Maxine Stuart

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American actress (1918-2013)

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::summary American actress (1918-2013) ::

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FieldValue
nameMaxine Stuart
imageMaxine Stuart.jpg
birth_nameMaxine Shlivek
birth_date
birth_placeDeal, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
death_placeBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
occupationActress
years_active1937–2003
spouseAlfred Gordon (1941–?) (divorced)
Frank Maxwell (1949–1963) (divorced) (1 child)
David Shaw (1974–2007) (his death) (2 children)
children3
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| name = Maxine Stuart | image = Maxine Stuart.jpg | birth_name = Maxine Shlivek | birth_date = | birth_place = Deal, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1937–2003 | spouse = Alfred Gordon (1941–?) (divorced) Frank Maxwell (1949–1963) (divorced) (1 child) David Shaw (1974–2007) (his death) (2 children) | children = 3

Maxine Stuart (June 28, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American actress.

Biography

Stuart was born in Deal, New Jersey as Maxine Shlivek, and raised in Manhattan and Lawrence, Nassau County, New York.

Stuart was a life member of The Actors Studio. Her Broadway credits include At War With the Army (1949), A Goose for the Gander (1945), Nine Girls (1943), Ring Two (1939), Sunup to Sundown (1938), and Western Waters (1937).

On television, she portrayed B.J. Clawson in Slattery's People, Amanda Earp in The Rousters, Ruth Burton in Room for One More, Steve's grandmother in The Pursuit of Happiness, Maureen in Norby, Mrs. Jackson in Margie, and Lenore in Hail to the Chief.

She also appeared in numerous other television series, including: Perry Mason Season4/Episode12 "The Case of the Resolute Reformer" as Grace Witt; The Donna Reed Show, The Asphalt Jungle, Stoney Burke, The Outer Limits, Mr. Novak, The Partridge Family, The Wonder Years, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy NYPD Blue, The Twilight Zone, and Trapper John, MD, as well as the daytime dramas The Edge of Night, and The Young and the Restless.

She appeared in TV movies such as Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) and The Suicide Club (1974). She appeared in feature films such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Private Benjamin (1980), Coast to Coast (1980), and Time Share (2000).

Personal life

Stuart was married to actors Frank Maxwell and later, David Shaw. She was a friend of writer Helene Hanff and is mentioned in Hanff's book 84, Charing Cross Road and is portrayed by Jean De Baer in the 1987 film of the same name.

Death

Maxine Stuart died June 6, 2013, at her Beverly Hills, California home of natural causes at the age of 94.

