts Dance (1988). Love at Large (1990). Avalon (1990). Enid Is Sleeping (1990). He Said, She Said (1991). The Doctor (1991). Indian Summer (1993). The Flintstones (1994). Miracle on 34th Street (1994). Moonlight and Valentino (1995). Lesser Prophets (1997). I'm Losing You (1998). Crazy in Alabama (1999). 28 Days (2000). Cats & Dogs (2001). Try Seventeen (2002). Finding Nemo (2003). Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004). Speak (2004). Gilded Stones (2004). Kids in America (2004). Fierce People (2004). The Ring Two (2005). Weeds (2005). |