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  Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons (born November 20, 1927 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American theater, film and television actress.
Parsons originally studied law, and then worked as a singer with a band before settling on an acting career in the early 1950's.
In 1983, Parsons and her husband, lawyer Peter Zimroth, adopted a son.
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 Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons to be keynote speaker at 87th Connecticut College Commencement
Parsons, who graduated from the Connecticut College in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in government, will receive an honorary doctorate of arts degree during the ceremony.
Parsons was chosen to speak at Connecticut College’s Commencement by a process involving students, faculty and staff.
Parsons attended Boston University Law School for a year before moving to New York and becoming part of the eight-member team that produced NBC’s new “Today Show.” She was the first female political reporter for a television network.
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  Bardavon - For Immediate Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Actress Estelle Parsons was the first female political reporter on network TV during her five-year stint with "The Today Show" (NBC) in the early 1950s.
Parson's second film role as the shrewish Blanche Barrow in Arthur Penn's landmark "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) established her credentials as a wonderful screen character actress.
Parsons never abandoned the stage, carving a niche with quality performances like her Tony-nominated turns as the title characters of Tennessee Williams' "The Seven Descents of Myrtle" (1968) and Paul Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little" (1971) as well as the dictatorial schoolteacher of "Miss Margarida's Way" (1977).
www.bardavon.org /archive/0203/pr/pr_display.php?id=23   (971 words)

  
 Connecticut College - E-News
While Parsons is best-known for her Oscar-winning performance in the movie “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967) and for playing Roseanne Arnold’s neurotic mother from 1988 to 1997 on the ABC sitcomRoseanne,” her preference is for theater and the stage.
Parsons’ next performance will be on the College green when she returns to her alma mater to address the Class of 2005 during CC’s 87th Commencement exercises May 22.
Parsons shares the College Medal she was awarded with her daughters Abbie, left, and Martha on Commencement day in 1969.
www.conncoll.edu /news/enews/may05-1.html   (694 words)

  
 Theater talk with Estelle Parsons
When I sat down with Parsons after the matinee on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I asked her what she thought was the value of doing such a naturalistic play in these modern times.
Parsons is an actor known for character work, for following the precepts of the Actor’s Studio and really becoming her characters.
Parsons, who attended Connecticut College for Women and then Boston Law School, began her career as a political reporter for the ‘Today’ show.
www.downtownexpress.com /de_69/theaterwithestelle.html   (1269 words)

  
 Bio for Estelle Parsons on MSN Movies
Specializing in playing fanatical or neurotic women, character actress Estelle Parsons has found success on stage, screen, and television, particularly in the latter venue where she is best remembered for playing Roseanne Arnold's screechy, lunatic mother on Roseanne (1988-1997).
In show business, Parsons started out as a production assistant and then a staff writer on NBC's Today show, where she was eventually promoted to feature producer.
Parsons has appeared in many made-for-television movies, notably The UFO Incident (1977), in which she played a woman convinced that she and her husband (played by James Earl Jones) had been abducted by aliens.
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 Playbill News: Matisse or Not Matisse: Estelle Parsons Ponders Painting in The Bay at Nice, Oct. 14
Estelle Parsons (Morning's at Seven, "Roseanne") stars in the Hartford Stage presentation of David Hare's The Bay at Nice, which starts Oct. 14.
Parsons was last seen on the Connecticut stage in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days in 1998.
She is also known as the mother to the title character in "Roseanne" and the Academy Award winner for her turn in the film "Bonnie and Clyde."
www.playbill.com /news/article/88974.html   (643 words)

  
 Ramapo College of New Jersey || News and Events
Today, under the artistic direction of Estelle Parsons, the Actors Studio continues the traditions set by Strasberg in developing quality works and training actors in their craft.
Estelle Parsons’ directorial and acting accomplishments in films include Bonnie and Clyde, for which she received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Rachel, Rachel (Academy Award nomination), For Pete’s Sake and Dick Tracy.
Parsons is also known for her television role in Roseanne.
www.ramapo.edu /news/pressreleases/2003/09_04_2003b.html   (494 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Estelle Parsons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Biography: Estelle Parsons (born November 20, 1927 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American theater, film and television actress.
Parsons originally studied law, and then worked as a singer with a band before settling on an acting career in the early 1950s.
She also received a BAFTA Award nomination for her role in Watermelon Man (1970), and appeared in I Never Sang for My Father (1971), For Pete's Sake (1975), Dick Tracy (1992) and Boys on the Side (1995).
www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=3306   (165 words)

