Biography
Rosemary Murphy (January 13, 1925 – July 5, 2014) was a German-American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her performance in Eleanor and Franklin (1976). Murphy was born in Munich, Germany, in 1925, the daughter of American parents Mildred (née Taylor) and Robert Daniel Murphy, a diplomat. The family left Germany in 1939 due to the onset of World War II.
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Filmography
all 70
Movies 35
TV Shows 35
Grandmother Hayes
The Romantics (2010)
Movie
Susan Whitehall
After.Life (2009)
Movie
1.5
Frances
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Movie
4.33
Doris Metzger
The Savages (2007)
Movie
4
Angela
Dust (2001)
Movie
Bea Einhorn
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (1999)
TV
Bea Einhorn
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
Movie
Helen at the B&B
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Movie
Tour Guide
The Visitor (1997)
TV
Cracker (1997)
TV
EZ Streets (1996)
TV
Adoption Coordinator
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Movie
4
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
Movie
Miss Pritchard
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Movie
6
Aunt Dotty
Twenty Bucks (1993)
Movie
Carol Larkin
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Blood Bank Executive
And the Band Played On (1993)
Movie
Johnny Bago (1993)
TV
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
TV
6.5
Bodies of Evidence (1992)
TV
Luanna Trott
For the Boys (1991)
Movie
Rose Kennedy
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
TV
Mrs. Catherine Messimer
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
TV
5.76
Mrs. Mason
September (1987)
Movie
1
Sybil Constable
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington (1984)
TV
Kate & Allie (1984)
TV
Gladys
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983)
Movie
Karen Wagner
The Hand (1981)
Movie
Jane Barlow
Mr. Griffin and Me (1981)
Movie
Marion Danforth
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
TV
5.61
Mrs. Perkins
The Attic (1980)
Movie
4.38
Helen
Before and After (1979)
Movie
Dorothy Parker
Julia (1977)
Movie
6
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Movie
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
TV
Margaret Devize
The Lady's Not for Burning (1974)
Movie
Margaret Blumenthal
Lucas Tanner (1974)
TV
Margaret Blumenthal
Lucas Tanner (1974)
Movie
Movin' On (1974)
TV
Muriel Dyer
A Case of Rape (1974)
Movie
Mrs. Latham
40 Carats (1973)
Movie
Hannah
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
Movie
Callie Hacker
Walking Tall (1973)
Movie
4
Mrs. Kinsolving
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
Movie
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
Banyon (1972)
TV
Moms
A Fan's Notes (1972)
Movie
Beth Garrison
Ben (1972)
Movie
2.4
Margaret Halperin
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
CBS Playhouse (1966)
TV
Dorothy Cleves
Any Wednesday (1966)
Movie
Mary Herrick
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Another World (1964)
TV
Mrs. Turney
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Maudie Atkinson
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Movie
5.4
Pearl Dodd Krause
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Miss Graves
The Young Doctors (1961)
Movie
Lavinia Sills / Alice Quimby
Thriller (1960)
TV
Ellie Pelston
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Lillian (uncredited)
Naked City (1958)
TV
Nurse 'Chorny' Chornis
That Night! (1957)
Movie
Oakland Operator
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Miss Milford / Nurse Chorness
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Mary
The Last Illusion (1949)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.26
Based on 993 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1971
1977
1973
2010
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1925-01-13
Deathday2014-07-05 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceMunich, Germany
FatherRobert Daniel Murphy
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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