Birth Place: Washington, DC, USA
Sternhagen started her career teaching acting, singing, and dancing to school children at the Milton Academy in Massachusetts, and she first performed in 1948 at a Bryn Mawr summer theater in The Glass Menagerie and Angel Street. She went on to work at Washington's Arena Stage from 1953–54, then made her Broadway debut in 1955 as Miss T. Muse in The Skin of Our Teeth. The same year, she had her off-Broadway debut in Thieves' Carnival, and her TV debut in The Great Bank Robbery on Omnibus (CBS). By the following year, she had won her first Obie Award for "Distinguished Performance (Actress)" in The Admirable Bashville (1955–56).
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen, Morning's at Seven
Frances Sternhagen , Long Day's Journey Into Night
Frances Sternhagen, The Heiress
Frances Sternhagen, On Golden Pond
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen, On Golden Pond
Frances Sternhagen , Angel
Frances Sternhagen, Equus
Frances Sternhagen , The Good Doctor
Frances Sternhagen, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Frances SternhagenThe Room
Frances SternhagenA Slight Ache
Frances Sternhagen, The Admirable Bashville
Frances Sternhagen has appeared on Broadway in 24 shows.
Frances Sternhagen has not appeared in the West End.
Frances Sternhagen has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include the Lifetime Achievement award at the Obie Awards, The Helen Hayes Tribute sponsored by Jaylee and Gilbert Mead at the Helen Hayes Awards, the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence at The Lortels, and nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Morning's at Seven" and "The Heiress." She also received nominations for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "On Golden Pond." Additionally, she was recognized with the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards and nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "On Golden Pond" and in a Musical for "Angel." Other nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Equus," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Good Doctor" and "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," as well as various performance awards at the Obie Awards for "The Room," "A Slight Ache," and "The Admirable Bashville."
Frances Sternhagen has won several awards throughout her career, including the Lifetime Achievement Obie Award, The Helen Hayes Tribute sponsored by Jaylee and Gilbert Mead at the Helen Hayes Awards, the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence at The Lortel Awards, the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for "The Heiress," the Drama League Awards' Distinguished Performance Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for "Equus," two Tony Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for "The Good Doctor" and "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," and multiple Obie Awards for performances in various productions including "The Room," "A Slight Ache," and "The Admirable Bashville."
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