Biography

Marie Powers was born on June 20, 1902 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Medium (1951), Flash Gordon (1954) and Studio One (1948). She was married to Count Luigi Crescenti. She died on December 29, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.

Also appeared on Broadway in the musical drama "The Consul" (1950) and in a revival of "Carousel" (1957) as Nettie Fowler who sings the rousing "You'll Never Walk Alone." She also played the "Queen Mother" opposite Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn in the the straight dramatic play "Becket" in 1960.

Operatic contralto known for her superb dramatic skills. She starred in the Gian Carlo Menotti opera, "The Medium" in 1946. The show was lukewarm in its response. The following year Menotti decided to put the strange, eerie piece on Broadway and it enjoyed a surprisingly healthy six-month run. She later recreated her famous villainous role in an independently produced film in 1950 directed by Menotti and co-starring a teenage Anna Maria Alberghetti.

Earned a job in La Scala for herself and sang all over Europe in her early career.

Left home in Mt. Carmel, Pa. at 17, to study singing in Italy.

Married an Italian nobleman who died just prior to WWII.