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Elizabeth Ashley is an American autobiographer and actor who works in stage, film, and television. Born in Ocala, Florida, in 1939, she speaks English. She received her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Her acting career has earned her the Theatre World Award and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She has also been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. Ashley has been married to George Peppard and James Farentino.
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Ocala, Florida, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elizabeth Ashley (born August 30, 1939) is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elizabeth Ashley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Russian Doll — Ruth Brenner2019
- Ocean's Eight — Ethel2018
- Fry Day — Grannie2017
- Just Getting Started — Lily2017
- The Bold Type — Pam2017
- Better Things — Miss Louise2016
- Treme — Aunt Mimi2010
- Brando: An Icon Is Born — Herself2007
- The Cake Eaters — Marg2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth Ann Cole , ( 1939-08-30 ) August 30, 1939 (age 86) , Ocala, Florida , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Known for
- Take Her, She's Mine The Carpetbaggers Evening Shade
- Spouses
- James Farentino ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) George Peppard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) James McCarthy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 )
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play , American Theater Hall of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ocala
- Spouse
- James Farentino
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Elizabeth Ashley 1971.JPG
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- Elizabeth Ashley
- date of birth
- 1939-08-30
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
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Encyclopedic overview
Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once in 1962 for Take Her, She's Mine. Ashley was also nominated for the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for her supporting performance in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for Evening Shade. Ashley was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24 times. She appeared in several episodes of In the Heat of the Night as Maybelle Chesboro. She also appeared in an episode of Mannix, "The Dark Hours", in 1974. She is a 2024 inductee into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Early life
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