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Margaret Sullavan

Birth Name:
Margaret Brooke Sullavan
Birth Place:
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Margaret Sullavan

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
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