  
 Connecticut College - Estelle Parsons '49 - 2005 Commencement Speech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Connecticut College - Estelle Parsons '49 - 2005 Commencement Speech
Estelle Parsons '49 received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree at Commencement 2005.
It’s 2005 and you are graduating from college.
www.conncoll.edu /events/speeches/parsons.html   (1319 words)

  
 Richard III Society--Al Pacino Looking for Richard, cast
Estelle Parsons' (Queen Margaret) numerous film credits include "Boys on the Side," "Dick Tracy" and "I Never Sang for My Father." She won an Acdemy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Bonnie and Clyde" and was nominated for "Rachel, Rachel."
Parsons has taught at Yale, Columbia, Sarah Lawrence and Bennington, as well as at The National Theater Institute at the O'Neill Center.
She is a member of the Actor's Studio -- where she is Chairman of the Artistic Committee -- as well as the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and the League of Professional Theater Women.
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 Harold and Maude
Now lyricist/book writer Tom Jones ("The Fantasticks") has joined with composer Joseph Thalken ("Was") to adapt the film into a stage musical starring Estelle Parsons as Maude.
And while Parsons has considerable personal charm, she is miscast as the vivacious septuagenarian.
Parsons' Maude, despite high heels and colorful long skirts with a gypsy flavor, comes across as maternal.
www.vnuemedia.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000760063   (337 words)

  
 Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews - New Jersey "Harold and Maude: The Musical" - 1/10/05
Maude (Estelle Parsons) is a free-spirited eccentric about one week short of her 80th birthday.
A natural at projecting a kooky, larger-than-life personality, Parsons adds warmth and softness to her portrayal.
Several melodious ballads with lovely lyrics sung by Estelle Parsons and/or Eric Millegan, cannot be overlooked.
www.talkinbroadway.com /regional/nj/nj78.html   (1162 words)

  
 The PublicTALKS (9.12.05)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Many of the younger people owe their careers to Papp, while many of the older ones received some of their juiciest roles because of him.
ESTELLE PARSONS made her Broadway debut in the 1965 musical Happy Hunting starring Ethel Merman.
Estelle Parsons will be participating in New Work Then, a special reading series for The Public's 50th Anniversary that celebrates 10 landmark plays that originated at theater.
www.92y.org /content/public_talks.asp   (1446 words)

  
 Estelle Parsons News
News about Estelle Parsons continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Parsons finds a musical reprise at Paper Mill
Estelle Parsons doesn't mince words when it comes to her opinion of the human race.
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 Estelle Parsons Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Estelle Parsons Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
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 Event Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On Monday, April 12, the Kennedy Center officially launched its eagerly anticipated festival Tennessee Williams Explored with this engaging symposium, featuring award-winning actresses Zoe Caldwell, Rosemary Harris, Estelle Parsons, and Eva Marie Saint discussing their work in Williams's productions and encounters with the playwright himself.
The symposium will allow actresses Zoe Caldwell, Rosemary Harris, Estelle Parsons, and Eva Marie Saint to recall their work in Williams's productions, as well as their encounters with the playwright himself.
Estelle Parsons received a Tony nomination in 1969 for her role in Williams’s play "The Seven Descents of Myrtle." And in 1973, Academy Award winner Eva Marie Saint appeared as the Southern spinster Alma Winemiller in Williams’s "Summer and Smoke," which played at the Kennedy Center.
www.kennedy-center.org /text/calendar/event_details.cfm?event=TETSY   (210 words)

