Joyce Ebert

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title: "Joyce Ebert" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1933-births", "1997-deaths", "actresses-from-allegheny-county,-pennsylvania", "american-film-actresses", "american-stage-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "deaths-from-cancer-in-connecticut", "carnegie-mellon-university-college-of-fine-arts-alumni", "clarence-derwent-award-winners", "obie-award-recipients", "people-from-homestead,-pennsylvania", "20th-century-american-actresses", "20th-century-american-women-opera-singers", "people-from-southport,-connecticut", "singers-from-pennsylvania", "classical-musicians-from-pennsylvania"] description: "American actress (1933–1997)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Ebert" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress (1933–1997) ::

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Field	Value
name	Joyce Ebert
image	Joyce Ebert on stage.jpg
caption	Ebert playing Juliet at the Old Globe Theatre (1959)
native_name	Womack
birth_name
birth_date	June 26, 1933
birth_place	Munhall
death_date
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nationality	American
alma_mater	Carnegie Mellon University
known_for	Long Wharf Theatre
notable_works	Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The Trojan Women, Dinner at 8
spouse
website
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Joyce Ebert (June 26, 1933 – August 28, 1997) was an American actress. She was particularly known for her work as a dramatic actress at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut where she portrayed both leading and supporting roles in more than 80 productions. She also appeared on television and in films, and had a brief career as an opera singer.

Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, Ebert graduated from the drama school at Carnegie Mellon University. In 1959 she won the San Diego Shakespeare Festival's Atlas Award. In 1961 she created the role of Betty Parris in the world premiere of Robert Ward's The Crucible at the New York City Opera. That same year she made her off-Broadway debut at the Phoenix Theatre debut as Ophelia in Hamlet. In 1964 she was the recipient of both the Clarence Derwent Award and the Obie Award for her appearance as Andromache in The Trojan Women at Circle in the Square Theatre.

In 1977 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance as Maggie in Michael Cristofer's The Shadow Box. In 1996 she was honored with the Connecticut Critics Circle's special achievement award.

Death

In 1997 she died of cancer in Southport, Connecticut, aged 64.

References

References

1. Gussow, Mel. (1997-08-30). "Joyce Ebert, 64, Prolific Actress In Stage Roles Large and Small". The New York Times.
2. "Joyce Ebert – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB".
3. Haskel Frankel. (June 20, 1982). "Long Wharf Actress Builds Career on Versatility". [[The New York Times]].
4. "Actress Joyce Ebert (C) with cast in a scene from the Circle in the Square production of the play "The National Health." (New York)".
5. "Joyce Ebert".

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