Verna Bloom

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Verna Bloom (born August 7, 1939) is an American actress. She co-starred in the 1973 film "High Plains Drifter" with Clint Eastwood and the 1974 made for TV movie "Where Have All The People Gone?" with Peter Graves and Kathleen Quinlan. She has had roles in more than 30 films and television episodes since the 1960s, including playing Mary, mother of Jesus, in "The Last Temptation of Christ" in 1988 and Marion Wormer in "Animal House" in 1978.

Bloom was born in Lynn, Massachusetts [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Verna-Bloom.html Verna Bloom Biography ((?)-) ] ] and attended the School of Fine Arts in Boston University, graduating with a BFA. She also studied at the HB Studio in New York City. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800031314/bio Verna Bloom Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] She is Jewish.cite book|last=Cullen|first=Jim|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Restless in the Promised Land: Catholics and the American Dream|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2001|location=|pages=129|month=|url=|id=ISBN1580510930]

Filmography

*"Animal House"
*"After Hours (film)"
*"The Hired Hand"
*"High Plains Drifter"
*"Where Have All The People Gone?"
*"The Last Temptation of Christ"
*"Medium Cool"
*"Street Scenes"
*"The Journey of Natty Gann"
*"Mean Streets"

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DATE OF BIRTH= 1939-08-07
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