Recognition

For her role in The Wonder Years in 1989, Stuart was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1959CareerTelevision AgentUncredited
1962Days of Wine and RosesDottie
1964Kitten with a WhipPeggy
1964Dear HeartRita
1969WinningMiss Redburne's MotherUncredited
1969**Miss Harrison
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameZeldaalso known as War Games, Old Soldiers Never
1971Making ItMiss Schneider
1975**Belle
1977Fun with Dick and JaneCharles' Secretary
1980Coast to CoastSam Klinger
1980Private BenjaminAunt Betty
1987Like Father Like SonPhyllis, Hammonds' Housekeeper
2000Time ShareRuth Farragher
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1946Sorry, Wrong NumberTV Movie
1946NBC Television TheatreSeason 1 Episode 2: "Mr. and Mrs. North"
1950Starlight TheatreSeason 1 Episode 6: "The Song the Soldiers Sang"
1950–1951Lux Video TheatreMillie / Marcia / Girl3 episodes
1950–1954Robert Montgomery PresentsJosie Trent3 episodes
1951Inside DetectiveSeason 2 Episode 42: "The Knife & the Number"
1951–1953**5 episodes
1952**Season 2 Episode 23: "Friends of the Devil"
1952–1953Goodyear Television Playhouse2 episodes
1953Follow Your HeartSeries regular
1954Colonel Humphrey FlackSeason 1 Episode 31: "King Hakmir Khan"
1954–1955Modern Romances6 episodes
1954–1958Armstrong Circle TheatreSue Hornmeyer / Mrs. Broggi / Anne4 episodes
1955Studio OneMarie CameronSeason 7 Episode 34: "A Picture in the Paper"
1955Kraft Television TheatreSeason 2 Episode 40: "Death Is a Spanish Dancer"
1955NorbyMaureenSeries regular
1955–1957**Mae / Elaine Manners2 episodes
1956General Electric TheaterAliceSeason 4 Episode 27: "Easter Gift"
1956–1957**Grace O'Keefe4 episodes
1957–1958True Story2 episodes
1959Playhouse 90Season 3 Episode 21: "The Ding-A-Ling Girl"
1960Johnny StaccatoVelma DeanSeason 1 Episode 21: "The List of Death"
1960Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSharley WynnSeason 2 Episode 14: "The Man in the Funny Suit"
1960Bachelor FatherAdelaide MitchellSeason 3 Episode 31: "Bentley and the Travel Agent"
1960Adventures in ParadiseHarriet FlandersSeason 2 Episode 4: "Away from It All"
1960**Janet Tyler (under bandages)Episode: "Eye of the Beholder"
1960Wanted: Dead or AliveJane KosterSeason 3 Episode 12: "The Choice"
1960–1961**Marion Carter / Agnes McCutcheon2 episodes
1960–1965**Ellen Cruikshank / Helena Whitcomb2 episodes
1961Perry MasonGrace WittSeason 4 Episode 14: "The Case of the Resolute Reformer"
1961**Mary ColeSeason 1 Episode 17: "The End Justifies the End"
1961**Helen GordonSeason 1 Episode 3: "The Friendly Gesture"
1961**Mrs. BeanSeason 3 Episode 9: "The Second Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
1962HazelLouiseSeason 1 Episode 18: "Hazel's Secret Wish"
1962CheckmateDianne CartwrightSeason 2 Episode 30: "Rendezvous in Washington"
1962Target: The Corruptors!Sheila Murray2 episodes
1962Kraft Mystery TheaterJaneSeason 2 Episode 1: "In Close Pursuit"
1962Room for One MoreRuth BurtonSeries regular
1962**Miss ElliottSeason 1 Episode 3: "My Child Is Yet a Stranger"
1962–1964**Eunice Sanders / Mrs. Henderson3 episodes
1962–1964Dr. KildareNurse Mary Ayers / Admitting Nurse / Nurse Lucy Hyde7 episodes
1963Stoney BurkeHilda PollardSeason 1 Episode 14: "Gold-Plated Maverick"
1963**Mrs. McCluskeyEpisode: "The Man Who Was Never Born"
1963Arrest and TrialMay CurtisSeason 1 Episode 9: "Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart"
1963–1964Mr. NovakAngie / Miss Gardner2 episodes
1964**Mrs. Gaines / Nurse Proctor2 episodes
1964–1965Slattery's PeopleB.J. Clawson6 episodes
1964–1968Peyton PlaceMrs. Hewitt6 episodes
1965**Martha Coleman16 episodes (Recurring role)
1966Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMrs. CunninghamSeason 2 Episode 3: "A-Hunting We Will Go"
1966That GirlManagerSeason 1 Episode 14: "Phantom of the Horse Opera"
1966–1972**Mrs. Gennaro / Mrs. Peabody / Mrs. Stone / Bank Employee4 episodes
1967Love on a RooftopMrs. GormanSeason 1 Episode 25: "The Sell Out"
1967Get SmartNurse #1Season 2 Episode 29: "A Man Called Smart: Part 2"
1968General HospitalMrs. DawsonEpisode dated 18 December
1968Judd for the DefenseMyra JenkinsSeason 2 Episode 12: "A Swim with Sharks"
1969Bracken's WorldInezSeason 1 Episode 10: "Package Deal"
1970Room 222ParentSeason 2 Episode 11: "The Valediction"
1971Travis Logan, D.A.TV Movie
1971Goodbye, Raggedy AnnClerkTV Movie
1971Love, American StyleSeason 3 Episode 8: "segment: Love and the Sweet Sixteen"
