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Actress Elizabeth Wilson dies

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Stage and screen actress Elizabeth Wilson has died. She was 94.

Wilson passed away on Saturday at her New Haven, Connecticut home, The Hollywood Reporter said.

She was best known for her collaborations with acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols, most notably in 1967's "The Graduate", in which she played Dustin Hoffman's on-screen mother.

Nichols also directed Wilson in his films "Catch-22", "The Day of the Dolphin" and "Regarding Henry".

Wilson's other notable supporting role was as Roz, the nemesis of Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin in "9 to 5".

Throughout her nearly seven-decade career, Wilson also appeared in films such as "The Birds", "Quiz Show" and "The Addams Family", and her TV credits include "East Side/West Side", "Doc", "Dark Shadows", "All in the Family", and "Murder, She Wrote'.
 

Wilson was also a famed stage star, making her Broadway debut in "Picnic' in 1953, and she went on to perform in such productions as "Threepenny Opera", "The Importance of Being Earnest", "You Can't Take It with You" and "A Delicate Balance".

In 1972, Wilson was given the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role in anti-war drama "Sticks and Bones", and she was elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2007.

Wilson also earned nominations for BAFTA Film Awards, the Emmy Awards and the Drama Desk Awards.

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First Published: May 11 2015 | 2:42 PM IST

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