Biography
After studying at the Pasadena Community Playhouse and New York's Actors Studio, Stanley appeared in a number of shows before making her Broadway debut replacing Julie Harris in "Monserrat" (1949). Her first major success came as the lovesick tomboy sister in William Inge's "Picnic" (1953), which led to further theatrical successes as nightclub "chantoosie" Cherie in Inge's "Bus Stop" (1955), the rebellious daughter in Eugene O'Neill's "A …
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Career Milestones
| Once again returned to New Mexico to live and teach | ||
1984 | Last TV appearance to date, co-starred with Lange in "Cat on a Hit Tin Roof" (Showtime/PBS); won second Emmy Award | |
1983 | Final film, "The Right Stuff"; played pilot Pancho Barnes | |
1982 | Return to films as the title character's mother in the biopic "Frances"; received Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination; first screen collaboration with Jessica Lange | |
1979 | Returned to NYC; served as artistic director at a small theater company | |
1968 | TV-movie debut in "Flesh and Blood" (NBC) | |
| Returned to New Mexico and began teaching | ||
1964 | Earned Best Actress Oscar nomination as a medium in "Seance on a Wet Afternoon"; last film for 18 years | |
1964 | Final NYC stage appearance in "Three Sisters", with Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight and Sandy Dennis; production filmed | |
1963 | Won an Emmy for a guest appearance on "Ben Casey" | |
1962 | Picked up second Tony nomination for turn as a woman afflicted with hysterical paralysis in "A Far Country" | |
1959 | Starred in Anita Loos' stage adaptation of Colette's "Cherie" | |
1958 | Film debut, the starring role in "The Goddess" | |
1958 | London stage debut, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" | |
1958 | Departed the Broadway production of "A Touch of the Poet", co-starring Helen Hayes and Eric Portman, after falling into conflict with Portman; she later claimed he struck a bit too enthusiastically in one scene and left the production; received Tony nomination as Best Actress nevertheless | |
1955 | Garnered critical praise as the nightclub singer Cherie in Inge's "Bus Stop" | |
1953 | Enjoyed theatrical success portraying a lovesick pre-teen in "Picnic" by William Inge | |
1949 | Made Broadway debut replacing Julie Harris in "Monserrat" | |
1949 | Garnered attention for her performance in the Off-Broadway show "Yes Is for a Very Young Man" | |
| Became a member of the theater group Off-Broadway Inc. | ||
| Joined the Interplayers, a theater group whose members included playwright Michael V. Gazzo, actor-director Gene Saks and actor-director Sidney Lumet | ||
1947 | Moved to NYC; supported herself as a waitress and dress model (for Herbert Sondheim, father of composer Stephen Sondheim) | |
| Worked for a season playing walk-on roles at a stock company in Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Received scholarship to study acting at the Pasadena Playhouse | ||
| Raised in New Mexico and Texas | ||
Awards
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
1982 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Frances |
1982 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Frances |
1964 | Academy Award for Actress in Seance on a Wet Afternoon |
1964 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Seance on a Wet Afternoon |
1964 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in Seance on a Wet Afternoon |
1963 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By an Actress In a in Ben Casey |