Beatrice Winde

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American actress

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nameBeatrice Winde
birth_nameBeatrice Lucille Williams
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birth_placeChicago, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_placeNew York City, U.S.
yearsactive1974–2001
spouseRaymond Stough
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Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades.

Life and career

Winde was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago Music Conservatory as a voice student and continued her voice studies briefly at the Yale University School of Music and at Juilliard.

Winde appeared on Broadway in the 1971 Melvin Van Peebles musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, which won her the Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination. Winde's screen appearances include Oliver's Story and Jefferson in Paris and television credits include The Sopranos and Law & Order.

She died of cancer on January 3, 2004, two days before her 80th birthday.

Awards

  • Audelco Award for Best Supporting Actress (A Lesson Before Dying, staged by the Signature Theater Company - 2001
  • Living Legend Award from the National Black Theater - 1997
  • Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Cameo Role (The Young Man from Atlanta, Goodman Theatre, Chicago) - 1997

Filmography

Film

Television

References

References

  1. (2009). "The A to Z of African American Theater". [[Scarecrow Press]].
  2. Saxon, Wolfgang. (January 25, 2004). "Beatrice Winde, Actress in Film, TV and the Theater, Dies at 79". [[The New York Times]].
  3. Reichheld, Chris. (19 November 2001). "News: AUDELCO Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre to be Distributed in NYC on Nov. 19".
  4. "Beatrice Winde".

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