Nationality: American. Born: Kirksville, Missouri, 22 November 1924. Education: Attended the Goodman Theatre Dramatic School, Chicago; also studied acting with Uta Hagen. Family: Married 1) Alexander Schneider, 1956 (divorced); 2) the actor Rip Torn; daughter: Angelica; twin sons: Anthony and Jonathan. Career: Actress in Lake Zurich, Illinois, summer theater, four summers; also with Woodstock, Illinois, repertory company for two years; worked in

Geraldine Page with Paul Newman in Sweet Bird of Youth

New York for International Thread Company while acting off-Broadway; 1947—film debut in Out of the Night; 1951—leading role in Summer and Smoke in New York, repeated in film version in 1961; film contract with Charles K. Feldman; 1953—Broadway debut in Mid-Summer; first featured film role in Hondo; later stage work includes roles in Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959, Strange Interlude, 1963, Three Sisters, 1964, Clothes for a Summer Hotel, 1980 and Agnes of God, 1982. Awards: Best Supporting Actress, British Academy, for Interiors, 1978; Oscar for Best Actress, for The Trip to Bountiful, 1985. Died: Of a heart attack, in New York City, 13 June 1987.

Films as Actress:

1947

Out of the Night

1953

Hondo (Farrow) (as Angie Lowe); Taxi (Ratoff) (as Florence Albert)

1961

Summer and Smoke (Glenville) (as Alma Winemiller)

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth (Brooks) (as Alexandra Del Lago)

1963

Toys in the Attic (Hill) (as Carrie Berniers)

1964

Dear Heart (Delbert Mann) (as Elvie Johnson)

1966

Monday's Child (Nilsson); You're a Big Boy Now (Coppola) (as Margery Chanticleer)

1967

The Happiest Millionaire (Tokar) (as Mrs. Duke)

1968

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (Katzin) (as Mrs. Clair Marrable)

1969

"A Christmas Memory" ep. of Trilogy (Perry—for TV) (as the Woman)

1971

The Beguiled (Siegel) (as Martha); J. W. Coop (Robertson) (as Mama)

1972

Pete 'n' Tillie (Ritt) (as Gertrude)

1973

Happy as the Grass Was Green (Hazel's People) (Davis) (as Anna Witmer)

1974

Live Again, Die Again (Colla—for TV)

1975

Day of the Locust (Schlesinger) (as Big Sister)

1976

Nasty Habits (Hogg) (as Walburga)

1977

The Rescuers (Reitherman, Lounsbery, and Stevens—animation) (as voice of Mme. Medusa); Something for Joey (Antonio—for TV); The Three Sisters (Bogart) (as Olga)

1978

Interiors (Allen) (as Eve)

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway (Schlesinger) (as Sister Mary Clarise); Harry's War (Merrill) (as Beverley)

1982

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (Hofsiss) (as Jean Martin)

1984

The Pope of Greenwich Village (Rosenberg) (as Mrs. Ritter); The Parade (Hit Parade) (Hunt); The Dollmaker (Petrie—for TV)

1985

White Nights (Hackford) (as Anne Wyatt); The Trip to Bountiful (Masterson) (as Mrs. Carrie Watts); The Bride (Roddam) (as Mrs. Baumann); Flanagan (Goldstein) (as Mama)

1986

My Little Girl (Kaiserman) (as Grandmother Molly); Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfield Story (Nazi Hunter: The Search for Klaus Barbie) (Lindsay-Hogg); Native Son (Freedman) (as Peggy)