Occupation Actress Role Actress | Name Helen Stenborg Years active 1947–2008 | |
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Full Name Helen Joan Stenborg Born January 24, 1925 ( 1925-01-24 ) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Movies Three Days of the Condor, Enchanted, My Mother Dreams the Satan's D, Bless the Child, A Hobo's Christmas Similar People Barnard Hughes, Doug Hughes, Marshall W Mason, Kevin Lima, Sydney Pollack | ||
Children Doug Hughes, Laura Hughes | ||
Helen Joan Stenborg (January 24, 1925 – March 22, 2011) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She occasionally acted with her husband, actor Barnard Hughes (1915–2006), to whom she was married from 1950 until his death in 2006; they had two children.
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Career
Stenborg appeared on stage in revivals of A Doll's House, A Month in the Country, and The Crucible; the original, belated US production of Noël Coward's Waiting in the Wings, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play; and the Lanford Wilson plays, The Rimers of Eldritch and Talley & Son winning the Obie Award for her performance in the latter.
She portrayed Helga Lindeman on the soap opera Another World from 1977 to 1978. Stenborg also appeared in the 1999 film, My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 2000.
Death
She died on March 22, 2011, aged 86, in New York City, of cancer. She was survived by her two children and a grandson.
Filmography
Actress
2008
Doubt as
Sister Teresa
2008
The Caller as
Jimmy's Mother
2007
Enchanted as
Ballroom Lady #1
2001
Ed (TV Series) as
Mrs. Barb Miller
- Closure (2001) - Mrs. Barb Miller
2000
Bless the Child as
Sister Joseph
2000
Isn't She Great as
Aunt Abigail
1999
The Longest Journey (Video Game) as
Old Woman / Alatien Teller (English version, voice)
1999
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Christine Aimsley
- Ramparts (1999) - Christine Aimsley
1998
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (Short) as
Marian
1996
Marvin's Room as
Nun on Phone
1995
Past the Bleachers (TV Movie) as
Tilda
1995
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
Isabella Kunkle
- In Search of Crimes Past (1995) - Isabella Kunkle
1992
Graham (TV Movie) as
Betty
1992
Me and Veronica as
Woman at Laundromat
1991
The Antagonists (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lewinger
- Con Safos (1991) - Mrs. Lewinger
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities as
Mrs. McCoy
1990
The Incident (TV Movie) as
Edna Mae Hansen
1988
Beverly Hills Buntz (TV Series) as
Edna Parsons
- Ad Astra Per Peoria (1988) - Edna Parsons
1988
Annie McGuire (TV Series) as
Eva Stillman
- Emma's Eviction (1988) - Eva Stillman
1988
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Mrs. Johnston
- Split Decision (1988) - Mrs. Johnston
1988
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Graham
- Belle of the Bald (1988) - Mrs. Graham
1987
A Hobo's Christmas (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Gladys Morgan
1986
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
Velma Almeida
- Widow's Walk (1986) - Velma Almeida
1982
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Acton / Aunt Sally Friedman
- The Europeans (1985) - Mrs. Acton
- Fifth of July (1982) - Aunt Sally Friedman
1984
A Flash of Green as
Aunt Middy
1984
Hotel (TV Series) as
Lily Freilich
- Passages (1984) - Lily Freilich
1982
Not in Front of the Children (TV Movie) as
Elsa Carruthers
1982
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Dotty Hill
- Blacklist (1982) - Dotty Hill
1979
Starting Over as
Older Woman
1979
The Europeans as
Mrs. Acton
1977
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Betty Bowers
- Blizzard (1977) - Betty Bowers
1976
Ryan's Hope (TV Series) as
Dr. Thompson
- Episode #1.333 (1976) - Dr. Thompson
- Episode #1.332 (1976) - Dr. Thompson
1976
The Adams Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Hawkins
- Chapter VIII: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State (1976) - Mrs. Hawkins
1975
Three Days of the Condor as
Mrs. Russell (as Helen Stenbure)
1975
Good Times (TV Series) as
The Cashier
- Operation Florida (1975) - The Cashier
1973
Screaming Skull (TV Movie) as
Sarah
1972
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Mavis Johnson
- The Rimers of Eldritch (1972) - Mavis Johnson
1972
Between Time and Timbuktu (TV Movie) as
Miss Martin
1972
Look Homeward, Angel (TV Movie) as
Florry Mangle
1971
Dr. Cook's Garden (TV Movie) as
Ruth Hart
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Hannah Graham (1997)
1964
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
Lecturer / Dr. Lang
- To All My Friends on Shore (1964) - Lecturer
- Nurse Is a Feminine Noun (1964) - Dr. Lang
1964
Another World (TV Series) as
Helga Lindeman (1977-1978)
1961
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Luisa Werner
- Tunnel to Freedom (1962) - Luisa Werner
- Minerva's Children (1961)
1961
'Way Out (TV Series) as
Miss Wickford
- The Overnight Case (1961) - Miss Wickford
1960
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Kate O'Byrne
- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960) - Kate O'Byrne
1960
True Story (TV Series) as
Martha Cassidy
- Episode dated 18 June 1960 (1960) - Martha Cassidy (as Helen Stenberg)
1949
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Nina
- Angry Angel (1958)
- Apple of His Eye (1949) - Nina
- Autumn Fire (1949)
1947
A Christmas Carol (TV Movie)
Self
2000
The 54th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
Archive Footage
2011
The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
References
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