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Tallulah Bankhead
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Tallulah Bankhead
Performer
Born:
Jan 31, 1902 in Huntsville, Alabama
Death:
Dec 12, 1968 in New York, New York
Roles (22)
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Opened January 01, 1964
as Mrs. Goforth (Original)
Midgie Purvis
Opened February 01, 1961
as Midgie Purvis (Original)
Eugenia
Opened January 30, 1957
as Eugenia, Baroness Munster (Original)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Opened February 15, 1956
as Blanche Du Bois (Original)
Dear Charles
Opened September 15, 1954
as Dolores (Original)
Private Lives
Opened October 04, 1948
as Amanda Prynne (Original)
The Eagle Has Two Heads
Opened March 19, 1947
as The Queen (Original)
Foolish Notion
Opened March 13, 1945
as Sophie Wang (Original)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Opened November 18, 1942
as Sabina (Original)
Clash by Night
Opened December 27, 1941
as Mae Wilenski (Original)
The Little Foxes
Opened February 15, 1939
as Regina Giddens (Original)
The Circle
Opened April 18, 1938
as Elizabeth (Original)
Antony and Cleopatra
Opened November 10, 1937
as Cleopatra (Original)
Reflected Glory
Opened September 21, 1936
as Miss Flood (Original)
Something Gay
Opened April 29, 1935
as Moncia Grey (Original)
Dark Victory
Opened November 07, 1934
as Judith Traherne (Original)
Forsaking All Others
Opened March 01, 1933
as Mary Clay (Original)
The Exciters
Opened September 22, 1922
as "Rufus" Rand (Original)
Everyday
Opened November 16, 1921
as Phyllis Nolan (Original)
Nice People
Opened March 02, 1921
as Hallie Livingston (Original)
Footloose
Opened May 10, 1920
as Rose de Brissac (Original)
The Squab Farm
Opened March 13, 1918
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Eugenia
Awards
Tony Award
1961
Best Actress in a Play
Midgie Purvis
Nominee
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