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Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Acting·1928–2014·45 films

Marian Hall Seldes was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day.

Filmography

Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3 (1997)Mrs. Hess
August Rush
August Rush (2007)The Dean
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)President Jocelyn Carr
The Haunting
The Haunting (1999)Mrs. Dudley
Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending (2002)Alexandra
Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)Datloff Party Guest
The Visitor
The Visitor (2008)Barbara
Leatherheads
Leatherheads (2008)Clerk
Affliction
Affliction (1998)Alma Pittman
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)Herodias
Tom and Huck
Tom and Huck (1995)Widow Douglas
Suburban Girl
Suburban Girl (2007)Margaret Paddleford
Duets
Duets (2000)Harriet Gahagan
If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)Abby Hedley
The Extra Man
The Extra Man (2010)Vivian Cudlip
Town & Country
Town & Country (2001)Eugenie's Mother
Fingers
Fingers (1978)Ruth
Digging to China
Digging to China (1997)Leah Schroth
The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)Rowena Cobb
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)Margaret Armstrong
Truman
Truman (1995)Eleanor Roosevelt
The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest (1958)Kate Owens
Home
Home (2009)Peggy
Plainsong
Plainsong (2004)Iva Stearns
The Young Stranger
The Young Stranger (1957)Mrs. Morse (uncredited)
Ballets Russes
Ballets Russes (2005)Narrator
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman (1959)Arnon
In from the Night
In from the Night (2006)Nora Cantata
Clarissa
Clarissa (1995)Lillian Banion
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)Self
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)Self
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)Justice Susie Sharp
Crime and Punishment USA
Crime and Punishment USA (1959)Debbie Cole
Zits
Zits (1988)Miss Maple
The Toe Tactic
The Toe Tactic (2009)Eunice (voice)
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2012)Mabel Billingsly
The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon (1966)Marian
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)Narrator (voice)
Kate McShane
Kate McShane (1975)Secretary
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment (2008)The Duchess of Krakenthorp
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
Gertrude Stein and a Companion! (1987)Alice B. Toklas
1961
1961 (2000)Abby Hedley
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958)Mme. Molotov
Miriam
Miriam (2007)Mrs. H.T. Miller
Marian
Marian (2017)Self