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Celeste Holm

ActorBorn 1917, died 2012On stage 1938 to 199123 productions on this page

Celeste Holm
John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). She also is known for her performances in The Snake Pit (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and High Society (1956) as well as for originating the role of Ado Annie in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! (1943).

On stage

23 productions, 53 years
1938
GlorianaBroadway Little Theatre. Original. Directed by Tom Powers
5 performances
1939
The Time of Your LifeBroadway Booth Theatre. Original
185 performances
1940
Another SunBroadway National Theatre. Original
11 performances
1940
The Return of the VagabondBroadway National Theatre. Original. Directed by Sam Forrest
7 performances
1940
The Time of Your LifeBroadway Booth Theatre. Return-Engagement. Directed by Gene Kelly
32 performances
1941
Eight O'Clock TuesdayBroadway Henry Millers Theatre. Original
16 performances
1941
My Fair LadiesBroadway Hudson Theatre. Original
32 performances
1942
All the Comforts of HomeBroadway Longacre Theatre. Original. Directed by Arthur Sircom
8 performances
1942
Papa Is AllBroadway Guild Theatre. Original. Directed by Frank Carrington
63 performances
1942
The Damask CheekBroadway Playhouse Theatre. Original
93 performances
1943
Oklahoma!Broadway St. James Theatre. Original. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
2,212 performances
1944
Bloomer GirlBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by E. Y. Harburg, William Schorr
654 performances
1950
Affairs of StateBroadway Royale Theatre. Original
610 performances
1952
Anna ChristieBroadway Lyceum Theatre. Revival. Directed by Michael Gordon
8 performances
1954
His and HersBroadway 48th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Gordon
76 performances
1958
InterlockBroadway Anta Playhouse. Original. Directed by Philip Burton
4 performances
1958
Third Best SportBroadway Ambassador Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Howard
79 performances
1960
Invitation to a MarchBroadway Music Box Theatre. Original
113 performances
1970
CandidaBroadway Longacre Theatre. Revival. Directed by Lawrence Carra
8 performances
1972
A Celebration of Richard RodgersBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Donald Saddler
1 performance
1975
Habeas CorpusBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Frank Dunlop
95 performances
1979
The Utter Glory of Morrissey HallBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Buddy Schwab
1 performance
1991
I Hate HamletBroadway Walter Kerr Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Engler
88 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Mckay Morris 3 productions
  • Margaret Douglass 3 productions
  • Ainsworth Arnold 3 productions
  • William Bendix 2 productions
  • Tom Tully 2 productions
  • Terry Saunders 2 productions
  • Ross Bagdasarian 2 productions
  • Reginald Beane 2 productions
  • Randolph Wade 2 productions
  • Phyllis Gehrig 2 productions
  • Paxton Whitehead 2 productions
  • Nene Vibber 2 productions

Also credited on

3 works

High Society
Company
Annie

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