Geraldine Sue Page November 22 1924 June 13 1987 was an American actress She earned acclaim for her work on Broadway as well as in major Hollywood films and television productions garnering an Academy Award from eight nominations two Primetime Emmy Awards two Golden Globes a BAFTA Award and four nominations for the Tony Award A native of Kirksville Missouri Page studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg in New York City before being cast in her first credited part in the Western film Hondo 1953 which earned her her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress She was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood based on her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years Page continued to appear in television and on stage and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in Sweet Bird of Youth 195960 a role she reprised in the 1962 film adaptation the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award She earned additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in Youre a Big Boy Now 1966 and Pete n Tillie 1972 followed by a Tony nomination for her performance in the stage production of Absurd Person Singular 197475 Other film appearances during this time included in the thrillers What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice 1969 opposite Ruth Gordon and The Beguiled 1971 opposite Clint Eastwood In 1977 she provided the voice of Madam Medusa in Walt Disneys The Rescuers followed by a role in Woody Allens Interiors 1978 which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role After being inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979 for her stage work Page returned to Broadway with a lead role in Agnes of God 1982 earning her her third Tony Award nomination Page was nominated for Academy Awards for her performances in The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 and The Trip to Bountiful 1985 the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress Page died in New York City in 1987 in the midst of a Broadway run of Blithe Spirit for which she earned her fourth Tony Award nomination Description above from the Wikipedia Geraldine Page licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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