1971**Ellen MorleySeason 3 Episode 6: "Justice Is a Sometime Thing"
1972–1974CannonEtta, Poker Player / Irene2 episodes
1972–1974**Mrs. Damion / Gloria Hoffsteader / Miss Halstead3 episodes
1973**Mrs. HigbeeSeason 1 Episode 5: "Suicide Club"
1973Barnaby JonesIdaSeason 2 Episode 10: "The Black Art of Dying"
1973**Nurse EvansSeason 2 Episode 14: "Most Feared in the Jungle"
1974FirehouseGladysSeason 1 Episode 2: "Sentenced to Burn"
1974HawkinsMrs. ConstantineSeason 1 Episode 6: "Murder on the Thirteenth Floor"
1974**Mrs. WeinerTV Movie
1974Tell Me Where It HurtsTV Movie
1974**LibrarianTV Movie
1974Fools, Females and FunMiss BickleyTV Movie
1974**Season 1 Episode 4: "The Word Is: Mortal"
1974**Mrs. ChaneySeason 3 Episode 7: "Dr. Ryan's Express"
1974Amy PrentissWhitman's SecretarySeason 1 Episode 1: "Baptism of Fire"
1975One of Our OwnScottyTV Movie
1975Doctors' HospitalScotty2 episodes
1975Medical StorySeason 1 Episode 9: "Us Against the World"
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IISecretarySeason 1 Episode 2: "Chapter II"
1976–1977Executive SuiteMarge NewberrySeries regular
1976–1979VisionsEmily / June2 episodes
1977HunterSeason 1 Episode 1: "Bluebird Is Back"
1977Kill Me If You CanMrs. AsherTV Movie
1977**GinnySeason 1 Episode 8: "A Bum Thanksgiving"
1977–1982Quincy M.E.Judge Daley / Margo Hennessy2 episodes
1979**FloraTV Movie
1979Breaking Up Is Hard to DoGracieTV Movie
1979**Mrs. MilestoneSeason 1 Episode 6: "The Deadly Serve"
1979–1980Trapper John, M.D.Ms. Langley3 episodes
1981Revenge of the Gray GangDaisy 'Boots' DuffyTV Movie
1982**Ingrid OlsenTV Movie
1982**Season 1 Episode 9: "Arsenic and Old Caviar"
1983Cagney & LaceyRoseSeason 2 Episode 21: "A Cry for Help"
1983CarpoolRuth GroganTV Movie
1983–1984**Amanda EarpSeries regular
1984Hill Street BluesMrs. SimmonsSeason 5 Episode 5: "Bangladesh Slowly"
1985A Reason to LiveFay StewartTV Movie
1985Hail to the ChiefLenore4 episodes
1987L.A. LawEllen PearlSeason 1 Episode 13: "Prince Kuzak in a Can"
1987HoopermanEstelle MetzlerSeason 1 Episode 1: "Hooperman"
1989**Mrs. CarplesSeason 2 Episode 7: "Coda"
1989SnoopsCharlotte LowellSeason 1 Episode 4: "Mr. Dennis's Neighborhood"
1990Doctor DoctorOlivia JuddSeason 3 Episode 2: "Murder, He Wrote"
1993Murphy BrownAmy ShoemakerSeason 5 Episode 16: "The Intern"
1993–1994Hearts AfireVelma Davis8 episodes
1993–1996**Margaret Anderson22 episodes
1993–1997NYPD BlueCatherine Kelly / Edith Murphy2 episodes
1994**Lorraine AdlerTV Movie
1995**Eleanor 'Gram' RutledgeSeries regular
1996–1997Chicago HopeHarriet Owens3 episodes
1997Murder OneMrs. GuntherSeason 2 Episode 13: "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two"
1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerMrs. GuntherMiniseries
6 episodes
1998CybillGrandma RobbinsSeason 4 Episode 18: "Whose Wife Am I, Anyway?"
1998Nothing SacredEllieSeason 1 Episode 20: "Felix Culpa"
1999ProvidenceWilla, Teenager's Aunt2 episodes
2002Family LawAngela DellSeason 3 Episode 20: "Ties That Bind"
2003Judging AmyJaneSeason 4 Episode 15: "Maxine Interrupted"
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References

References

  1. Fox, Margalit. (June 17, 2013). "Maxine Stuart, 94, Dies; Acted on Stage, Film and TV (Published 2013)". The New York Times.
  2. [[Margalit Fox. Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/arts/television/maxine-stuart-94-dies-acted-on-stage-film-and-tv.html "Maxine Stuart, 94, Dies; Acted on Stage, Film and TV"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 17, 2013. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Maxine Shlivek was born on June 28, 1918, in Deal, N.J., and reared in Lawrence, on Long Island, and Manhattan."
  3. Garfield, David. (1980). "A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio". MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc..
  4. "Maxine Stuart". The Broadway League.
  5. (2011). "Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010". McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
  6. (2014). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013". McFarland.
  7. (June 13, 2013). "Maxine Stuart, bandaged 'Twilight Zone' patient, soap actress, dies at 94". Today.
  8. Noland, Claire. (June 11, 2013). "Maxine Stuart, veteran actress of stage, film and TV, dies at 94". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  9. "("Maxine Stuart" search results)". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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