Tuesday WeldTuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. Tuesday WeldBorn Susan Ker Weld in New York City, her father died when she was a child of three and her widowed mother and two siblings were left in difficult financial circumstances. Weld's mother took advantage of her beauty and found work for her as a child model that provided income to help sustain the family. Using her resumé from modelling, her mother got her an agent and Tuesday Weld made her acting debut on television at age 12 and her motion picture debut at the age of 13 in a bit role in the Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, The Wrong Man. She then got the lead in a film celebrating the advent of Rock and Roll called Rock, Rock, Rock that featured record promoter Alan Freed and singers Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, and Johnny Burnette, plus others. In the film, Connie Francis did the vocals for Weld's singing parts. In 1959, still only sixteen years old, she was given a role in the CBS television show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Although Weld was only a cast member for a few months, the show gave her considerable national publicity and she was named a co-winner of a "Most Promising Newcomer" award at the Golden Globe Awards. Unfortunately, despite her talent, beauty, and early success, Tuesday Weld is frequently described as the poster-girl for self-destruction. The product of a dysfunctional family, she was a very troubled girl who, at age nine, suffered a nervous breakdown. Without parental guidance from a mother with whom she would have a lifelong strained relationship, by age ten she had begun smoking cigarettes and using alcohol. Physically, she appeared well beyond her twelve years and at that age had already began dating older boys, losing her virginity in a hapless relationship that, combined with her other problems, led to a suicide attempt. Added to her problem in a business where looks are everything, she had to deal with a weight problem throughout most of her life. In 1961, after starring opposite Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country, the two began an off-screen romance. However, in Hollywood, her reputation for a reckless lifestyle was fodder for the gossip columnists and Louella Parsons reportedly said, as politely as possible, that "Miss Weld is not a very good representative for the motion picture industry." The romance with Elvis did not last long after Colonel Tom Parker cautioned Presley against the relationship, fearful it would harm his image. Tuesday Weld appeared with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen in the 1963 comedy/drama, Soldier in the Rain and although her performance was well received, the film was only a minor success. Although frequently typecast as the "blonde in the tight sweater," both the critics and working members of the film industry acknowledged her talent. However, Weld never achieved the level of stardom many thought her looks and talent could bring. In part, her lack of great success was as a result of her turning down roles in films that were great successes and that made mega-stars out of others such as Lolita, the lead in Bonnie and Clyde, True Grit and in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Although Weld had the final say in such matters, many question the quality of advice her agent was providing. Actor Roddy McDowall, who co-starred with her in a 1966 film, said: "no actress was ever so good in so many bad films." Weld married screenwriter Claude Harz in 1965, the same year she appeared in the successful 1965 Norman Jewison film, The Cincinatti Kid. Although a box-office success, Weld nevertheless had to share the spotlight with actress Ann-Margret. In her thirties, she began acting in a number of made-for-television films but for her big screen role in Play It As It Lays, she was nominated for a 1973 Golden Globe. After divorcing her first husband with whom she had had a daughter, in 1975 she married British actor Dudley Moore, giving birth to their son the following year. In 1977, she gave a strong performance in Looking for Mr. Goodbar that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1981, Ms. Weld co-starred with James Caan in Michael Mann's acclaimed film noir classic Thief. The following year she played a comic role in Author! Author! with Al Pacino. She also won acclaim for her supporting role in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America. In 1980 she was divorced from Dudley Moore and in 1985 married the renowned Israeli concert violinist, Pinchas Zukerman. After thirteen years, that marriage also ended in divorce. Tuesday Weld continues to makes occasional appearances in film or television. Partial filmography:
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Partial filmography:. She also won acclaim for her supporting role in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America. In 1987, Baker married Sue Jerrard, who had been an assistant editor on Doctor Who. The following year she played a comic role in Author! Author! with Al Pacino. In 1981 he married Lalla Ward who had co-starred in Doctor Who with him for two years - their marriage lasted only 16 months. Weld co-starred with James Caan in Michael Mann's acclaimed film noir classic Thief. In response to the numerous inquiries he gets about his time as the Doctor he often replies 'You will have to excuse me but I was drunk at the time.'. In 1981, Ms. Several reference books published in the late 1980s erroneously reported that Baker died of a drug overdose in 1982. Baker does have a reputation, acknowledged in his autobiography, of being a heavy drinker like fellow Doctor actor William Hartnell, and sometimes makes humourous reference to it. Goodbar that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. His distinctive voice has become a gift for impressionists, and he is regularly impersonated in the popular comedy series Dead Ringers. After divorcing her first husband with whom she had had a daughter, in 1975 she married British actor Dudley Moore, giving birth to their son the following year. In 1977, she gave a strong performance in Looking for Mr. He has also written an autobiography, entitled Who on Earth is Tom Baker (ISBN 000638854X ). In her thirties, she began acting in a number of made-for-television films but for her big screen role in Play It As It Lays, she was nominated for a 1973 Golden Globe. Also a talented writer, Baker created a short fairytale-style novel titled The Boy Who Kicked Pigs (ISBN 057119771X), which has been described as "A Grotesque Masterpiece". Weld married screenwriter Claude Harz in 1965, the same year she appeared in the successful 1965 Norman Jewison film, The Cincinatti Kid. Although a box-office success, Weld nevertheless had to share the spotlight with actress Ann-Margret. Baker