
Elaine Stritch
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1925-02-02
- Died
- 2014-07-17
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.
Known For
TV Shows (36)

Law & Order
1990
as Lanie Stieglitz

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Oz
1997
as Judge Grace Lema

Wogan
1982
as Self

The Cosby Show
1984
as Mrs. McGee

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

30 Rock
2006
as Colleen Donaghy

Climax!
1954
as Kristie Crane

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Martha Albright

American Playhouse
1982
as Marianne

Matinee Theater
1955

Studio One
1948
as Shirley

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Mary Pearl / Pamela Beauchamp

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Parkinson
1998
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Ethel Forester

The Dean Martin Show
1965

Blankety Blank
1979

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Aunt Bertha

Bless This House
1995

Two's Company
1975
as Dorothy McNab

The Trials of O'Brien
1965
as Miss G
Tattingers
1988

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Rose

My Sister Eileen
1960
Cavalcade of Stars
1949

The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
as Sydney Brewer
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Geneva

Pollyanna
1973
as Aunt Poly

Nobody's Perfect
1980
Life's a Bitch
The Growing Paynes
1948
as Laraine Payne

Washington Square
1956
as Self - Host
Movies (43)

ParaNorman
2012
as Grandma Babcock (voice)

Monster-in-Law
2005
as Gertrude
Stranded
1986
as Maxine

Romance & Cigarettes
2005
as Nick's Mother

Autumn in New York
2000
as Dolores "Dolly" Talbot

Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Ruby

Small Time Crooks
2000
as Chi Chi Potter

Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Three Violent People
1956
as Ruby LaSalle

Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self

A Farewell to Arms
1957
as Helen Ferguson

Cadillac Man
1990
as The Widow

Chance of a Lifetime
1991
as Sybill

Out to Sea
1997
as Mavis LaBreche

Paradise
2004
as Isabella

Screwed
2000
as Miss Crock

Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Irene Hargrove

River of Fundament
2014
as Eulogist

Who Killed Teddy Bear?
1965
as Marian Freeman

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Herself

Providence
1977
as Helen Wiener

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self

The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Liz Baker

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

An Unexpected Life
1998
as Lucinda Sadwich

Sensibility and Sense
1990
as Older Marianne

The Spiral Staircase
1975
as Nurse Baker

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self

The Scarlet Hour
1956
as Phyllis Rycker

September
1987
as Diane Frasier

On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Too Many Thieves
1966
as Miss G

Original Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self / Joanne

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
1970
as Tough Lady

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
as Self - Performer

Elaine Stritch at Liberty
2004
as Performer

Kiss Her Goodbye
1959
as Marge Carson

Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985

Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990
as Marti Sparks

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
1955
as Self

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self

Follies: In Concert
1986
as Hattie Walker
Christmas Spirits
1981
as Julia Myerson
About Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. With 79 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Elaine Stritch has appeared in 43 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elaine Stritch Movies
- ParaNorman (2012) — as Grandma Babcock (voice)
- Monster-in-Law (2005) — as Gertrude
- Stranded (1986) — as Maxine
- Romance & Cigarettes (2005) — as Nick's Mother
- Autumn in New York (2000) — as Dolores "Dolly" Talbot
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