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Nancy Marchand
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Marchand in Lou Grant (1977)
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Nancy Lou Marchand
June 19, 1928 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
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| Died | June 18, 2000 (aged 71) Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–2000 |
| Spouse(s) |
Paul Sparer
(m. 1951; died 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
Nancy Lou Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was a talented American actress. She started her acting career in theater in 1951. She became very well-known for her roles on television. She played Margaret Pynchon on the show Lou Grant and Livia Soprano on The Sopranos.
Early Life and Education
Nancy Marchand was born in Buffalo, New York. Her father, Raymond L. Marchand, was a dentist, and her mother, Marjorie Freeman Marchand, was a pianist. She grew up following the Methodist faith.
Nancy went to the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which is now called Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated in 1949. After that, she studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City.
Acting Career
Nancy Marchand was a skilled member of the Actors Studio. She made her first appearance on Broadway in a play called The Taming of the Shrew in 1951. She acted in many other plays, including The Merchant of Venice, The Glass Menagerie, and Morning's at Seven. For her role in The Balcony, she won a special award called the Distinguished Performance Obie Award. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for her work in Black Comedy/White Liars. The Tony Award is one of the highest honors in American theater.
On daytime television, Nancy Marchand played important roles in soap operas. She was Vinnie Phillips on Love of Life and Theresa Lamonte on Another World. She also played Edith Cushing on a show called Lovers and Friends.
Nancy Marchand became very famous for her roles on primetime television. She played Margaret Pynchon, a newspaper publisher, on the show Lou Grant. For this role, she won four Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. An Emmy is a major award for television. Later, she played Livia Soprano, the mother of Tony Soprano, on the HBO series The Sopranos. This role earned her a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
She also appeared in many early television shows that featured different stories each week, like The Philco Television Playhouse and Studio One. Later in her career, she had guest roles on popular shows such as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Cheers, where she played Hester Crane, the mother of the character Frasier Crane.
Nancy Marchand also acted in several movies. Some of her film credits include The Bachelor Party (1957), The Bostonians (1984), Brain Donors (1992), and Sabrina (1995).
Personal Life and Legacy
Nancy Marchand was married to actor Paul Sparer. They had three children named Katie, David, and Rachel. Paul Sparer passed away in 1999.
Nancy Marchand had lung cancer and other lung conditions. She died on June 18, 2000, just one day before her 72nd birthday, in Stratford, Connecticut.
After her death, she was honored by being added to the American Theatre Hall of Fame. This shows how important her contributions to theater were.
Images for kids
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Nancy Marchand in Lou Grant (1977)
See also
In Spanish: Nancy Marchand para niños
