Dee Wallace StoneDee Wallace Stone is an American actress, best known for her role as Elliot's divorced mum in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She has appeared in more than 85 films, among them The Stepford Wives in 1975 and "10" in 1979. She married fellow actor, Christopher Stone. Dee Wallace Stone was born in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from the University of Kansas with an education degree. This page about Dee Wallace Stone includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dee Wallace Stone News stories about Dee Wallace Stone External links for Dee Wallace Stone Videos for Dee Wallace Stone Wikis about Dee Wallace Stone Discussion Groups about Dee Wallace Stone Blogs about Dee Wallace Stone Images of Dee Wallace Stone |
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She graduated from the University of Kansas with an education degree. and one for television at 1620 Vine Street. Dee Wallace Stone was born in Kansas City, Mo. Wyman has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one for motion pictures at 6607 Hollywood Blvd. She married fellow actor, Christopher Stone. She gained fans of a new generation in the 1980s when she starred as the diabolical vintner Angela Channing in the nighttime soap opera Falcon Crest. She has appeared in more than 85 films, among them The Stepford Wives in 1975 and "10" in 1979. In the 1950s, she hosted a television anthology series, Jane Wyman Theater. Dee Wallace Stone is an American actress, best known for her role as Elliot's divorced mum in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She starred in The Glass Menagerie, Just for You, Let's Do It Again, The Blue Veil (another Oscar nomination), So Big, Magnificent Obsession (Oscar nomination), Lucy Gallant, All That Heaven Allows and Miracle in the Rain. She worked with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock on Stage Fright, with Frank Capra on Here Comes the Groom and with Michael Curtiz on The Story of Will Rogers. The Oscar win gave her the ability to choose meatier roles, although she still showed a liking for musical comedy. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 for The Yearling, and finally won the Oscar in 1948 for her role as the deaf-mute rape victim in Johnny Belinda. Wyman finally gained critical notice in the film noir The Lost Weekend. Michael was adopted during their marriage. In the previous year, she had co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Brother Rat. The two were married in 1940, but divorced in 1948. They had two children; Maureen Reagan (1941-2001), and Michael Reagan (born March 18, 1945). In 1939 she received her first starring role, in Torchy Plays With Dynamite. In 1936, she was back in Hollywood, obtaining bit parts in My Man Godfrey and Cain and Mabel. The two moved back to Missouri, where Sarah Jane attended college, but in 1930 she began a radio singing career, calling herself Jane Durrell. When that was unsuccessful, she turned to her daughter as a surrogate, but neither was able to move Hollywood. In 1928, she and her mother moved to Southern California, where her mother, Le Jerne Pichelle, tried to start her own acting career. Born Sarah Jane Mayfield in Saint Joseph, Missouri, she later took the name Sarah Jane Fulks in honor of the neighbor family who "unofficially adopted" her after her parents divorced. Jane Wyman (born January 4, 1914) is an American actress. 1947 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Yearling. 1949 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - Johnny Belinda. 1952 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Blue Veil. 1955 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Magnificent Obsession. |