Marge Redmond

Marge Redmond

Actor

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
December 14, 1924

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie "Marge" Redmond (December 14, 1924 – February 10, 2020) was an American actress and singer. Redmond may be best known as Sister Jacqueline in The Flying Nun, which aired on ABC from 1967-70. She was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sister Jacqueline during the 1967-68 season. She made guest appearances on numerous television programs. Redmond was also well known for her portrayal of sage innkeeper Sarah Tucker in a series of television commercials for Cool Whip during the 1970s. Films in which Redmond appeared include The Trouble with Angels (1966), Billy Wilder's Fortune Cookie (1966), Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976) and Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). Redmond's theatrical experience included understudying both Angela Lansbury in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Judy Holliday in Bells Are Ringing. She played a supporting role in the 1981 Broadway production of Ronald Harwood's The Dresser. In 1999, she appeared Off-Broadway in playwright Joan Vail Thorne's comedy The Exact Center of the Universe. Redmond died in February 2020 at the age of 95. Her death was not publicly announced until May.

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Representative Works

Family Plot
Family Plot
6.8
/ English
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
7.5
/ English
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
7.2
/ English
Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil
4.6
/ English
Banning
Banning
5.8
/ English
I Want to Go Home
I Want to Go Home
7.0
/ English
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
5.4
/ English
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
6.4
/ English
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.
4.9
/ English
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
9.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Family Plot
1976Nominee

Best Performance

Family Plot

Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993Nominee

Best Performance

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Johnny Got His Gun
1971Winner

Best Performance

Johnny Got His Gun

Career Highlights

The Fortune Cookie
1966Highlight

Best Performance

The Fortune Cookie

Hear No Evil
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Hear No Evil