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Carmen Mathews(1911-1995)

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Carmen Mathews
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Carmen Mathews' film credits include BUtterfield 8 (1960), A Rage to Live (1965), Sounder (1972) Daniel (1983). She also appeared in several TV movies and is still seen in reruns as Col. Lillian Rayborn in an episode of the TV series M*A*S*H (1972). She has teamed on the Broadway stage with such stars as Don Ameche, Angela Lansbury and Joanne Woodward. Her last role was in The Last Best Year (1990) with Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters.
BornMay 8, 1911
DiedAugust 31, 1995(84)
BornMay 8, 1911
DiedAugust 31, 1995(84)
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Known for

Timothy Hutton in Daniel (1983)
Daniel
6.6
  • Mrs. Ascher
  • 1983
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Thelma Malley
  • Miss Hall
  • Katherine Oldham
  • Joanna Enright
  • Lizzie Borden
  • Celia Boerum
Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
Play of the Week
7.1
TV Series
  • Verena Talbo
Kennedy (1983)
Kennedy
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Mamie Eisenhover(as Carmen Matthews)

Credits

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Actress

  • Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992)
    Lifestories: Families in Crisis
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Margaret Darling
    • 1992
  • The Last Best Year (1990)
    The Last Best Year
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Aunt Lizzie
    • 1990
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1989
  • Brian Benben, Patricia Kalember, Priscilla Lopez, Jan Rubes, Lane Smith, and Keone Young in Kay O'Brien (1986)
    Kay O'Brien
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Sally Rothman
    • 1986
  • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
    Tales from the Darkside
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Madame Marlena
    • 1985
  • Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James in Kate & Allie (1984)
    Kate & Allie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Lotte Simpson
    • 1984
  • Kennedy (1983)
    Kennedy
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Mamie Eisenhover (as Carmen Matthews)
    • 1983
  • Timothy Hutton in Daniel (1983)
    Daniel
    6.6
    • Mrs. Ascher
    • 1983
  • Gauguin the Savage (1980)
    Gauguin the Savage
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Madame Jeanette
    • 1980
  • Wayne Rogers in Top of the Hill (1979)
    Top of the Hill
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Minna Ellsworth
    • 1979
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Colonel Lillian Rayburn
    • 1978
  • Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)
    Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Miss Cumberland
    • 1977
  • Farley Granger and Michael Learned in Widow (1976)
    Widow
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Carmen
    • 1976
  • Jim Hutton in Ellery Queen (1975)
    Ellery Queen
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Letitia Allingham
    • 1975
  • The American Parade (1974)
    The American Parade
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Lucretia Mott
    • 1974

Soundtrack

  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Harrigan", "Second Hand Rose"
    • 1978

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A Rage to Live
Trailer 2:29
A Rage to Live
Sounder
Trailer 1:41
Sounder
Sounder
Trailer 1:41
Sounder

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Carmen Sylva Mathews
  • Born
    • May 8, 1911
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 31, 1995
    • Redding, Connecticut, USA(natural causes)
  • Parents
      Mathilde Keller
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1975, she set up and ran a residential summer camp for kids on her 100-acre farm in Connecticut. A decade later she set up an educational center.

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