Geraldine Page on screen and stage

Geraldine Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress who earned critical recognition as a stage actress on Broadway as well as in feature films and television. Over the course of her career, which spanned over three decades, Page earned a total of eight Academy Award nominations, three Emmy nominations, and four Tony nominations. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful (1985).

Geraldine Page c. 1950s

Screen

Film
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1953 Taxi Florence Albert Gregory Ratoff Uncredited [1]
1953 Hondo Angie Lowe John Farrow [2]
1961 Summer and Smoke Alma Winemiller Peter Glenville [2]
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth Alexandra Del Lago Richard Brooks [2]
1963 Toys in the Attic Carrie Berniers George Roy Hill [2]
1964 Dear Heart Evie Jackson Delbert Mann [2]
1966 You're a Big Boy Now Margaret Chanticleer Francis Ford Coppola [2]
1966 The Three Sisters Olga Paul Bogart [3]
1967 Monday's Child Carol Richardson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson [4]
1967 The Happiest Millionaire Mrs. Duke Norman Tokar [3]
1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? Claire Marrable Lee H. Katzin [2]
1969 Trilogy Sook Frank Perry Segment: "A Christmas Memory" [2]
1971 The Beguiled Martha Farnsworth Don Siegel [5]
1971 J. W. Coop Mama Cliff Robertson [5]
1972 Pete 'n' Tillie Gertrude Wilson Martin Ritt [5]
1973 Happy as the Grass Was Green Anna Witmer Charles Davis [2]
1975 The Day of the Locust Big Sister John Schlesinger [2]
1977 Nasty Habits Sister Walburga Michael Lindsay-Hogg [2]
1977 The Rescuers Madame Medusa Wolfgang Reitherman
John Lounsbery
Art Stevens		 Voice [2]
1978 Interiors Eve Woody Allen [2]
1981 Harry's War 'Aunt' Beverly Payne Kieth Merrill [2]
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway Sister Mary Clarise John Schlesinger [2]
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Jean Scott Martin Jack Hofsiss [2]
1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village Mrs. Ritter Stuart Rosenberg [6]
1985 The Bride Mrs. Baumann Franc Roddam [2]
1985 Walls of Glass Mama Scott D. Goldstein [2]
1985 White Nights Anne Wyatt Taylor Hackford [2]
1985 The Trip to Bountiful Mrs. Watts Peter Masterson [2]
1986 My Little Girl Molly Connie Kaiserman [2]
1986 Native Son Peggy Jerrold Freeman [2]
1987 Riders to the Sea Maurya Ronan O'Leary (final film role) [7]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1952 Lux Video Theatre Neighbor Episode: "The Lesson"
1952 Studio One Episode: "The Shadowy Third"
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents Episode: "The Fall Guy"
1954 The Philco Television Playhouse Episode: "Miss Look-Alike"
1955 Omnibus Governess Episode: "The Turn of the Screw"
1955 Windows The Woman Alcoholic Episode: "A Domestic Dilemma"
1955 Matinee Theatre Miss Myrtle Episode: "An Apple for Miss Myrtle"
1955 The United States Steel Hour Marian Episode: "Shoot It Again"
1957 The United States Steel Hour Estelle Episode: "The Hill Wife"
1957 Kraft Television Theatre Episode: "Fire and Ice"
1958 General Electric Theater Heddie Episode: "No Hiding Place"
1958 Playhouse 90 Florry / Addie
Episode: "Portrait of a Murderer"
Episode: "The Old Man"
1959 NBC Sunday Showcase Virginia Reed Episode: "People Kill People Sometimes"
1966 Barefoot in Athens Xantippe Television film
1966 The Long, Hot Summer Maribelle Kirkpatrick Episode: "Evil Angel"
1966 ABC Stage 67 Woman Episode: "A Christmas Memory"
1967 The Thanksgiving Visitor Miss Sook Television film
1969 NBC Children's Theatre Narrator Episode: "Little Women"
1971 The Name of the Game Sister Lucia Episode: "A Sister from Napoli"
1971 Montserrat Felisa Television film
1972 Look Homeward, Angel Eliza Grant Television film
1972 Medical Center Ellen Davis Episode: "Betrayed"
1972 Ghost Story Hattie Episode: "Touch of Madness"
1972 Night Gallery Frances Turchin
Mrs. Evans		 Segment: "Stop Killing Me"
Segment: "The Sins of the Fathers"
1972 Two by Chekhov Part of Hollywood Television Theatre
1973 Night Gallery Molly Wheatland Episode: "Something in the Woodwork"
1973 The Snoop Sisters Olivia Cunningham Episode: "Corpse and Robbers"
1974 Live Again, Die Again Mrs. O'Neill Television film
1976 Kojak Edna Morrison Episode: "A Shield for Murder - Part 1"
Episode: "A Shield for Murder - Part 2"
1977 Hawaii Five-O Philomena Underwood Episode: "The Descent of the Torches"
1977 Something for Joey Ann Cappelletti Television film
1982 The Blue and the Gray Mrs. Lovelace Television miniseries (3 episodes)
1983 Loving Amelia Whitley Episode: "Pilot"
1984 The Parade Sarah Television film
1984 The Dollmaker Mrs. Kendrick Television film
1985 The Hitchhiker Lynette 'Mama' Powers Episode: "W.G.O.D"
1986 American Playhouse Sally Phelps Episode: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Part I"
1986 Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story Itta Halaunbrenner Television film

