Eva Le Gallienne Biography

Fast Facts

• Winner of a National Board of Review Award in 1980 as Best Supporting Actress for "Resurrection․"
• Awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1986 by the National Endowment of the Arts
• Nominated for a Saturn Award at the 1981 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films as Best Supporting Actress for "Resurrection․"
• Nominated for a Tony Award at the age of 82 for "To Grandmother's House We Go․"
• Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for her production of "Alison's House․"
• Winner of a Special Tony in 1964 for body of work
• Winner of the Norwegian Grand Cross for furthering the presentation of plays by Ibsen
• Won the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald Regan
• Is the daughter of the renowned poet Richard Le Gallienne
• Made her acting debut at the age of 15 with "Monna Vanna․"
• Quote: "The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for getting․"
• Known for her roles as Grandma Pearl in "Resurrection" and the White Queen in the TV movie "Alice in Wonderland․"
• Founded the Civic Repertory Theatre in the 1920s