Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla
- Date of Birth: 03 June, 1924
- Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Biography: Colleen Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." Admired for her casual beauty, wide-armed emotional frankness and a voice as deep as a fog-horn, Dewhurst was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill onstage,... Read more
Filmography
- Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
- Bed & Breakfast (1992)
- Dying Young (1991)
- Lantern Hill (1990)
- Kaleidoscope (1990)
- The Exorcist III (1990)
- Woman in the Wind (1990)
- Termini Station (1989)
- Those She Left Behind (1989)
- Murphy Brown Brown Like Me: Part 2 (1989)
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
- Bigfoot (1987)
News
A Silent Studio
buffalonews.com –
2008-02-01
On a mild Sunday evening in late February 2008, while much of Western New York was at home watching the Oscars, the wings and hallways of Studio Arena Theatre were jam-packed with onlookers. ... Full Article
Most Recent Reviews
variety.com –
2007-04-13
Beyond the obvious challenge of its pronounced shift, midway, from comedy to romantic tragedy, O'Neill's final completed play requires a delicate balance in its weighting of the two main characters and their sorrowful tug of war between past and present. ... Full Article
Common Sense Review
commonsensemedia.org –
2003-12-05
Gorgeous to look at and brimming with simple truths about love, friendship, and family, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES has been adapted several times, but this version stands out as the one young viewers will remember. ... Full Article
Drunk Boy vs. Eugene O'Neill
salon.com –
2000-03-30
It was a fine, respectable production, a top-shelf cast, everybody did their jobs just fine, but this play doesn't work at all. Period. It lacks emotional logic. ... Full Article
Colleen Dewhurst
mtv.com –
1991-08-22
With the same drive that had distinguished her father's hockey career, Colleen Dewhurst took any number of odd jobs to pay for her tuition at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. ... Full Article
Colleen Dewhurst plays Molly Dushane, the widowed matriarch of a small-town family. A tragedy occurred years earlier when her late husband committed suicide after threatening their daughter with a gun, and the family has fumbled with their difficult lives since. ... Full Article