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| Margaret Whitton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Whitton November 30, 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972 to present |
Margaret Whitton (born November 30, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American stage, film, and television actress. Whitton did her primary film work between 1986 and 1993. Her most visible roles were that of baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League II, and as Michael J. Fox's hard-as-nails aunt-by-marriage in The Secret of My Succe$s (1987). She also appeared in the Robin Williams-Kurt Russell vehicle The Best of Times (1986) and in Mel Gibson's The Man Without a Face (1993).
She first noticeably appeared on the stage in 1973, billed as Peggy Whitton. In the early 1980s she began to be billed as Margaret Whitton and made her Broadway debut in 1982's Steaming. After her seven year experiment with film, she returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in And the Apple Doesn't Fall... (1995) and in the original, award-winning musical Marlene (1999), starring Siân Phillips as Marlene Dietrich.
Today she is the president of independent film producer Tashtego Films (www.tashtegofilms.com).
Personal life
Margaret Whitton is married to former Bear, Stearns & Co. executive Warren Spector.
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