Mildred Natwick
Sign | Gemini |
Born | Jun 19, 1905 Baltimore, MD |
Died | Oct 25, 1994 New York City, NY |
Age | Died at 89 |
Final Resting PlaceLorraine Park Cemetery |
Mildred Natwick | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1940—1988 |
Known for | Bird-like eccentrics |
Top Roles | Molvina MacGregor, Mrs. Mebane, Nurse Caroline Braddock, Mrs. Abigail Minnett, Abby Allshard aka Old Iron Pants |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Film Adaptation, Adventure |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Romance (Drama) |
Top Collaborators | John Ford (Director), John Wayne, Mae Marsh, Jack Pennick |
Shares birthday with | Charles Coburn, Louis Jourdan, Moe Howard see more.. |
Mildred Natwick Overview:
Legendary character actress, Mildred Natwick, was born on Jun 19, 1905 in Baltimore, MD. Natwick died at the age of 89 on Oct 25, 1994 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Lorraine Park Cemetery in Woodlawn, MD.
MINI BIO:
One look at sharp-faced American actress, Mildred Natwick, and you knew that here was a lady who had a sense of humor but would stand no nonsense. Appearing in character roles on stage from an early age, she usually played bird-like eccentrics in films, but could also be very droll, especially as Jane Fonda's mother in "Barefoot in the Park", the role for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Natwick was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1967 | Best Supporting Actress | Barefoot in the Park (1967) | Mrs. Ethel Banks | Nominated |
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Mildred Natwick Quotes:
Ethel: I feel like we've died and gone to heaven - only we had to climb up.
Mrs. Abigail Minnett: Do you know what loneliness is, real loneliness?
Laura Pennington: [Heavy with sadness] Yes.
Mrs. Abigail Minnett: I thought you would.
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