Marian Seldes Net Worth

Marian Seldes was a renowned stage actress born in New York City in 1928. She studied drama and dance at the Neighborhood Playhouse and with Katharine Cornell, and taught acting at The Juilliard School and Fordham University. She made her Broadway debut in 1948 and was nominated for a Tony Award five times, winning for Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance in 1973. She also had an extensive career in movies, television, and radio, playing a variety of roles. Seldes was married twice, first to Julian Claman and then to screenwriter Garson Kanin. In 2010, she was honored with a Tony Lifetime Achievement Award for her illustrious career in the theater.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day August 23, 1928
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 92 YEARS OLD
Died On October 6, 2014(2014-10-06) (aged 86)\nNew York City
Birth Sign Virgo
Spouse(s) Julian Claman (1953–1961; divorced) Garson Kanin (1990–1999; his death)
Children Katharine Claman

💰 Net worth

Marian Seldes, a renowned actress in the United States, has garnered significant acclaim and success throughout her career, positioning herself as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. As of 2024, her net worth is approximately estimated to be between $100,000 and $1 million. With her exceptional talents and dedication to her craft, Seldes has undoubtedly played a pivotal role in numerous critically acclaimed performances, leaving an indelible mark on the world of acting.

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Biography/Timeline

1948

Trained for the stage, Seldes made her Broadway theatre debut in 1948 in a production of Medea. She went on to an illustrious career in which she earned five Tony Award nominations, winning her first time out in 1967 for A Delicate Balance. In addition to performing in live theatre, Seldes began acting in television in 1952 in a Hallmark Hall of Fame production that marked the first of many guest star roles. She also performed in a number of motion pictures and in radio plays. In the mid-1960s, Seldes recorded five albums for Folkways Records of famous works of literature, including two recordings of poetry by Robinson Jeffers. Between 1974 and 1982, she appeared in 179 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. In 1992, she appeared as Murphy Brown's eccentric Aunt Brooke.

1961

Seldes had one child, Katharine, by her first marriage to Julian Claman. They were divorced in 1961. Seldes stated that the marriage to Claman was violent. "If I sound a little vague about that marriage, it's because I don't understand the person in it. Me. I literally didn't know that people could be abusive." Seldes left the marriage after her father noticed marks on her face. Seldes was married to screenwriter/playwright Garson Kanin from 1990 until his death in 1999.

1967

Seldes studied with Sanford Meisner, Katharine Cornell, and Martha Graham. Actor Laura Linney said, "Marian is our touchstone to those theatrical ancestors. She provides an inspiration that makes you want to reach outside of yourself to something more potent and powerful." Seldes was a member of the drama faculty of The Juilliard School from 1967 to 1991. Her students included Christopher Reeve, Robin Williams, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Kline, william Hurt, Patti LuPone, Val Kilmer, and Kevin Spacey. In 2002, Marian Seldes began teaching at Fordham University, Lincoln Center.

1972

Seldes was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Alice Wadhams Hall, a socialite, and Gilbert Seldes, a Journalist, author, and Editor. Her uncle was Journalist George Seldes. She had one brother, Timothy. Seldes's paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and her mother was from a "prominent WASP family," the "Episcopalian blue-blooded Halls." She grew up in a creative environment, studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Her maternal aunt, Marian Wells Hall (died 1972), was a prominent interior decorator.

2008

In December 2008, for their annual birthday celebration to "The Master", the Noël Coward Society invited Seldes as the guest Celebrity to lay flowers in front of Coward's statue at New York's Gershwin Theatre, thereby commemorating the 109th birthday of Sir Noël. Marian Seldes was the recipient of a 2010 Antoinette Perry ("Tony") Lifetime Achievement Award. "All I've done is live my life in the theater and loved it ... If you can get an award for being happy, that's what I've got."

2012

In 2012, Seldes played the knife-wielding socialite Mabel Billingsly in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's popular children’s book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, written and directed by Tamar Halpern.

2014

Seldes died on October 6, 2014 in her Central Park South apartment, aged 86 years. She was survived by her daughter, brother, sister-in-law, and extended family.

2017

The cause of her death was not released. However, in 2017, it was reported that a documentary about her life, Marian, by Director R.E. "Rick" Rodgers", chronicling Seldes' last years, had created "consternation in the theater world" as a "horrific, intrusive depicting of her slide into dementia".