  
 Rolist - estelle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Winnie Estelle, Diving, Snorkeling, Sightseeing, Ambergris Caye, Belize
Estelle Information This is the contents of the info file sent to all who subscribe to the Estelle Newsletter.
She is fast Estelle is a skilled creative director, illustrator and project manager.
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Starring: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, Donald Moffat, Terry Kiser, Frank Corsaro, Bernard Barrow, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Nell Potts
Fascinating film that was shocking for the sixties and is deep, absorbing viewing for today.
Estelle Parsons is equally fascinating as her colleague and good friend, whose desire for her reveals itself in a painfully vulnerable scene in a pivotal moment of the film.
www.angelfire.com /movies/myoldaddiction6/RachelRachel   (219 words)

  
 Estelle Parsons to star in the world premiere of "Harold & Maude: The Musical" at Paper Mill Playhouse Jan. 5 - Feb. ...
Estelle Parsons to star in the world premiere of "Harold & Maude: The Musical" at Paper Mill Playhouse Jan. 5 - Feb. 13, 2005 (BroadwayWorld.com)
“Harold and Maude: The Musical” stars Academy Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Estelle Parsons, Eric Millegan as Harold Chasen, Donna English as Mrs.
An Academy Award winner, Miss Parsons has distinguished herself in all major areas of the entertainment field.  She made her Broadway debut in “Happy Hunting” with Ethel Merman.  In 1963 she won a Theatre World Award for her performance in “Mrs.
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 ACSF: Workshop Info
It was made famous during the 1950's with the films of Elia Kazan and the revolutionary acting styles of Marlon Brando, Shelley Winters, Paul Newman, Eva Maria Saint, James Dean and of course, Marilyn Monroe.
The 'Method' later became associated with the work of Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen, Sally Field, Estelle Parsons, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda and Ellen Burstyn.
Over 200 Academy award winners and nominees have been members of the Actors Studio under the direction of Lee Strasberg.
www.theactorscenter-sf.com /html/workshop.html   (1493 words)

  
 DVD Pacific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The New York Times has deemed this extraordinary collection to be "the crown jewel of public and network television."
Veteran actors Dick Van Patten (Eight Is Enough) and Jack Warden (From Here To Eternity, 12 Angry Men) join with Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons (Blanche in Bonnie and Clyde) in Arthur Miller's vivid comedy-drama portraying the nature of life during America's Great Depression.
Dramatizing a compacted group of memories spanning several years, the emphasis is on mood and characterization as Miller draws on his own personal experience to evoke what the 1930's were like for workers to whom a job-any job-was everything.
www.dvdpacific.com /item.asp?ID=41521   (178 words)

  
 I Never Sang for My Father movie posters and memorabilia at MovieGoods
Drew Barrymore has forgiven her mother Jaid, after years of estrangement, and invited her to her wedding to Tom Green.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Melvyn Douglas, Estelle Parsons, Dorothy Stickney; Directed by: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Gene Hackman, Melvyn Douglas, Estelle Parsons, Dorothy Stickney; DIRECTED BY: Gilbert Cates; WRITTEN BY: Robert Anderson.
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 Estelle Parsons - Best Supporting Actress: MovieActors.com
Estelle Parsons won her Supporting Oscar for playing the noisy wife of Buck Barrow (Gene Hackman).
American character actress, born in Massachusetts, with stage experience.
BONNIE AND CLYDE was Estelle Parsons' first movie, while her second RACHEL RACHEL brought her another nomination.
www.movieactors.com /winsw/sw67.htm   (51 words)

  
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 Amazon.ca: Pirates of Penzance, the [Best of] [Cast Recording] [Import]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
When Frederic Was a Little Lad - Estelle Parsons
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold - Kevin Kline, Estelle Parsons, Rex Smith
My Eyes Are Fully Open - Kevin Kline, Estelle Parsons, Rex Smith
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 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Estelle Parsons : Biography
VH1.com : Movies : Person : Estelle Parsons : Biography
Specializing in playing fanatical or neurotic women, character actress Estelle Parsons has found success on stage, screen, and television, particularly in the latter venue where she is best remembered for playing Roseanne Arnold's screechy,
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 RandomHouse.ca | Author Spotlight: Estelle Parsons
Random House will alert you to new works by Estelle Parsons!
In his celebrated novels A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck carried us happily back to the Midwest of the 1930's.
Now he's ready to transport us all the way back to 1893, to the Chicago World's Fair and its breathtaking mix of personalities and glimpses...
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