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| '''Nancy Marchand''' (], ] – ], ]) was an ] actress. | '''Nancy Marchand''' (], ] – ], ]) was an ] actress. | ||
| Born in ], Marchand was perhaps best known for her ]-nominated role of family matriarch ], mother of ], on the ] series, '']''. She created the role of ], mother of ] on '']'', and the role of ''Clara'' in the original ] live ] production of ''].'' She also is remembered for the 1970s series '']'', in which she starred, opposite ], as autocratic newspaper publisher "Mrs. Pynchon", a role that earned her four ]s as Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series. | Born in ], Marchand was perhaps best known for her ]-nominated role of family matriarch ], mother of ], on the ] series, '']''. She created the role of ], mother of ], on '']'', and the role of ''Clara'' in the original ] live ] production of ''].'' She also is remembered for the 1970s series '']'', in which she starred, opposite ], as autocratic newspaper publisher "Mrs. Pynchon", a role that earned her four ]s as Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series. | ||
| Marchand had a long career in ] and off-Broadway ] and on television; she also made some films. | Marchand had a long career in ] and off-Broadway ] and on television; she also made some films. | ||
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Nancy Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Marchand was perhaps best known for her Emmy Award-nominated role of family matriarch Livia Soprano, mother of Tony Soprano, on the HBO series, The Sopranos. She created the role of Hester Crane, mother of Frasier Crane, on Cheers, and the role of Clara in the original 1954 live television production of Marty. She also is remembered for the 1970s series Lou Grant, in which she starred, opposite Edward Asner, as autocratic newspaper publisher "Mrs. Pynchon", a role that earned her four Emmy Awards as Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series.
Marchand had a long career in Broadway and off-Broadway theatre and on television; she also made some films.
A lifelong chain smoker, Marchand died of emphysema and lung cancer the day before her 72nd birthday in Stratford, Connecticut, and as a result her character's death was written into the third season story line of The Sopranos. Her husband of 48 years, actor Paul Sparer, died of cancer in 1999, not long before her death. She is survived by her three children.
Theater awards and nominations
- 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (White Liars/Black Comedy, nominee)
- 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (The End of the Day, nominee)
- 1989 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (The Cocktail Hour, nominee)
- 1985 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (The Octette Bridge Club, nominee)
- 1980 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance (Morning's at Seven, winner)