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| Born | Andrea Louise Martin January 15, 1947 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Dolman 1980–? (divorced) |
Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947)[1][2] is an Emmy- and Tony Award-winning Armenian-American actress and comedienne. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bob Dolman (born in 1947 is a Canadian screenwriter He wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film Willow. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh
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Life and career
Martin, the oldest of three children, was born in Portland, Maine[3] of Armenian heritage, in 1947. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large [4][5] Her father owned Martins, a grocery store. [6] Her early success was found in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Two of her first prominent roles were in 1973's Cannibal Girls and then as the bookish sorority sister Phyllis in Black Christmas, another Canadian slasher film from 1974. Cannibal Girls is director Ivan Reitman 's third film It was filmed in 1973, in rural areas surrounding Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian Horror film, directed by Bob Clark, which has a very large Cult following Two years later, she joined then-unknowns John Candy, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Harold Ramis and Joe Flaherty on the Canadian sketch comedy television series, SCTV, which was set at fictional television station "Second City Television," or SCTV, in Melonville. John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. David Thomas may refer to Arts Dave Thomas (actor (born 1949 Canadian actor and comedian David A Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian Emmy - and Grammy Award -winning Actor, Television director Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian - American Emmy and Gemini Award Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy Joe Flaherty ( June 21, 1941) is an American-Canadian Comedian. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Second City Television (SCTV was a Canadian television Sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between Martin most notably portrayed leopard-print-wearing station manager Edith Prickley, whose dealings with the staff, including president/owner Guy Caballero, clueless newscaster Earl Camembert, and washed-up actor Johnny LaRue, helped to provide much of the show’s humor. Her other memorable characterizations included repressed sexologist Dr. Cheryl Kinsey, insecure self-affirmation guru Libby Wolfson, pidgin-tongued janitress Pirini Scleroso, tone-deaf children’s entertainer Mrs. Falbo, Texan curio pitchwoman Edna Boil, and impossibly tight-jeaned Melba, the Disco Queen. Her talent for impersonation was key in her humorous portrayals of such luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Arlene Francis, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Beverly Sills, Lynn Redgrave, Linda Lavin, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Mother Teresa and Indira Gandhi. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Ethel Merman ( January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American Actress and Singer for Musical Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20 1907 - May 31 2001) was an American actress Radio Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Beverly Sills ( May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American singer and actress Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī) ( Née: Nehru (19 November 1917 - 31 October 1984 was the Prime Minister of the
Her early stage work was with the improvisational comedy troupe The Second City. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques In 1992, she made her Broadway debut in the musical My Favorite Year, for which she won the Tony Award, Theatre World Award, and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located My Favorite Year is a musical with a book by Joseph Dougherty, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Additional Broadway credits include Candide (1997) and Oklahoma! (2002)—both of which brought her Tony nominations—and Fiddler on the Roof (2005). --> Candide ou l'Optimisme (1759 is a French Satire by the Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire, English translations of which Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set She is now performing in Young Frankenstein as Frau Blücher. Young Frankenstein, officially known as The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and
She wrote and performed in the critically acclaimed one-woman show Nude, Nude, Totally Nude in Los Angeles and New York City, where she garnered a 1996 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One Person Show. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Her lengthy theater credits include the leads in The Rose Tattoo and Betty's Summer Vacation, both produced at The Huntington Theatre in Boston. The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play It opened on Broadway in February 1951 and a film adaptation was released in 1955 Betty's Summer Vacation is a play by Christopher Durang In many ways this play was a “comeback” hit for Durang Martin has played Wanda the Word Fairy in numerous short segments on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Star Trek fans may recognize her as one of two actresses to play Ishka, Quark’s iconoclastic mother on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman For her role, she was made up to appear as an older woman although in reality Martin is less than three years older than Armin Shimerman, who played Quark. Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. She only played the role of Ishka once - finding the prosthetics involved to be uncomfortable Martin declined to return, and Cecily Adams was hired to play Ishka in all future appearances. Cecily April Adams ( February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was born in Jamaica Queens New York, the daughter of comic actor Don
She has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program in 1982 and 1983. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) She has done considerable voice work in such animated film and television productions such as "Anastasia", Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Simpsons (as Apu’s mother), Earthworm Jim, Kim Possible, SpongeBob SquarePants [As Ms. Anastasia is the female form of the name Anastasius/Anastasios ( Koine Greek: Αναστασια Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius is a 2001 computer-animated Film, based on a few five-minute animated shorts shown on Nickelodeon in 2000-2001 The This article is about the animated series For the video game series see Earthworm Jim; for the character see Earthworm Jim (character. Kim Possible is an Emmy Award -winning American Animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise. Grethel [Pristle] Puss]] & Brother Bear 2. Brother Bear 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the animated feature Brother Bear and was released on DVD on August 29, 2006.
Her many screen credits include Wag the Dog, All I Want for Christmas, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Producers, and the independent smash hit, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, in which she portrayed Aunt Voula, a role she reprised in the short-lived small-screen adaptation. Wag the Dog is a 1997 Film starring Robert De Niro, about a Washington spin doctor who distracts the electorate from a All I Want for Christmas is a 1991 American Comedy movie that stars Lauren Bacall, Thora Birch and Ethan Randall. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 film musical based on the stage musical of the same name about a fictional Rock and roll The Producers is a 2005 comedy - Musical film starring Uma Thurman and The Lion King 's Nathan Lane and My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 Romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel
Personal life
She has two sons, Jack (born 1981) and Joe (born 1983), with ex-husband Bob Dolman, a screenwriter. Bob Dolman (born in 1947 is a Canadian screenwriter He wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film Willow. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Through this marriage, she was the sister-in-law of Dolman's sister, actress Nancy, and her husband Martin Short. Nancy Dolman (born 1952 is a Canadian comic actress originally from Toronto. Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and [7]
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Tonya Pinkins for Jelly’s Last Jam |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1993 for My Favorite Year |
Succeeded by Audra McDonald for Carousel |
References
- ^ FilmReference.com: Andrea Martin profile
- ^ TV Guide: Andrea Martin biography
- ^ State of Maine: Secretary of State's Kids Page: Famous People from Maine
- ^ The New York Times > New York Region > Boldface Names: Today He Would Have His Own Show on Fox
- ^ Andrea Martin
- ^ Andrea Martin finishes the sentences | Macleans.ca - Canada - Features
- ^ Andrea Martin (I) - Biography
External links
- Andrea Martin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Andrea Martin at the Internet Movie Database
- Andrea Martin News Site
- Andrea Martin—Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- NorthernStars: Andrea Martin biography/filmography
- Andrea Martin article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki