Perry Wilson
Perry Wilson Anthony (1916 – December 30, 2009) was an American actress most active during the 1950s and 1960s. She was best known for her role in the 1957 film Fear Strikes Out.[1]
Early life and education[]
Perry was born Mary Elizabeth Wilson in 1916 in Bound Brook, New Jersey.[1] She was raised by her parents, Dorothy Roe and Edward A. Wilson. The family moved to Truro, Massachusetts. Wilson changed her first name to Perry when she was 13 years old.[1] She was a Christian Scientist. Wilson attended the Tamara Daykarhanova School for the Stage in New York City. where she met her future husband, Joseph Anthony.
Career[]
Wilson and Anthony co-founded the in 1938.[1] The company's first performance was The Trojan Women, which co-starred Mildred Dunnock and Horton Foote.[1] Wilson married Anthony in 1942, seven years after they first met.[1] Wilson's Broadway credits included , which was directed by and written by Lynn Riggs.[1] She also appeared on Broadway in , , , and . Wilson toured nationally with Ethel Barrymore in the production of The Corn is Green, in which she portrayed Bessie Watty. Her film credits included the 1957 film, Fear Strikes Out, co-starring Karl Malden and Tony Perkins.[1] She also appeared in the films, The Matchmaker.[1] On television, Wilson appeared in episodes of The United States Steel Hour, Naked City, The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, The Defenders and the Kraft Mystery Theatre.[1]
Personal life[]
Wilson met her husband, Joseph Anthony, with whom she co-founded American Actors Company at Tamara Daykarhanova School for the Stage in New York City. She largely retired from acting after the birth of her two children, Ellen Anthony and Peter Anthony.[1] She took up painting and studied with Jerry Farnsworth in Truro, Massachusetts.[1] Her paintings focused largely on landscape scenes. She later retired to her home in Truro, Massachusetts.
Death[]
Perry Wilson died at the Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on December 30, 2009, at the age of 93.[1] She was survived by her children and grandchildren.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Fear Strikes Out | Mrs. John Piersall | |
| 1958 | The Matchmaker | Minnie Fay |
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- 1916 births
- 2009 deaths
- American stage actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- 20th-century American painters
- American women painters
- 21st-century American painters
- People from Truro, Massachusetts
- People from Bound Brook, New Jersey
- Actresses from New York City
- 20th-century American actresses