Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson
Born	November 12, 1931 (age 89); New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Alfred Cibelli (m. 1965; div. 1968)

Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian.

In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows. Wilson's most notable work includes a Tony Award-winning role on Broadway in Grey Gardens.^[1] She is also known for her appearances on One Day at a Time.

Early life[]

Wilson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2] She married fellow actor Alfred “Chibbie” Cibelli on April 6, 1965 in New Haven. They were married for three years before the union ended in divorce.^[3]

Work[]

Stage[]

Broadway^[4]

Hot Spot (1963) as Sue Ann (Broadway debut)
Flora, The Red Menace (1965) as Comrade Ada
(1968) as Bernice
Noël Coward's Sweet Potato (1968) (replacement)
Promises, Promises (1968) as Marge MacDougall
Watercolor & Criss-Crossing (1970)
The Women (1973) as Nancy Blake
Gypsy: A Musical Fable (1974) as Tessie Tura
The Royal Family (1975) as Kitty Dean
The Importance of Being Earnest (1977) as Miss Prism
The Philadelphia Story (1980) as Elizabeth Imbrie
Fools (1981) as Lenya Zubritsky
Alice in Wonderland (1982) as the Red Queen
The Odd Couple (1985) as Mickey
Cabaret (1998) as Fräulein Schneider
The Women (2001) as Mrs. Morehead
Grey Gardens (2006) as Edith Bouvier Beale (Tony Award)
On the Twentieth Century (2015) as Letita Peabody Primrose

Off-Broadway^[5]

Bonds of Interest (1958)
The Threepenny Opera (1959) (replacement)^[6]
Dime a Dozen (1962)
A Great Career (1968)
Whispers on the Wind (1970)
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You and The Actor's Nightmare (1982) (replacement)
Baby with the Bathwater (1983)
Macbeth (1989)
Flaubert's Latest (1992)
Full Gallop (1995) (co-author, winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show)
Bosoms and Neglect (1998)
The Beard of Avon (2004)
Grey Gardens (2006)
4000 Miles (2011)

Other

Gypsy (1974)^[7]
Anyone Can Whistle (1980)^[8]
Social Security (1987)^[9]
False Admissions (1994)^[10]
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1996)^[11]
Morning's at Seven (2002)^[12]
The Rivals (2005)^[13]
The Guardsman (2010)^[14]

Filmography[]

Klute (1971) as an ad agency secretary
Going Home (1971) as Mrs. Green the real estate lady
Up the Sandbox (1972) as Betty
King of the Gypsies (1978) as Ivy
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as Miss Mo-dene
Zelig (1983) as Ruth, Zelig's half-sister
Teachers (1984) as teacher
The Money Pit (1986) as Benny's mom
Cheap Shots (1989) as Dotty
Pet Sematary (1989) as Dory Goldman
She-Devil (1989) as Mrs. Trumper
Everybody Wins (1990) as Jean
Green Card (1990) as Mrs. Sheehan
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) as Miss Watson
Mr. Wonderful (1993) as Muriel Manners
Stepmom (1998) as Mrs. Franklin
24 Nights (1999) as Lillian
Searching for Paradise (2002) as Evelyn Greenslate
The Third Date (2003) as Lulu
Psychoanalysis Changed My Life (2003) as Dr. Anya Zurmer
Nebraska (2013) as Aunt Martha
Ocean's 8 (2018) as Marlene

Television[]

All My Children (1970) as Millicent Greenlee (1999-2000)
The Royal Family (1977) as Kitty Dean
One Day at a Time (1976-1977) as Ginny Wroblicki
Maude (1978) as Congresswoman Irene McIlhenny
Lou Grant (1982)
A Mistaken Charity (1986) as Mrs. Simmonds
Tales from the Darkside (1986)
The Thorns (1988)
Blind Spot (1993) as Mrs. Deitz
Remember WENN (1996)
Cosby (1999)
Frasier (2000) as Helen
The Sopranos (2000) as Catherine Romano
A Season for Miracles (1999) as Corinna
The Women (2002) as Mrs. Morehead
Louie (2010) as Louie's mother
Nurse Jackie (2012) as Doris
Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018) as Bunny
Orange is the New Black (2016) as Millie
Modern Family (2018) as Becky Pritchett

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
1996	Obie Award^[15]	Distinguished Performance by an Actress	Full Gallop	Won
1998	Tony Award^[16]	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Cabaret	Nominated
1999	Drama Desk Award^[17]	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Bosoms and Neglect	Nominated
2004	Drama Desk Award^[18]	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	The Beard of Avon	Nominated
2006	Outer Critics Circle Award^[19]	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Grey Gardens	Nominated
	Lucille Lortel Award^[20]	Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actress		Nominated
	Drama League Award^[21]	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
2007	Tony Award^[22]	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical		Won
2007	Richard Seff Award^[23]	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production		Won
2012	Obie Award^[24]	Distinguished Performance by an Actress	4000 Miles	Won
2012	Drama League Award^[25]	Distinguished Performance	4000 Miles	Nominated
2015	Outer Critics Circle Award^[26]	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	On the Twentieth Century	Nominated

