Elizabeth Wilson

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Elizabeth Wilson (born April 4, 1921) is a Tony Award-winning American actress. Elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2007

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wilson attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, then studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in Picnic in 1953. Her stage credits include The Good Woman of Sezuan, Sticks and Bones, Uncle Vanya, Threepenny Opera, The Importance of Being Earnest, Morning's at Seven, You Can't Take It with You, Ah, Wilderness!, and A Delicate Balance.

Wilson made her screen debut reprising her stage role in the 1955 film adaptation of Picnic. Additional credits include The Goddess, A Child Is Waiting, The Birds, The Graduate, Catch-22, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Nine to Five, Grace Quigley, Regarding Henry, The Tunnel of Love, The Addams Family, and Quiz Show.

Wilson's television credits include such early anthology series as Kraft Television Theatre, The United States Steel Hour, and Armstrong Circle Theatre. She was a regular on the primetime drama East Side/West Side and sitcom Doc and has appeared in Dark Shadows, Another World, All in the Family, Murder, She Wrote, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

  • 1957 BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer (Patterns, nominee)
  • 1972 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Sticks and Bones, winner)
  • 1976 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Threepenny Opera, nominee)
  • 1980 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance (Morning's at Seven, winner)
  • 1985 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (Salonika, nominee)
  • 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder, nominee)

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