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- Birth nameMary Anne Meacham
- Anne Meacham was born on July 21, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Lilith (1964), The United States Steel Hour (1953) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). She died on January 12, 2006 in Canaan, New York, USA.
- She is best known for her work in the plays of Tennessee Williams. He once said of her, "There's nothing she won't say or do on stage without any sign of embarrassment".
- Made her Broadway debut in "The Long Watch" in 1952, and subsequently appeared in "Ondine" (1954), "Eugenia" (1957), "The Legend of Lizzie" (1959), "Moonbirds" (1959), "A Passage to India" (1962) and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" (1967).
- Created the role of Catherine Holly in Tennessee Williams' off-Broadway production of "Suddenly, Last Summer.".
- Won two Obies, one for her role as Catharine Holly in "Suddenly, Last Summer" and the other for "Hedda Gabler."
- Hawkish character actress devoted primarily to the theater who started her career on stage in Bridgeton, Maine, in 1946.
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