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23 August 1928, New York, New York, USA
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5' 9"
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Marian Seldes
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  • Inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame (Gershwin Theatre, New York, New York, USA), 1996.
  • Daughter of journalist/author/editor Gilbert Seldes and niece of journalist/George Seldes
  • Daughter, Katharine Claman, named after stage actress Katharine Cornell.
  • Studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner
  • From 1967 to 1991 was a faculty member of the Juilliard School of Drama, where her students included Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Kevin Spacey, and Laura Linney.
  • Earned a 1967 Tony award as Best Featured Actress in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance", and has since appeared in Albee's "Three Tall Women" and "The Play About the Baby".
  • Entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for appearing in "Deathtrap" from 1978 until late in 1982 without ever missing a single performance.
  • Seldes was frequently heard on Himan Brown's CBS Mystery Theater series on radio in the 1970s.
  • (May 2003) Nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the revival of "Dinner at Eight." It is her fifth Tony nomination.
  • Between 1974 and 1982, she appeared in 179 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
  • Won Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for Edward Albee s "A Delicate Balance", and has since appeared in Albee's "Three Tall Women" and "The Play About the Baby". Her Tony Award was followed with four other nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic) in 1971 for "Father's Day," as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) in 1978 for "Deathtrap" and in 2003 for a revival of "Dinner at Eight," and as Best Actress (Play) in 1999 for a revival of "Ring Round the Moon."
 
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