Biography
Married for 50 years, the couple eschewed a typical Hollywood lifestyle in favor of a quiet life in Westport CT, where they raised a family and excelled in philanthropic causes, all the while delivering some of the most memorable and critically lauded performances in cinematic history. After earning her stripes in the theater, Woodward quickly made a name for herself in feature films in the 1950s, culminating in an Academy Award for "The Three …
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Career Milestones
2005 | Earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for her role in "Empire Falls," the HBO adaptation of Richard Russo's novel | |
2001 | Became artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse | |
2000 | Starred in one-night only staged reading of "Arsenic and Old Lace", the first in a series of play readings produced by Alec Baldwin (November) | |
2000 | Appeared on stage with Paul Newman at the Westport Country Playhouse in A R Gurney's "Ancestral Voices" for one-week run | |
1999 | Appointed as co-chair of the artistic advisory council of the Westport Country Playhouse | |
1997 | Directed "La Ronde" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival | |
1997 | Staged Clifford Odets' play "Waiting for Lefty" at the Blue Light Theater Company; production featured Marisa Tomei and Greg Naughton | |
1996 | Had lead role in a summer theater production of "Hay Fever" in the Berkshires | |
1995 | Directed Off-Broadway production of "Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets the debut offering of the Blue Light Theater Company | |
1995 | Starred in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut | |
1995 | Narrated the documentary "My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports"; premiered at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival | |
1994 | Earned yet another Emmy Award nomination starring opposite James Garner as a bickering married couple in "Breathing Lessons", a CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production based on Anne Tyler's award-winning novel; last TV acting role to date | |
1993 | Last film role to date, as Tom Hanks' mother in "Philadelphia" | |
1993 | Co-produced and starred in "Blind Spot", a CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation; played a US congresswoman whose life is upended when she learns her daughter is addicted to cocaine; received Emmy nomination | |
1993 | Served as narrator for Martin Scorsese's sumptuous film adaptation of "The Age of Innocence" | |
1993 | Starred opposite Brian Dennehy in the TNT adaptation of Alison Lurie's novel "Foreign Affairs" | |
1991 | Acted on stage in "Ghosts" at Woodstock, New York | |
1990 | Garnered fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination in teh Merchant Ivory production of "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge"; starred opposite Newman | |
1989 | Co-produced the PBS "American Masters" presentation, "Broadway Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theater"; also served as host; program won 1990 Emmy Award as Outstanding Informational Special | |
1987 | Portrayed Amanda Wingfield in Newman-directed remake of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" | |
1986 | Hosted "Live at the Met" on PBS | |
1986 | Served as host for the PBS series "American Masters" | |
1985 | Picked up second Emmy Award as a woman stricken with Alzheimer's disease in "Do You Remember Love" (CBS) | |
1984 | Made cameo appearance in "Harry & Son", written, produced and directed by Paul Newman, who also co-starred | |
1982 | Returned to Broadway as star of revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Candida"; production recreated for The Entertainment Channel and aired in 1983 | |
1982 | Wrote and directed "Come Along With Me", based on an unfinished novel by Shirley Jackson; aired on PBS' "American Playhouse" | |
1981 | Garnered Emmy nomination as an Arkansas teacher in the fact-based CBS drama about the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock in the TV-movie "Crisis at Central High" | |
1980 | Cast as the ex-wife of a bisexual dying of cancer in the ABC TV adaptation of Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer-winning "The Shadow Box", directed by Paul Newman | |
1978 | Won Emmy Award for performance as a middle-aged housewife who decides to comepete in the Boston Marathon in "See How She Runs" (CBS) | |
1977 | Starred in TV remake of "Come Back, Little Sheba" (NBC) | |
| TV directorial debut with an episode of the ABC drama series "Family" | ||
1976 | Received Emmy nomination for role as a compassionate psychatrist treating a woman with 16 personalities in "Sybil" (NBC), co-starring Sally Field | |
1973 | Picked up third Best Actress Academy Award nomination for "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" | |
1972 | Directed by Newman in the film version of the Pulitzer-winning "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" | |
1971 | Returned to TV after more than a decade in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production of "All the Way Home" (NBC) | |
1971 | Cast as a female Dr. Watson treating a man (George C Scott) convinced he is Sherlock Holmes in "They Might Be Giants"; Newman served as a producer | |
1968 | First directed by husband Paul Newman in a film, "Rachel, Rachel"; earned Best Actress Oscar nomination | |
1966 | Played the wife of a card sharp who replaces him in a poker game in the comic Western "A Big Hand for the Little Lady" | |
1966 | Starred opposite Sean Connery as his supportive waitress wife in the satirical "A Fine Madness" | |
1964 | Returned to Broadway in "Baby Want a Kiss" | |
1963 | Had title role in "The Stripper" | |
1960 | Co-starred with Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani in "The Fugitive Kind", a film version of Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" | |
1958 | First of 10 films (to date) in which she acted alongside Paul Newman, "The Long Hot Summer"; also appeared together in "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!" | |
1957 | Won Best Actress Oscar for performance as a a woman with multiple personalities in "The Three Faces of Eve" | |
1956 | Had role as a murder victim in the noirish "A Kiss Before Dying" | |
1955 | Screen acting debut in "Count Three and Pray" | |
1953 | Broadway debut as understudy to Kim Stanley and Janice Rule in "Picnic"; met Paul Newman who was in cast | |
| Appeared frequently on many of the TV anthology series of the 1950s including "Studio One", "Ford Television Theatre" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" | ||
1952 | TV debut in "Penny" an episode of "Robert Montgomery Presents" (NBC) | |
| Professional acting debut with a community theater in Greenville, South Carolina | ||
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Empire Falls |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Empire Falls |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Empire Falls |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Breathing Lessons |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Breathing Lessons |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Miniseries or Special in Breathing Lessons |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Miniseries or Special in Blind Spot |
1991 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
1990 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
1990 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
1988 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in The Glass Menagerie |
1985 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Life Achievement |
1985 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Do You Remember Love |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Do You Remember Love |
1981 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Crisis at Central High |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Crisis at Central High |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama or Comedy Special in See How She Runs |
1974 | BAFTA Award for Actress in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
1973 | Academy Award for Actress in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
1973 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
1973 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
1973 | Cannes Film Festival for Best Actress in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
1968 | Academy Award for Actress in Rachel, Rachel |
1968 | BAFTA Award for Actress in Rachel, Rachel |
1968 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Rachel, Rachel |
1968 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Rachel, Rachel |
1963 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy in A New Kind of Love |
1960 | San Sebastian International Film Festival for Official Awards - Premio Zulueta De Interpretacion Femenina in The Fugitive Kind |
1958 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actress in No Down Payment |
1957 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in No Down Payment |
1957 | Academy Award for Actress in The Three Faces of Eve |
1957 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in The Three Faces of Eve |
1957 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Three Faces of Eve |
1957 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actress in The Three Faces of Eve |