- Catherine Burns
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caption=Catherine Burns' Oscar-nominated role was the character at right on this 1969 paperback tie-in.
birthdate=bda|1945|9|24
birthplace=city-state|New York City|New York
occupation=Film ,television actress Catherine Burns (born
September 24 1945 ) is an Americanactress .Born in
New York City , Burns attended theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts . She made her Broadway debut in 1968 in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ". In 1970 she won theTheatre World Award for her performance in theoff-Broadway play "Dear Janet Rosenberg, Dear Mr. Kooning".Burns made her screen debut in 1969 in "
Last Summer " as sensitive, conservative Rhoda, receiving critical acclaim and a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress . The role also brought her the 1970 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.Her other film credits include "
Me, Natalie " (1969) and "Red Sky at Morning".Television
Burns' television debut was the role of Mary Warren in
Arthur Miller 's "The Crucible " (1967). Her other TV credits include the adaptation ofArthur Miller 's play "A Memory of Two Mondays " (1974) and guest appearances on "One Life to Live ", "Love, American Style ", "Adam-12 ", "The Mod Squad ", "The Waltons " and "The Bionic Woman ". She continued on television throughout the 1970s and into the mid-1980s, when she turned from acting to writing.Radio
She also was an actress on radio, appearing in 1973 on Mutual's "The Zero Hour", hosted by
Rod Serling .During the 1990s, while employed as an office receptionist, she was writing a play about the first production of
Maxim Gorky 's "The Lower Depths " at theMoscow Arts Theatre .External links
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