She played Karen’s mother in the gangster film “GoodFellas.”
Women in Hollywood
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She was a three-time Oscar nominee and won one out of nine Emmy nominations.
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She is best known for her award-winning turn as Cecile on “Another World.”
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She also starred in “Coffy,” “The Nickel Ride,” and “Human Experiments.”
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She also appeared in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
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Her career in film and television spanned over four decades.
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She had other soap opera roles in “All My Children” and “Another World.”
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She won a Tony Award for “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”
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She originated the role of Liat in “South Pacific” on Broadway.
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She starred in B movies of the 1940s, 50s, and ‘60s.