Joanna Roos
| Joanna Roos | |
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 Roos c. 1922 | |
| Born |
January 11, 1901 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
May 13, 1989 (aged 88) Medical Center at Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1932–1972 |
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Joanna Roos (January 11, 1901 – May 13, 1989) was an American Broadway, radio, and television actress and a playwright. She was born in Brooklyn in 1901 and attended Syracuse University[1] as well as Yvette Guilbert's School in New York and Paris.[2]
In 1930 Roos performed the role of Sofya Alexandrovna in a classic performance of the Anton Chekhov play "Uncle Vanya" at the Cort Theatre in New York City, a production that one critic called "unforgettable".[1][3] The show ran for seventy-one performances.[4]
She starred as Elizabeth Stallworth in "The House," written by Art Wallace, a 30-minute episode of a mystery anthology series entitled THE WEB, broadcast on live television airing on August 29, 1954. The same character was recreated as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (portrayed by Joan Bennett) on the ABC television series DARK SHADOWS, airing June 27, 1966.[5]
She retired in 1978 from her role as Sarah Dale Caldwell McCauley on the soap opera Love of Life. She had played the role from 1968-1978, which marked her second role on the series, which became her best known role. In 1955-1957, she had originally played the role of compassionate Althea Raven, the first mother in-law of heroine, Vanessa Dale.[6]
She was a founding member of the New Dramatists Committee. Several of the plays she wrote for the group won awards.[1]
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Joanna Roos and fellow actor Osgood Perkins during a 1930 performance of the Chekhov play "Uncle Vanya".
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References
- 1 2 3 "Joanna Roos, 88, Dies; Actress and Playwright", New York Times, 1989-05-25, retrieved 2010-08-20
- ↑ "Ezra Stone, Joanna Roos, Highlight Eight-week Summer Theatre Session", The Cavalier Daily, 1948-05-22, retrieved 2010-08-20
- ↑ Houston, Levin (1978-12-16), "Durable 'Uncle Vanya' has problems at Kennedy Center", The Free Lance-Star, p. 22, retrieved 2010-08-20
- ↑ Mantle, Burns, ed. (1946), The best Plays of 1945 - 46 and the year book of the drama in America, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, p. 443, OCLC 255390252
- ↑ Wallace, Art (1954-08-29), "The House," THE WEB, p. 5D, retrieved 2017-07-05
- ↑ Scheuer, Stephen H. (1979-01-12), "From Soaps to Stardom", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, p. 5D, retrieved 2010-08-20