Marian Seldes, who appeared in nearly two dozen Broadway plays including Deathtrap, (she famously never missed a performance of the long-running hit), Equus, The Chalk Garden, and several plays by Edward Albee, including Tiny Alice and A Delicate Balance, was born August 23, 1928. Her performance as Julia in A Delicate Balance won her the 1967 Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. In 2010, Seldes was also honored with a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Flip through photos of some of her theatre highlights below:
Judith Anderson, Marian Seldes, and cast in Medea
Marian Seldes in The Chalk Garden
Marian Seldes and Siobhán McKenna in The Chalk Garden
Marian Seldes in The Wall
Marian Seldes in The Wall
Rosemary Murphy, Marian Seldes, and Hume Cronynin A Delicate Balance
Marian Seldes, Rosemary Murphy, and Hume Cronynin A Delicate Balance
Gene Trobnic and Marian Seldes in Before You Go
Marian Seldes in Before You Go
Gene Trobnic and Marian Seldes in Before You Go
John Cullum, Marian Seldes, and Steve Bassett in Deathtrap
Marian Seldes (with John Wood and Victor Garber) in Deathtrap
Stacy Keach and Marian Seldes in Deathtrap
Stacy Keach, Marian Seldes, and Elizabeth Parrish in Deathtrap
Marian Seldes in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Marian Seldes, Haviland Morris, and Elizabeth Ashley in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Amanda Plummer, Elizabeth Ashley, and Marian Seldes in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Marian Seldes, Myra Carter, and Jordan Baker in Three Tall Women
Myra Carter, Marian Seldes, and Jordan Baker in Three Tall Women
Marian Seldes in Ring Round the Moon
Marian Seldes in The Play About the Baby.
Photo by Photo by T. Charles Erickson
Brian Murray, Marian Seldes, Kathleen Early and David Burkta.
Photo by Photo by Carol Rosegg
Marian Seldes in the 2003 Off-Broadway production of Beckett/Albee.
Carol Rosegg
Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury in Deuce
Joan Marcus
Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury
Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury in Deuce.
Photo by Joan Marcus
Marian Seldes
