Carmen Mathews
Carmen Mathews | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carmen Sylvia Mathews May 8, 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1995 (aged 84) Redding, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, environmentalist |
| Years active | 1943–1992 |
Carmen Sylvia Mathews (May 8, 1911 – August 31, 1995) was an American actress and environmentalist.[1]
Biography[]
Mathews was born in Philadelphia. She studied first at Bennett Junior College and then in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] She began her professional acting appearance with the Stratford-on-Avon Shakespearean Company before moving back to the United States.[1]
Her Shakespearean roles included Ophelia in Hamlet and the Queen in Richard II.[1] Her film credits include Butterfield 8 (1960), A Rage to Live (1965), Rabbit, Run (1970), Sounder (1972), Top of the Hill (1980) and Daniel (1983).[3] On television she performed on a wide variety of series over a span of four decades. A few of those series include appearances on six episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65), as well as roles in a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and a 1964 episode of The Fugitive.[4] One of her more memorable televised performances is as Colonel Lilian Rayborn on Episode 150 of M*A*S*H. Toward the end of her career, in 1990, she was cast in the Last Best Year with Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters.[3]
In 1975, Mathews set up and ran a residential summer camp for disadvantaged children on her 100-acre farm in Redding, Connecticut.[3] Toward the end of her life, Mathews, a passionate environmentalist, made a perpetual donation of her 100-acre New Pond Farm to the Redding Land Trust,[5] to ensure that it would retain its woods, fields, pond and marsh. The United Nations Association of the United States of America named Mathews one of Connecticut's outstanding women in 1987.[6][1]
Death[]
Mathews died at her farm in Redding, Connecticut in 1995, aged 84, from undisclosed causes.[1]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Butterfield 8 | Mrs. Jescott | Uncredited |
| 1965 | A Rage to Live | Emily Caldwell | |
| 1970 | Rabbit, Run | Mrs. Springer | |
| 1972 | Sounder | Rita Boatwright | |
| 1980 | Top of the Hill | Minna Ellsworth | TV movie |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Madame Jeanette | TV movie |
| 1983 | Daniel | Mrs. Ascher |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Carmen Mathews, Environmentalist And an Actress, 84". The New York Times. September 3, 1995. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "NPF's Founder, Carmen Mathews". New Pond Farm.org. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Carmen Mathews profile". IMDb. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Carmen Matthews". The Hitchcock Zone. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Obituaries: Carmen Matthews". Variety. September 18, 1995. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "U.N. Group to Honor 110 Connecticut Women". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
External links[]
- Carmen Mathews papers, 1921-1995, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- New Pond Farm's page on Carmen Mathews
- Remembering Carmen Mathews
- Carmen Mathews at Find a Grave
- Carmen Mathews at IMDb
- Carmen Mathews at the Internet Broadway Database
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