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Madeline Lee(1923-2008)

  • Actress
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Madeline Lee was born on 30 May 1923 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Cocoon: The Return (1988), The Savages (2007) and Big City Blues (1997). She was married to Jack Gilford. She died on 14 April 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 30, 1923
DiedApril 14, 2008(84)
BornMay 30, 1923
DiedApril 14, 2008(84)
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Known for

Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tahnee Welch, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, and Gwen Verdon in Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Cocoon: The Return
5.4
  • Impatient Woman
  • 1988
The Savages (2007)
The Savages
7.1
  • Resident #2
  • 2007
Burt Reynolds in Big City Blues (1997)
Big City Blues
3.2
  • Kyle's Mother
  • 1997
Lianna (1983)
Lianna
6.9
  • Supermarket Customer
  • 1983

Credits

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Actress

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins in Uncertainty (2008)
    Uncertainty
    5.7
    • Elderly Woman (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • The Savages (2007)
    The Savages
    7.1
    • Resident #2
    • 2007
  • Raw Footage (2005)
    Raw Footage
    7.9
    • Grandma Estelle
    • 2005
  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
    And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Drebben's Mother
    • 2003
  • Mark Ruffalo in The Beat (2000)
    The Beat
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Sarina Hayes
    • 2000
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mama
    • 1998
  • Burt Reynolds in Big City Blues (1997)
    Big City Blues
    3.2
    • Kyle's Mother
    • 1997
  • That Old Feeling (1997)
    That Old Feeling
    6.1
    • Woman at Sidewalk Café
    • 1997
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Trial Judge Alice Conners
    • Judge Susan Amberger
    • 1994–1996
  • Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tahnee Welch, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, and Gwen Verdon in Cocoon: The Return (1988)
    Cocoon: The Return
    5.4
    • Impatient Woman
    • 1988
  • Lianna (1983)
    Lianna
    6.9
    • Supermarket Customer
    • 1983
  • A Secret Space (1977)
    A Secret Space
    6.2
    • Fran
    • 1977
  • Roseland (1977)
    Roseland
    6.0
    • Camille (The Peabody)
    • 1977
  • William Devane and George C. Scott in Fear on Trial (1975)
    Fear on Trial
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)
    Save the Tiger
    6.9
    • Receptionist
    • 1973

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Madeline Lee Gilford
  • Born
    • May 30, 1923
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 14, 2008
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jack GilfordApril 16, 1949 - June 2, 1990 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Madeline met Jack at a political meeting for left wing causes in 1947. The couple was married in 1949 and remained together for forty years until Jack's death in 1990. Both husband and wife had left their original spouses for each other during the late 1940s.
  • Quotes
    We raised three children on unemployment insurance. ML - referring to her and husband Jack Gilford's blacklisting

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