Mercedes McCambridge

Biography

Born 03/17/1918

A noted radio and stage performer, Mercedes McCambridge won an Oscar for her screen debut as the political hatchet woman in "All the King's Men" (1949) but subsequently made only occasional film appearances. An intense actress with piercing dark eyes and a strong, resonant voice, she specialized in...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1949, received Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
In 1949, received Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress
In 1949, received Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer

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Highlights

In 1991, Replaced Irene Worth as the grandmother in the Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers"; later toured in the role
In 1980, Final film (to date) "Echoes"
In 1979, Portrayed the family matriarch in the NBC miniseries "The Sacketts"

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Family & Companions

John L Markle: son (born in 1941; father, William Fifield; nearly killed by thugs in 1961 and hospitalized c. 1961 again as a result of an auto accident; killed his wife and two daughters and committed suicide on November 16, 1987 within four days of being dismissed as vice president of Stephens Inc., a Little Rock (AR) brokerage company; left half of his estate (estimated $500,000) to McCambridge)

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