had a brief foray into the world of music, providing the monologue to the track Witness to a Murder (Part Two) on the album Six by Mansun. Actor Roddy McDowall, who co-starred with her in a 1966 film, said: "no actress was ever so good in so many bad films.". He plays Donald McDonald, an eccentric former race car champion who, having been away since early childhood, returns home after hearing of the death of his brother Hector (who was played by Richard Briers until his departure at the end of the previous season). Although Weld had the final say in such matters, many question the quality of advice her agent was providing. More recently, Baker completed filming a season of Monarch of the Glen, a popular BBC drama series. In part, her lack of great success was as a result of her turning down roles in films that were great successes and that made mega-stars out of others such as Lolita, the lead in Bonnie and Clyde, True Grit and in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. He also narrated the comedic BBC radio series Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and later Little Britain and continues to narrate the television series of the same name. However, Weld never achieved the level of stardom many thought her looks and talent could bring. He had a part in the 2001 BBC Radio 4 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps as Sir Walter Bullivant. Although frequently typecast as the "blonde in the tight sweater," both the critics and working members of the film industry acknowledged her talent. In the late 1990s he had a recurring role in the revival of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Tuesday Weld appeared with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen in the 1963 comedy/drama, Soldier in the Rain and although her performance was well received, the film was only a minor success. He became mostly known, however, for doing advertising voiceovers. However, in Hollywood, her reputation for a reckless lifestyle was fodder for the gossip columnists and Louella Parsons reportedly said, as politely as possible, that "Miss Weld is not a very good representative for the motion picture industry." The romance with Elvis did not last long after Colonel Tom Parker cautioned Presley against the relationship, fearful it would harm his image. He played character parts on television and radio (including an Elizabethan sea captain in Blackadder and Puddleglum in the BBC's production of The Chronicles of Narnia), and also hosted the children's literature show The Book Tower. In 1961, after starring opposite Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country, the two began an off-screen romance. Baker's subsequent career was relatively unremarkable. Added to her problem in a business where looks are everything, she had to deal with a weight problem throughout most of her life. However, Sylvester McCoy is considered by some to be the longest serving Doctor, on and off screen, having assumed the role in 1987 and, despite the series' cancellation in 1989, only relinquishing it to Paul McGann in 1996. Physically, she appeared well beyond her twelve years and at that age had already began dating older boys, losing her virginity in a hapless relationship that, combined with her other problems, led to a suicide attempt. Baker's tenure as the Doctor on screen lasted the longest. Without parental guidance from a mother with whom she would have a lifelong strained relationship, by age ten she had begun smoking cigarettes and using alcohol. Prior to leaving Doctor Who, Baker had married, as his second wife, his co-star Lalla Ward, but they divorced after 16 months. The product of a dysfunctional family, she was a very troubled girl who, at age nine, suffered a nervous breakdown. His decision to move on in 1981 was regretted by many of the programme's fans, and his incarnation is generally regarded as the most popular of the Doctors. Unfortunately, despite her talent, beauty, and early success, Tuesday Weld is frequently described as the poster-girl for self-destruction. His eccentric style of dress, particularly with his trademark long scarf, and speech made him an immediately recognisable figure, and the viewing public quickly forgot his predecessors. Although Weld was only a cast member for a few months, the show gave her considerable national publicity and she was named a co-winner of a "Most Promising Newcomer" award at the Golden Globe Awards. In 1974, Baker took on the role of the Doctor from Jon Pertwee, and quickly made it his own. In 1959, still only sixteen years old, she was given a role in the CBS television show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. In 1971, he got his first big break with the role of Rasputin in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. In the film, Connie Francis did the vocals for Weld's singing parts. He left school at 15 to become a novice monk and remained in the monastic life for six years, but left and went into the Merchant Navy, at the same time taking up acting, at first as a hobby. She then got the lead in a film celebrating the advent of Rock and Roll called Rock, Rock, Rock that featured record promoter Alan Freed and singers Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, and Johnny Burnette, plus others. His father was a sailor who was rarely at home resulting in Tom being raised largely by his mother in her Roman Catholic faith. Using her resumé from modelling, her mother got her an agent and Tuesday Weld made her acting debut on television at age 12 and her motion picture debut at the age of 13 in a bit role in the Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, The Wrong Man. Baker was born in Liverpool. Weld's mother took advantage of her beauty and found work for her as a child model that provided income to help sustain the family. Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with the role of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, whom he played for seven years. Born Susan Ker Weld in New York City, her father died when she was a child of three and her widowed mother and two siblings were left in difficult financial circumstances. Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. The Wrong Man (1956). Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956). The Five Pennies (1959). Return to Peyton Place (1961). Wild in the Country (1961). Bachelor Flat (1962). Soldier in the Rain (1963). The Cincinnati Kid (1965). Lord Love a Duck (1966). Pretty Poison (1968). I Walk the Line (1970). A Safe Place (1971). Play It As It Lays (1972). Goodbar (1977). Looking for Mr. Madame X (1981) (TV). Thief (1981). Author! Author! (1982). The Rainmaker (1982) (TV). Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Heartbreak Hotel (1988). Falling Down (1993). Feeling Minnesota (1996). Investigating Sex (2001). Chelsea Walls (2002). |