Ann Wedgeworth
American actress (1934-2017) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth was an American character actress, known for her roles as Lana Shields in Three's Company, Hilda Hensley in Sweet Dreams, and Merleen Elldridge in Evening Shade. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Chapter Two (1978).
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The Hawk Is DyingFilm, Ma Gattling1996
E! True Hollywood StorySeries
The Whole Wide WorldFilm, 1996Mrs. Howard1995
Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn StoryFilm, Mary Howell1993
CooperstownFilm, Lila Kunznick1992
Hard PromisesFilm, Chris's Mom1990
Evening ShadeSeries, Merleen Elldridge1989
Miss FirecrackerFilm, Miss Blue1988
RoseanneSeries1987
A Stranger WaitsFilm, Susan Berger1986Sylvan in ParadiseFilm1985
The EqualizerSeries, Irene Baylor1984
No Small AffairFilm, Joan Cummings1982
Filthy RichSeries, Bootsie Westchester1980
BogieFilm, Mayo Methot1979
Trapper John, M.D.Series1978Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAward1977
Three's CompanySeries, Lana Shields
Citizens BandFilm, 1977Dallas Angel1975
BronkSeries
The Catamount KillingFilm, 1975Kit Loring1974
Law and DisorderFilm, Sally1965
AndyFilm, Margie1964
Another WorldSeries1956
The Edge of NightSeries1934Born21 January 1934People around Ann
Jerry Schatzberg Directed Scarecrow and No Small Affair
Jonathan Demme Directed Handle with Care (1977)
Richard Bright Also in Handle with Care and Somerset
Ann Dusenberry Also in Elvis and the Beauty Queen and Killjoy
Jerry Haynes Also in Right to Kill? and Sweet Dreams- Freddie Fields Produced Handle with Care (1977)
Renée Zellweger Also in Love and a .45 and The Whole Wide World
Charles Durning Also in Evening Shade and A Tiger's Tale
Krzysztof Zanussi Directed The Catamount Killing (1974)
Delbert Mann Directed Birch Interval (1976)
Roberts Blossom Also in Handle with Care and Citizens Band
Candy Clark Also in Handle with Care and Citizens Band
Herbert Ross Directed Steel Magnolias (1990)
P. J. Soles Also in Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. and Sweet Dreams
Paul Le Mat Also in Handle with Care and Citizens Band
Alan Rudolph Directed Made in Heaven (1988)
Peter Medak Directed The Men's Club (1989)
Amy Wright Also in Miss Firecracker and Hard Promises- Peter Douglas Directed A Tiger's Tale (1988)
Lee Holdridge Wrote The Men's Club and A Tiger's Tale
Marcia Rodd Also in Handle with Care and Citizens Band
Zvee Scooler Also in Andy and Thieves
James Noble Also in Dragonfly and A Tiger's Tale
Paul Brickman Wrote Handle with Care and Citizens Band
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Steel Magnolias 1989
Scarecrow 1973
The Whole Wide World 1996
Made in Heaven 1987
Sweet Dreams 1985
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