Marian Waldman

Marian Waldman
Born	16 December 1924(1924-12-16) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	5 July 1985(1985-07-05) (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Marian Ann Waldman, sometimes miscredited as Marion Waldman
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943-1979
Known for	Black Christmas

Marian Ann Waldman (16 December 1924 – 5 July 1985) was a Canadian actress. She was also a veteran stage actress for Toronto for many decades of her career.

Biography

Waldman was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a professor mother and a physician father. Waldman was an Ashkenazi Jew. She began her career as a stage actress while working around the Toronto area, during the 1950s, first as a choir girl, and later with a dramatic repertoire.

Marian's close friends and relatives had been known to call her "Pookie," as a term of endearment. In addition to her career as an actress, Waldman also enjoyed reading, traveling, various events around Toronto, astrology, and parties.

Knowledge of her personal life is rather limited, perhaps due to lack of sufficient information. Hopefully, a relative/close friend can provide more for this beloved character actress.

Career

After a successful run in live theatre, Waldman later became a film actress in the early 1970s, as well as an occasional television screenwriter.

Most film fans will remember Waldman for her celebrated role as a foul-mouthed, but also endearing, closet drunkard housemother, Mrs. Mac (Mrs. MacHenry) from the 1974 holiday horror classic, Black Christmas. According to IMDb.com, the role was apparently offered to Bette Davis, whom eventually turned it down. The role provided much needed comedic relief to the original slasher.^[1]

In 2006, fellow Black Christmas cast mate, Andrea Martin reprised the role of Mrs. Mac in the remake Black Christmas.

Death

Marian died on July 5, 1985, in her native Toronto, due to unknown causes.^[2]

Waldman's final on-screen appearance was in John Huston's 1980 film, Phobia.

Filmography

• When Michael Calls (1971) (Television Movie)
• Class of '44 (1973)
• The Starlost (1973) (as writer) (Television Series)
• Deranged (1974)
• Black Christmas (1974)
• A Cosmic Christmas (1977) (Television Short)
• High Hopes (1978) (as writer) (Television Series)
• Phobia (1980)

References

1. ^ Marian Waldman Biography (1924-1985)
2. ^ Marian Waldman at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Marian Waldman at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Waldman, Marian
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Date of birth	16 December 1924
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	5 July 1985
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada