Tammy Grimes
Tammy Lee Grimes (January 30, 1934 – October 30, 2016) was an American actress and singer.[1] She starred in and won a Tony Award for a 1960 play called The Unsinkable Molly Brown.[2] She also starred in her own television show The Tammy Grimes Show in 1966.[3]
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| Born | Tammy Lee Grimes January 30, 1934 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2016 (aged 82) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1955–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Christopher Plummer (m. 1956; div. 1960) Jeremy Slate (m. 1966; div. 1967) Richard Bell (m. 1968; died 2005) |
| Children | Amanda Plummer |
Early life
Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola Willard (née Niles), a naturalist and spiritualist, and Luther Nichols Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer.[1][4]
She attended high school at the then all-girls school, Beaver Country Day School, and Stephens College, and then studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse.[5] She studied singing with Beverley Peck Johnson.[6]
Personal life
Grimes married Christopher Plummer on August 16, 1956,[7][8] with whom she had a daughter, actress Amanda Plummer. They divorced in 1960.
Her second husband was actor Jeremy Slate, who she married in 1966 and divorced a year later. Her third husband was composer Richard Bell, who she married in 1971; the couple remained married until Bell's death in 2005.[9]
Death
Grimes died on October 30, 2016, in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 82 from natural causes. Her survivors include her brother, Nick, and her daughter Amanda.[10]
Work
Filmography
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tammy Grimes Biography (1934-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ William Ruhlmann. "Tammy Grimes". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tammy Grimes". NNDB. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company. 1963.
- ↑ "Tammy Grimes biography", Allmusic.com, accessed January 9, 2009.
- ↑ Anthony Tommasini (January 22, 2001). "Beverley Peck Johnson, 96, Voice Teacher". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/arts/beverley-peck-johnson-96-voice-teacher.html.
- ↑ Rainho, Manny (August 2015). "This Month in Movie History". Classic Images (482): 24–26.
- ↑ "Christopher Plummer Weds", The New York Times, August 24, 1956, p.15
- ↑ Hertz, Linda."Tammy Grimes stars in one-woman show at the Plush Room", sfgate.com, October 28, 2007.
- ↑ Gates, Anita (October 31, 2016). Tammy Grimes, the Original 'Unsinkable Molly Brown,' Dies at 82. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theater/tammy-grimes-died.html?_r=0. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ The Littlest Revue Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed November 3, 2016