Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1913-11-24
Deathday: 2005-07-17 (91 years old)

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Biography

Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lady Lindsay-Hogg was an Irish-American actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She was born south of Dublin, the daughter of Edith Catherine and Edward Martin FitzGerald.


She studied painting at the Dublin School of Art. Inspired by her aunt, and began her acting career in at Dublin's Gate Theatre. After two seasons in Dublin, she moved to London, where she found success in films The Mill on the Floss, The Turn of the Tide, and Cafe Mascot.


Fitzgerald's success led her to the Broadway stage in 1938. She made her American debut in the Mercury Theatre production of Heartbreak House. Producer Hal B. Wallis saw her in this production and subsequently signed her to a contract with Warner Bros, where she starred in Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights.


Afterwards, appeared in Shining Victory, The Gay Sisters, and Watch on the Rhine, but her career was hampered by her frequent clashes with studio management. Although she continued to work throughout the 1940s, the quality of her roles began to diminish and her career lost momentum.


In 1946, shortly after completing work on Three Strangers, she left Hollywood to return to New York City, where she married her second husband, Stuart Scheftel, a grandson of Isidor Straus. She returned to Britain to film So Evil My Love, receiving strong reviews, and The Late Edwina Black, before returning to the United States. She became a naturalized United States citizen on April 18, 1955.


The 1950s provided her with few opportunities in film, but during the 1960s she asserted herself as a character actor and her career enjoyed a revival. Among her successful films of this period were Ten North Frederick, The Pawnbroker, and Rachel, Rachel. Her later films included The Mango Tree, for which she received an Australian Film Institute Best Actress nomination, and Harry and Tonto, in a scene opposite Art Carney. She also starred in Arthur 1 and 2, miniseries Kennedy, Do You Remember Love, Easy Money, Poltergeist 2, as in Circle of Violence, a television film about elder abuse.


Fitzgerald returned to stage acting, and won acclaim for her performance in the 1971 revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. In 1976, she performed as a cabaret singer with the show Streetsongs, recorded an album of the show for Ben Bagley's Painted Smiles label. She also achieved success as a theatre director; becoming one of the first women to receive a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play. While in New York, Fitzgerald collaborated with playwright and Franciscan brother Jonathan Ringkamp to found the Everyman Theater of Brooklyn, a street theater company, that performed throughout the city.


She appeared on television, in such series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Robert Montgomery Presents, Naked City, St. Elsewhere, The Golden Girls, and Cagney and Lacey. As well, she starred in Our Private World, and Mabel and Max. She won a Daytime Emmy Award as best actress for her appearance in the NBC Special Treat episode "Rodeo Red and the Runaways".


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Filmography

all 80

Movies 59

TV Shows 21

self 2

Janet Slatt
Chalk

Chalk (1997)

TV
Mrs. Beauchamps
Bump in the Night

Bump in the Night (1991)

Movie
Mrs. O'Rourke
Dick Francis: Twice Shy

Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)

Movie
Martha Bach
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

Movie
6
Mrs. Wilbourne
A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life (1987)

TV
Abby Abelsen
Night of Courage

Night of Courage (1987)

Movie
Charlotte Kessling
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

Movie
Gramma-Jess
Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Movie
5.83
Anna / Martha
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls (1985)

TV
6
Lorraine Wyatt
Do You Remember Love

Do You Remember Love (1985)

Movie
Rose Kennedy
Kennedy

Kennedy (1983)

TV
Self
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1983)

Movie
Mrs. Monahan
Easy Money

Easy Money (1983)

Movie
6
Sister Agnes
Dixie: Changing Habits

Dixie: Changing Habits (1983)

Movie
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere (1982)

TV
Mrs. Thomason
Blood Link

Blood Link (1982)

Movie
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Bronwyn
Lovespell

Lovespell (1981)

Movie
Martha Bach
Arthur

Arthur (1981)

Movie
5.25
Helen McCall
Nurse

Nurse (1981)

TV
Granny Weatherall
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)

Movie
Madame Pernelle
Tartuffe

Tartuffe (1978)

