Jacqueline Brookes

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Jacqueline Brookes
Born Jacqueline Victoire Brookes
(1930-07-24)July 24, 1930
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Died April 26, 2013(2013-04-26) (aged 82)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress; acting teacher
Years active 1952-1996

Jacqueline Victoire Brookes (July 24, 1930 – April 26, 2013)[1] was an American film, television, and stage actress, best known for her work both off and on Broadway.

Brookes was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of Maria Victoire (née Zur Haar) and Frederick Jack Brookes, an investment banker.[2] She graduated from the University of Iowa and was a teacher at the Circle in the Square Theatre School, as well as a life member of The Actors Studio.[3] Brooks received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.[4]

Awards

She received her Theatre World Award in 1955 for The Cretan Woman and won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for Six Characters in Search of an Author.[5]

She was an acting teacher at Circle in the Square Theatre School from 1974 until her death at age 82 from lymphoma.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/article/Teacher-Actress-Jacqueline-Brookes-Passes-Away-at-82-20130502
  2. ↑ Jacqueline Brookes profile at FilmReference.com
  3. ↑ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 277. ISBN 0-02-542650-8. 
  4. ↑ JACQUELINE BROOKES' obit, New York Times (paid death notice)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Douglas Martin "Jacqueline Brookes, Actress, Dies at 82", New York Times, May 12, 2013

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