Stage roles
Year(s) Title Role Venue(s) No. of
performances		 Notes Ref.
1945Seven MirrorsBlackfriars Repertory Theatre (New York City)23[8]
1952YermaCircle in the Square TheatreN/A[9]
1952Summer and SmokeAlma WinemillerCircle in the Square TheatreN/A[10]
1953Mid-SummerLilyVanderbilt Theatre109Broadway[11]
1954The ImmoralistMarcellineRoyale Theatre96Broadway[11]
1954The RainmakerLiz CurryCort Theatre125Broadway[11]
1956The InnkeepersAmy McGregorJohn Golden Theatre4Broadway[11]
1957Separate TablesMrs. ShanklandMusic Box Theatre332Broadway (replacement)[11]
1959–60Sweet Bird of YouthPrincess KosmonopolisMartin Beck Theatre375Broadway[11]
1963Strange InterludeNina LeedsHudson Theatre; Martin Beck Theatre97Broadway[11]
1964The Three SistersOlga / Masha[lower-roman 1]Morosco Theatre119Broadway[11]
1964P.S. I Love YouJulie CunninghamHenry Miller's Theatre12Broadway[11]
1966The Great IndoorsOriane BriceEugene O'Neill Theatre7Broadway[11]
1967Black Comedy / White LiesClea / Baroness LembergEthel Barrymore Theatre337Broadway[11]
1968The Little FoxesRegina GiddensHanna Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio) et al.N/ATouring production[12]
1969AngelaAngela PalmerMusic Box Theatre4Broadway[11]
1973Look AwayMary Todd LincolnPlayhouse Theatre1Broadway[11]
1974Absurd Person SingularMarionMusic Box Theatre591Broadway[11]
1976A Streetcar Named DesireBlanche DuBoisAcademy Festival Theatre (Lake Forest, Illinois)N/A[13]
1977Creditors / The StrongerTekla / Mlle. YJoseph Papp Public TheatreN/AOff-Broadway[14]
1978The Little FoxesRegina GiddensAcademy Festival Theatre (Lake Forest, Illinois)N/A[15]
1979Slightly DelayedThe Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts)
Westport Playhouse (Westport, Connecticut)		N/A[16]
1980Clothes for a Summer HotelZelda FitzgeraldCort Theatre15Broadway[11]
1980Mixed CouplesElbertaBrooks Atkinson Theatre9Broadway[11]
1982Agnes of GodMother Miriam RuthMusic Box Theatre599Broadway[11]
1983InheritorsIsabel FejevaryThe Real Stage (New York City)N/A[17]
1983Paradise LostClara GordonThe Mirror TheatreN/A[18]
1984RainMrs. HornTheatre at St. Peter's ChurchN/A[19]
1984Agnes of GodMother Miriam RushThe Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts)N/A[20]
1985The Madwoman of ChaillotCountess AureliaTheatre at St. Peter's ChurchN/AOff-Broadway[14]
1985ClarenceMrs. WheelerTheatre at St. Peter's ChurchN/AOff-Broadway[21]
1985Vivat! Vivat Regina!Elizabeth ITheatre at St. Peter's ChurchN/AOff-Broadway[14]
1985A Lie of the MindLorrainePromenade TheatreN/AOff-Broadway[14]
1986The CircleLady Catherine Champion-CheneyTheatre at St. Peter's Church; Citicorp CenterN/AOff-Broadway[14]
1987Blithe SpiritMadame ArcatiNeil Simon TheatreN/ABroadway; final role[11]

See also

Notes
  1. Page was originally cast as Olga, and would later serve as a replacement for the role of Masha.[11]

References
  1. "Versatile Actress Geraldine Page Proud to Be Native of Kirksville". The Kirksville Daily Express. April 3, 1960. p. 3B.
  2. "Geraldine Page Filmography". American Film Institute Catalog. Los Angeles. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. Liebman 2017, p. 186.
  4. Christensen, Foley & Kremer 1999, p. 590.
  5. Liebman 2017, p. 187.
  6. Thise 2008, p. 118.
  7. "Geraldine Page". British Film Institute. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. Nathan 1974, p. 142.
  9. "'Yerma,' Lorca Poetic Tragedy, Offered by Loft Players in the Circle Theatre". The New York Times. February 8, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. Banham 1995, p. 1144.
  11. "Geraldine Page Theatre Credits". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  12. "Straw Hat Circuit Foxes Thrill for Geraldine Page". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. July 24, 1968. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Winship, Frederick M. (February 14, 1986). "Geraldine Page's eighth Oscar try". UPI. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  14. "Geraldine Page Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  15. Carroll 2013, p. 60.
  16. Leclaire, Anne D. (June 24, 1979). "It's Frantic Time on the Straw Hat Circuit". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  17. Mitgang, Herbert (December 14, 1983). "Theater - 'Inheritors' with Geraldine Page". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  18. Mitgang, Herbert (December 20, 1983). "Stage - 'Paradise Lost' by Clifford Odets Revived". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  19. Gussow, Mel (March 11, 1984). "Theater - Mirror Rep, in a Revival of 'Rain'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  20. Klein, Alvin (June 24, 1984). "Entertainment, Summer Style: Playhouse's Success is Annual". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  21. Gussow, Mel (February 14, 1985). "The Stage: Booth Tarkington's 'Clarence'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

Works cited
  • Banham, Martin (1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Carroll, Joseph (2013). "Geraldine Page". In Senelick, Laurence (ed.). Theatre Arts on Acting. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-72375-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Christensen, Lawrence O.; Foley, William E.; Kremer, Gary (1999). Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-826-26016-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Liebman, Roy (2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894–2015. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-62615-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Muir, John Kenneth (2001). Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-40890-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Nathan, George J. (1974). Angoff, Charles (ed.). The Theatre Book of the Year, 1945-1946. Farleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-0-838-61174-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Pugh, Tison (2014). Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-820-34709-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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