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Jackson, Anne (b. 1926), actress. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, she made her professional debut in 1944 but called attention to herself when she played the peevish wife Mildred in Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1953) and the Daughter who opposes her father's remarriage in Middle of the Night (1956). Many of her subsequent appearances have been with her husband, Eli Wallach, in such plays as Rhinoceros (1961), The Typists and The Tiger (1963), Luv (1964), The Waltz of the Toreadors (1973), The Diary of Anne Frank (1978), Twice Around the Park (1982), Cafe Crown (1988), The Flowering Peach (1994), and Down the Garden Paths (2000). Among her credits without her husband are The Madwoman of Chaillot (1985), a replacement for Grandma Curtis in Lost in Yonkers (1992), and Mr. Peters' Connections (1998).
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Trained at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actor's Studio, Anne Jackson has been a stage actress since 1944 and a film performer since 1950. On stage, Jackson has frequently co-starred with her husband, Eli Wallach. The couple's near-telepathic rapport with one another has inspired playwrights like Murray Schisgal and Terence McNally to fashion plays specifically designed for the Wallachs' talents; their biggest Broadway hit was Schisgal's Luv, in which Jackson and Wallach appeared with Alan Arkin. Anne Jackson's film credits include Tall Story (1960), The Tiger Makes Out (1967; based on Schisgal's one-act play The Tiger), The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968), Nasty Habits (1976) and Funny About Love (1989); the film she is best remembered for is Lovers and Other Strangers (1968), in which Jackson's mother-of-the-bride character spent half her time sobbing hysterically in the bathroom. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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 Jackson with her husband Eli Wallach in 2010. |
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| Born | Anna June Jackson September 3, 1926 Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–present |
| Spouse | Eli Wallach (1948–present; 3 children) |
Anne Jackson (born Anna June Jackson, September 3, 1926) is an American actress of television, stage, and screen.
Life and career
Jackson, the youngest of three sisters, was born in Millvale, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Stella Germaine (née Murray) and John Ivan Jackson, a barber who ran a beauty parlor.[1][2] Jackson's mother was of Irish Catholic background and Jackson's father, whose original name was John Jchekovitch, immigrated from Croatia in 1918.[2][3] Jackson trained at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse and The Actor's Studio. She made her Broadway debut in 1945. Her theatre credits include Summer and Smoke, Arms and the Man, Luv, The Waltz of the Toreadors, Mr. Peters' Connections, and Lost in Yonkers. She was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night.
Jackson's screen credits include The Tiger Makes Out, The Secret Life of an American Wife, How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life, Lovers and Other Strangers, Dirty Dingus Magee, and The Shining. Her many television appearances include Armstrong Circle Theatre, Academy Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, The Untouchables, The Defenders, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Rhoda, Highway to Heaven, Law & Order, and ER. She narrated Stellaluna on an episode of the PBS series Reading Rainbow, aired on October 12, 1994.
Jackson has been married to actor Eli Wallach, with whom she has acted frequently, since March 5, 1948. They have three children, Peter, Katherine, and Roberta. Her marriage to Wallach, now over 63 years, is one of the longest and most successful in Hollywood history. She currently teaches at the HB Studio in Manhattan, and continues to act in cameo roles.
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Leave 'em Laughing
(1981 Drama Film)
Nasty Habits
(1976 Comedy Film)
Folks!
(1992 Comedy Film)
The Typists
(Film)
Stellaluna: Reading Rainbow (TV Episode)
(1994 Children's/Family TV Episode)
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