References[]

^ http://www.playbill.com/article/mary-louise-wilson-older-wiser-and-loving-it-in-off-broadways-4000-miles-com-180226
^ Wilson, Mary Louise. My First Hundred Years in Show Business: A Memoir. Abrams Press, 2015. Print.
^ "Mary L Wilson in the Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2012". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mary-louise-wilson-65252
^ http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/5299
^ https://www.actorsequity.org/join/HIGMEC/MaryLouiseWilson/
^ ""Gypsy – Broadway Musical – 1974-1974 Tour - IBDB"". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Eckert, Thor, Jr. (1980-09-08). "The Bard and carpentry make a well-rounded company". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ ""Social Security – Broadway Play – Tour - IBDB"". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Klein, Alvin (1994-03-13). "THEATER; Untruth And Truth, The Games People Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Shewey, Don (1996-07-14). "How to Be a Producer, in One Instant Lesson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Gallo, Phil (2002-12-12). "Morning's at Seven". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Rizzo, Frank (2005-01-24). "The Rivals". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ "Mary Louise Wilson cast in Molnar farce". The Berkshire Eagle. New England Newspapers, Inc. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ "Winners of the 1996 Obie Awards". Playbill. 1996. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ "List of 1998 Tony Award Winners". Playbill. 1998-12-14. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ Lefkowitz, David (1999-05-09). "List of 1999 Drama Desk Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ Gans, Andrew (2004-04-29). "2003-04 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced; Wicked Leads Pack with 11 Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ "Outer Critics Circle 2005-2006 winners announced". New York Theater Guide. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ "2006 Nominations and Recipients". w.lortelaward.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
^ "Drama League Announces 2006 Nominees".
^ "Just the Facts: List of 2007 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". 11 June 2007.
^ https://www.actorsequityfoundation.org/the-richard-seff-past-winners#:~:text=Richard%20Seff%20Award%20is%20presented,Broadway%20or%20Off%2DBroadway%20production.
^ "The 2012 Obie Award Winners". 16 May 2012.
^ "The 2012 Drama League Award Winners". 18 May 2012.
^ "Outer Critic Circle Awards 2015 (FULL LIST): 'Curious Incident' Wins Big". 11 May 2015.

External links[]

Mary Louise Wilson at the Internet Broadway Database
Mary Louise Wilson at IMDb
Mary Louise Wilson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Grey Gardens, "Working in the Theatre" video from the American Theatre Wing (November 2006)

[1] ttp://www.playbill.com/article/mary-louise-wilson-older-wiser-and-loving-it-in-off-broadways-4000-miles-com-180226

[2] Wilson, Mary Louise. My First Hundred Years in Show Business: A Memoir. Abrams Press, 2015. Print.

[3] "Mary L Wilson in the Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2012". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[4] ttps://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mary-louise-wilson-65252

[5] ttp://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/5299

[6] ttps://www.actorsequity.org/join/HIGMEC/MaryLouiseWilson/

[7] ""Gypsy – Broadway Musical – 1974-1974 Tour - IBDB"". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[8] Eckert, Thor, Jr. (1980-09-08). "The Bard and carpentry make a well-rounded company". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[9] ""Social Security – Broadway Play – Tour - IBDB"". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[10] Klein, Alvin (1994-03-13). "THEATER; Untruth And Truth, The Games People Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[11] Shewey, Don (1996-07-14). "How to Be a Producer, in One Instant Lesson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[12] Gallo, Phil (2002-12-12). "Morning's at Seven". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[13] Rizzo, Frank (2005-01-24). "The Rivals". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[14] "Mary Louise Wilson cast in Molnar farce". The Berkshire Eagle. New England Newspapers, Inc. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[15] "Winners of the 1996 Obie Awards". Playbill. 1996. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[16] "List of 1998 Tony Award Winners". Playbill. 1998-12-14. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[17] Lefkowitz, David (1999-05-09). "List of 1999 Drama Desk Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[18] Gans, Andrew (2004-04-29). "2003-04 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced; Wicked Leads Pack with 11 Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[19] "Outer Critics Circle 2005-2006 winners announced". New York Theater Guide. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[20] "2006 Nominations and Recipients". w.lortelaward.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[21] "Drama League Announces 2006 Nominees".

[22] "Just the Facts: List of 2007 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". 11 June 2007.

[23] ttps://www.actorsequityfoundation.org/the-richard-seff-past-winners#:~:text=Richard%20Seff%20Award%20is%20presented,Broadway%20or%20Off%2DBroadway%20production.

[24] "The 2012 Obie Award Winners". 16 May 2012.

[25] "The 2012 Drama League Award Winners". 18 May 2012.

[26] "Outer Critic Circle Awards 2015 (FULL LIST): 'Curious Incident' Wins Big". 11 May 2015.

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Mary Louise Wilson
Born	(1931-11-12) November 12, 1931 (age 89) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Alfred Cibelli (m. 1965; div. 1968)