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Margaret Sullavan Biography
Birth Name:Margaret Brooke Sullavan
Birth Place:Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for "Three Comrades" in 1939
- Studied dance at the Boston Denishawn studio and drama at the Copley Theatre
- Made her screen acting debut in the film "Only Yesterday" in 1933
- Started out as a chorus girl in the Harvard Dramatic Society production of "Close Up" in 1929
- Started out as a stage actress in the University Players repertory company in Massachusetts
- Best known for her role as Klara Novak in "The Shop Around the Corner" and as Freya Roth in "The Mortal Storm․"
- Frequently had death scenes in her films where she would make "incredibly noble" deathbed speeches
Awards
- 1934Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
- 1934Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
- 1935Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
- 1936Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
- 1936Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
- 1938NBR Award-Best Acting: winner
- 1938NYFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
- 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner
- 1939Oscar-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1939Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
- 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
- 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner
- 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
- 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
- 1942Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
- 1950Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner