Eva Le Gallienne
British-American actress and author (1899-1991) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 92
Eva Le Gallienne was an English-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A Broadway star by age 21, in 1926 she left Broadway behind to found the Civic Repertory Theatre, where she served as director, producer, and lead actress.
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St. ElsewhereSeries, Evelyn Milbourne1980
ResurrectionFilm, Grandma Pearl1978Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward1977Theatre World Special AwardAward
The Royal FamilyFilm, 1977Fanny Cavendish1961Knight First Class of the Order of St. OlavAward1959
The Devil's DiscipleFilm, Mrs. Dudgeon1958
Bitter HeritageFilm, Grandma James1957
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Abbess1956The Corn is GreenFilm, Miss Moffat1955
Alice in WonderlandFilm, White Queen
Prince of PlayersFilm, 1955Gertrude in "Hamlet"1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, White Queen1948Ford TheatreSeries
Studio OneSeries, 1948Mrs. Koernig
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries, 1948
The Ford Theatre HourSeries, 1948Annie Jones1899Born11 January 1899People around Eva
Peter Falk Studied under Eva
Constance Collier Taught Eva
Guy Hamilton Directed The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Maurice Evans Produced Alice in Wonderland (1955)
Philip Dunne Produced Prince of Players (1955)- Daniel Petrie Directed Resurrection (1980)
George Schaefer Directed Alice in Wonderland (1955)
Dayton Lummis Also in Prince of Players and Bitter Heritage- Harold Hecht Produced The Devil's Disciple (1959)
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Noted for her boldness and idealism, she was a pioneering figure in the American theater, setting the stage for the Off-Broadway and regional theater movements that swept the country later in the 20th century. She had significant success with her stage adaptation of Alice in Wonderland which was staged multiple times on Broadway.
