Carrie Snodgress

Birth Name:

Caroline Snodgress

Birth Place:

Barrington, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress

Attended Northern Illinois University before leaving early to pursue acting full-time
Quote: "I was never really a career woman, you see․ My life always came first․ When I got nominated for 'Diary of a Mad Housewife,' I didn't think, 'Aah, now I'll get more money․' My dream had always just been to do my works well, fall in love and build a life for myself․"
Passed away at the age of 58 awaiting a liver transplant
After returning to Hollywood following a hiatus, she would eventually move to New York to make her Broadway debut in 1981 with A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
Made several small television appearances, some unaccredited, before gaining critical acclaim for 1970's "Diary of a Mad Housewife" for which she would earn two Golden Globes as well as an Oscar nomination
Took an eight year hiatus from acting to parent her son, who was born with cerebral palsy, whom she shared with rocker Neil Young

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