Biography
She subsequently appeared in a wide range of supporting roles, usually as either prim, slightly disapproving characters as well as warmly maternal women. Sternhagen's credits include the classic "The Hospital" (1971), "Two People" (1973) and Billy Wilder's "Fedora" (1978). She won attention for her portrayal as Burt Reynolds' relative under whose auspices he meets his new love in Alan J. Pakula's "Starting Over" (1979) and nearly stole the …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Co-starred in Frank Darabont's thriller "The Mist" | |
2006 | Played Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick)'s disapproving Southern mother in the TNT series, "The Closer" | |
2005 | Starred on Broadway in the revival of Edward Albee's "Seascape" | |
2000 | Cast as Bunny MacDougal, mother of Trey, Charlotte's first husband on "Sex and the City" (HBO) | |
1999 | Returned to the NYC stage in "The Exact Center of the Universe" | |
1997 | Had recurring role of Millicent Carter on the NBC drama "ER" | |
1995 | Garnered second Tony Award as Aunt Lavinia in the revival of "The Heiress" | |
1994 | Played Karen Allen's mother on short-lived CBS family drama "The Road Home" | |
1991 | Starred opposite Keith Szarabajka in short-lived CBS drama "Stephen King's Golden Years" | |
1986 | Played recurring role of Esther Clavin, mother of Cliff (John Ratzenberger) on NBC comedy "Cheers" | |
1985 | London stage debut, "The Way at Home" | |
1985 | Co-starred in NBC sitcom "Under One Roof", a revamped version of "Spencer" | |
1974 | Earned critical praise and a Tony Award for her performance in Neil Simon's short-lived "The Good Doctor" | |
1967 | Film debut, "Up the Down Staircase" | |
1967 | Played Toni Prentiss Davis on CBS daytime drama "Love of Life" | |
1955 | TV debut, "The Great Bank Robbery" on "Omnibus" (CBS) | |
1955 | Broadway debut, "The Skin of Our Teeth" | |
1955 | Off-Broadway debut, "Thieves' Carnival" | |
1953 | Acted with the Arena Stage in Washington, DC | |
1948 | Stage debut at a Bryn Mawr summer theater in "The Glass Menagerie" and "Angel Street" | |
| Worked as drama teacher at the Milton Academy, Massachusetts | ||
Awards
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
1995 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Cheers |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Cheers |
1974 | Tony Award for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) |