Movie
Mrs. Toland
Bye Bye Monkey

Bye Bye Monkey (1978)

Movie
Grandma Carr
The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree (1977)

Movie
Peggy Quinn
The Quinns

The Quinns (1977)

Movie
Emma Talbot
Yesterday's Child

Yesterday's Child (1977)

Movie
Essie Miller
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness! (1976)

Movie
Sara
Echoes of a Summer

Echoes of a Summer (1976)

Movie
Maud Kennaway
Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead (1976)

Movie
Mrs. Atkins
Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon (1975)

Movie
Jessie Stone
Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto (1974)

Movie
6
Ma
Me

Me (1973)

Movie
Mrs. Jackson
The Last American Hero

The Last American Hero (1973)

Movie
2
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)

TV
Amy Bisley / Essie Miller / Mrs.Atkins / Grandmother
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
The Best Of Everything

The Best Of Everything (1970)

TV
Rev. Wood
Rachel, Rachel

Rachel, Rachel (1968)

Movie
Marilyn Birchfield
The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker (1964)

Movie
Agatha Tomlin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Lila Windell
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Tante Marie
The Fiercest Heart

The Fiercest Heart (1961)

Movie
Amy Strickland
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence (1959)

Movie
Lillian Clinton / Brigid Delito
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Edith Chapin
Ten North Frederick

Ten North Frederick (1958)

Movie
Elizabeth Burton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Miriam Lambert
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Charlotte Bell Wheeler
Dark Possession

Dark Possession (1954)

Movie
Claudia Procula
Pontius Pilate

Pontius Pilate (1952)

Movie
Actress
CBS Television Workshop

CBS Television Workshop (1952)

TV
Mary Todd Lincoln
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Elizabeth
The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black (1951)

Movie
Elizabeth
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Anna
Suspense

Suspense (1949)

TV
Charlotte Bell Wheeler / Claudia Procula / Marian McNeill / Duchess
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Susan Courtney
So Evil My Love

So Evil My Love (1948)

Movie
Gladys Halvorsen
Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

Movie
Ellen Rogers / Elaine Duprez
O.S.S.

O.S.S. (1946)

Movie
Crystal Shackleford
Three Strangers

Three Strangers (1946)

Movie
Lettie Quincey
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

Movie
10
Edith Wilson
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

Movie
Virgie Alford
Ladies Courageous

Ladies Courageous (1944)

Movie
Marthe de Brancovis
Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine (1943)

Movie
Lady Evelyn Burton
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters (1942)

Movie
Dr. Mary Murray
Shining Victory

Shining Victory (1941)

Movie
Betty Farroway
Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny (1941)

Movie
Bonny Coburn
'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again (1940)

Movie
Grace Sutton
A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born (1939)

Movie
Ann King
Dark Victory

Dark Victory (1939)

Movie
6
Isabella Linton
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Movie
6
Maggie Tulliver
The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss (1937)

Movie
Peggy Mayhew
Debt of Honour

Debt of Honour (1936)

Movie
Moira O'Flynn
Cafe Mascot

Cafe Mascot (1936)

Movie
Jane Grey
Department Store

Department Store (1935)

Movie
Ruth Fosdyck
Turn of the Tide

Turn of the Tide (1935)

Movie
Peggy Summers
Blind Justice

Blind Justice (1935)

Movie
Diane Morton
Three Witnesses

Three Witnesses (1935)

Movie
Joan Fandon
The Lad

The Lad (1935)

Movie
Evelyn Daventry
The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades (1935)

Movie
Jill
Open All Night

Open All Night (1934)

Movie
Helen Eldridge
Our Private World

Our Private World

TV

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1913-11-24

Deathday
2005-07-17 (91 years old)

Birth Place
Dublin, Ireland

Spouse
Sir Edward William Lindsay-Hogg, 4th Bt.

Children
Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Father
Edward Martin Fitzgerald

Citizenships
United States of America, Republic of Ireland

Also Known As
First Lady of the American Theater, Gerry

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Daytime Emmy Award


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