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Sada Thompson
Born Sada Carolyn Thompson
September 27, 1929 (1929-09-27) (age 78)
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Donald Stewart 1949-present

Sada Thompson (born September 27, 1929) is an award-winning American stage, film and television actress. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Theatre, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in Stagecraft) is a designated space for the Performance of theatrical productions Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Thompson first appeared on television in 1954 in a Goodyear Television Playhouse production. The Goodyear Television Playhouse is a live television Anthology series sponsored by Goodyear and produced from 1951 to 1957 during the " She made her Broadway debut in 1959 in the musical Juno. 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 Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Juno is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Her additional New York City stage credits include The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Tartuffe, and Twigs. The City of New York The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a 1964 play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher Tartuffe (full title Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, French fr ''Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur'' is a Comedy by Molière, and arguably his most famous Twigs is a play by George Furth, with incidental music by Stephen Sondheim. Her performances have won her the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, three Drama Desk Awards, and two Sarah Siddons Awards, given for outstanding performances in Chicago theatre. This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Note on spelling While most Americans use "er" (as per American spelling conventions the majority of venues performers and trade groups for live theatre use "re Her long and successful career on stage resulted in her being elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame. The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M

Thompson has been nominated for an Emmy Award nine times. Her portrayal of the matriarch on Family won her the award in 1978 and garnered her three Golden Globe Award nominations. A matriarch, clan-mother or 'chief' is an Autocratic female ruler of a human family Clan, or Kinship, or of an animal grouping Family is a Television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

Thompson's feature films include Desperate Characters and Pollock. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Desperate Characters is a 1971 American Drama film produced written and directed by Frank D Pollock is a 2000 biographical film which tells the life story of painter Jackson Pollock.

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