Rosemary Murphy

Biography: Born in Germany to American parents, Rosemary Murphy was educated in Paris. When her family relocated to the U.S. in 1939, Murphy completed her schooling in Kansas City. After preparing for an acting career at Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio, she returned to Germany, where she made her film bow in Berlin Express (1948) and her stage debut in a 1949 production of Peer Gynt. The following year, she made her first Broadway appearance. Murphy's stage credits include Period of Adjustment (1961), Any Wednesday (1964) and A Delicate Balance (1966); she earned Tony nominations for all three, and was honored with the New York Critic's Poll award for her work in Balance. Her film and TV characterizations ranged from meek subservience to homicidal intensity. She spent several years as Loretta Fowler on the daytime soap opera Another World, and has played such "historical celebrity" roles as Sara Delano Roosevelet in Eleanor and Franklin (winning an Emmy for her work), DorothyBorn in Germany to American parents, Rosemary Murphy was educated in Paris. When her family relocated to the U.S. in 1939, Murphy completed her schooling in Kansas City. After preparing for an acting career at Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio, she returned to Germany, where she made her film bow in Berlin Express (1948) and her stage debut in a 1949 production of Peer Gynt. The following year, she made her first Broadway appearance. Murphy's stage credits include Period of Adjustment (1961), Any Wednesday (1964) and A Delicate Balance (1966); she earned Tony nominations for all three, and was honored with the New York Critic's Poll award for her work in Balance. Her film and TV characterizations ranged from meek subservience to homicidal intensity. She spent several years as Loretta Fowler on the daytime soap opera Another World, and has played such "historical celebrity" roles as Sara Delano Roosevelet in Eleanor and Franklin (winning an Emmy for her work), Dorothy Parker in Julia (1977), Mary Ball Washington in the 1984 miniseries George Washington, and Rose Kennedy in the 1991 TV biopic A Woman Named Jackie. Rosemary Murphy has also been prominently featured in three recent Woody Allen productions: September (1987), Don't Drink the Water (1994), and Mighty Aphrodite. Her final film role was in the indie rom-com The Romantics. Murphy died in 2014, at age 89. Expand

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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Another World: Season 36 May 4, 1999 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Frasier: Season 6 Sep 24, 1998 Carol Larkin / Carol Larkin / Rosemary Murphy 8.7
tbd Another World: Season 35 May 4, 1998 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 34 Jul 10, 1997 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Frasier: Season 4 Sep 17, 1996 Carol / Carol Larkin / Rosemary Murphy 8.9
tbd Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Season 1 Jan 1, 1993 Mrs. Bing 8.8
tbd Law & Order: Season 2 Sep 19, 1991 Mrs. Messimer 8.7
tbd Another World: Season 27 Oct 29, 1990 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Murder, She Wrote: Season 4 Sep 20, 1987 Sybil tbd
tbd Another World: Season 24 Jun 30, 1987 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Kate & Allie: Season 1 Mar 19, 1984 Allie's Mother tbd
tbd Magnum, P.I.: Season 3 Sep 30, 1982 Marion Danforth tbd
tbd The Streets of San Francisco (1972): Season 2 Sep 13, 1973 Etta tbd
tbd Maude: Season 1 Sep 12, 1972 Jane tbd
tbd Another World: Season 6 Jun 30, 1969 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 5 Jan 2, 1968 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 4 Jun 21, 1967 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 3 May 9, 1966 Loretta Fowler (1988) tbd