Carolyn Conwell (May 16, 1930 – October 22, 2012) was an American actress.
Conwell studied under
Herbert Berghof
Herbert Berghof (13 September 1909 – 5 November 1990) was an Austrian-American actor, director and acting teacher.Kennedy, Dennis. ''The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance'', Oxford Univ. Press (2010) p. 61
Early life
Born and educ ...
in New York and
Jeff Corey in Los Angeles. She appeared in many theatre productions, including ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' and ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pers ...
''. Conwell had three children and resided in Los Angeles. She was best known for playing
Mary Williams on ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...
'' (1980–2004).
Filmography
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Torn Curtain
''Torn Curtain'' is a 1966 American political thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Written by Brian Moore, the film is set in the Cold War. It is about an American scientist who appears to defe ...
'' (1966) – Farmer's Wife
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The Big Valley'' (1967–1968, TV Series) – Mrs. Wiggins / Idanell Bowles
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The Boston Strangler
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'' (1968) – Irmgard DeSalvo
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Medical Center'' (1969, TV Series) – Doris Webb
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Nanny and the Professor
''Nanny and the Professor'' is an early 1970s American sitcom created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century-Fox Television that aired on ABC from January 21, 1970 until
December 27, 1971. During pre-production, the proposed t ...
'' (1970, TV Series) – Mrs. Parsons
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Adam at 6 A.M.
''Adam at 6 A.M.'' is a 1970 American drama film directed by Robert Scheerer. It stars Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham, Charles Aidman, Grayson Hall, Marge Redmond, and Dana Elcar. The film did not receive much attenti ...
'' (1970) – Mavis
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The Magnificent Seven Ride!'' (1972) – Martha
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The Quest'' (1976, TV Series) – Luana
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Lou Grant
Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character ...
'' (1978, TV Series) – Mrs. Pratt
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Little House on the Prairie
The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...
'' (1979, TV Series) – Bess Slade
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General Hospital'' (1980, TV Series)
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Knots Landing'' (1980, TV Series) – Hooker
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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and the second feature-length project by Cheech & Chong, following '' Up in Smoke'', released by Universal Pictures.
Plot
Cheech & Chong are on a mission t ...
'' (1980) – Swedish Maid
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The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...
'' (1980–2004, TV Series) –
Mary Williams (final appearance)
References
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1930 births
2012 deaths
Actresses from Chicago
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Place of death missing
21st-century American women
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