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My Take
Marian Seldes is the kind of performer I gravitate toward, someone whose center of gravity stayed on the stage. A five-time Tony nominee who won in 1967 for A Delicate Balance, with nominations spanning Deathtrap and Dinner at Eight, she clearly built a career on theatrical endurance rather than chasing the screen. The American Theatre Hall of Fame nod confirms how the industry saw her. I am drawn to the fact that she was also a music educator, which tells me she gave back as much as she took. A New York life from Manhattan to a 2014 passing, she reads to me as a true theater lifer.
Overview
Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978), Ring Round the Moon (1999), and Dinner at Eight (2003). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marian Seldes
- Name (Japanese)
- マリアン・セルデス
- Reading
- まりあん・せるです
- Born
- August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- music educator / stage actor / film actor / television actor / radio personality
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Drama League Award
- American Theatre Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Music educator — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.