Myra Carter

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Myra Carter (October 27, 1929[1] – January 9, 2016) was an American stage, screen and television actress.

Career

Carter is most known for her work on stage and in particular the works of Edward Albee including the original casts of Three Tall Women and All Over. For her performance in Three Tall Women, Carter won numerous awards including a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. Her Broadway credits include Major Barbara, Maybe Tuesday, Georgy, and Garden District (which includes the plays Suddenly Last Summer and Something Unspoken).[2] Her Off-Broadway credits include King John, Abingdon Square, Helen, and The Secret Concubine.[3]

Carter won a Joe A. Callaway Award for her performance in King John[3] Carter is also known for her performances at Memphis' Front Street Theatre.[4]

She made an appearance in the 1999 Nicolas Cage thriller 8mm. Her television credits include Boris Karloff's Thriller, Frasier and The Nanny.

Personal life

Carter was born in Chicago in 1929 to an English father and a Scottish mother, who soon separated. She was raised in Scotland.[5] She was married to Don Garson, a writer.[6]

Death

Carter died of pneumonia on January 9, 2016, in Manhattan, aged 86.[5]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, Sam (January 14, 2016). "Myra Carter, Dying Mother in Albee's 'Three Tall Women,' Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Myra Carter - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Search - Lortel Archives". Lortel.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."myra carter Memphis' Front Street Theatre - Yahoo Search Results". Search.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Myra Carter, Dying Mother in Albee's 'Three Tall Women', Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Winchell, Walter (November 14, 1962). "Walter Winchell ... of Broadway". Lebanon Daily News. Pennsylvania, Lebanon. Lebanon Daily News. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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