Mary Nell Santacroce

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Mary Nell Santacroce (née McKoin; May 25, 1918 – February 17, 1999) was an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Wise Blood (1979), The War (1994) and Something to Talk About (1995).[1][2] She was also the mother of actress Dana Ivey.[3][4][5][6]

Biography[]

Mary Nell McKoin was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1918.[7][1][2] She was a graduate of both the University of Georgia and Emory University.[2] From 1948-65, she taught speech and drama at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][2] She also taught at Georgia State University from 1965 till 1972.[2]

She has two children, daughter Dana and son John, from her marriage to Hugh Ivey, which ended in divorce.[2] She also has another son, Eric, from her marriage to Dante Santacroce, her namesake widower.[2]

Santacroce died on February 17, 1999 at her home in Atlanta from leukemia and bone cancer.[1][2]

Select filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Obituaries in the News". Associated Press. 18 February 1999. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Associated Press (February 21, 1999). "Mary Nell Santacroce, Actress Known for Southern Characters". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Valerie Barnes Lipscomb (2016). Performing Age in Modern Drama. Springer. ISBN 9781137501691. page 128
  4. ^ Palmer, R. Barton (2007). Twentieth-Century American Fiction on Screen. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139461689.page 141
  5. ^ Pressley, Nelson (June 13, 2004). "For 'Hot Tin Roof,' Two Theater Pros Still at Their Peak". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Maupin, Elizabeth (March 10, 1993). "SHE WON'T LET ACTING BOX HER IN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Mary Nell Santacroce News".

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