Myra Carter
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| Born | October 27, 1930 Scotland |
Myra Carter (born 27 October 1930) is an award winning American actress who has made numerous appearances on stage, screen, and television. Carter appeared in the 1999 film 8mm. Her television credits include Boris Karloff's Thriller, Frasier, and The Nanny.
Carter is most admired for her work on stage and in particular the works of Edward Albee including the original casts of Three Tall Women and All Over and the revivals of The American Dream and The Sandbox among others.[1] For her performance in Three Tall Women, Carter won numerous awards including a Drama Desk Award, an OBIE Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. Her Broadway credits include Major Barbara, Maybe Tuesday, Georgy, and Garden District which included the plays Suddenly Last Summer and Something Unspoken.[2] Her Off-Broadway credits include King John, Abingdon Square, Helen, and The Secret Concubine. Carter won a Joe A. Callaway Award for her performance in King John[3] Carter is also known for her many performances at Memphis’ Front Street Theatre.[4]
She was born in Scotland, near Aberdeen, though most sources list her birthplace as Chicago.[citation needed] She resides in New York City, and has family living in Kansas City, Kansas and St. Louis, MO.[citation needed]
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- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Myra Carter Credits on Broadway
- ^ Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ myra carter Memphis Front Street Theatre - Yahoo! Search Results
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| Preceded by Jane Alexander for The Sisters Rosensweig |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1993-1994 for Three Tall Women |
Succeeded by Cherry Jones for The Heiress |
