Trivia

She holds a place in the Guinness Book of Records for playing every performance of the play, "Deathtrap," on Broadway 1,809 for 8 shows per week for 4 years without taking a vacation or sick day.

From 1967 to 1991, she was a faculty member of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, where her students included Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Kevin Spacey, William Hurt, Robin Williams and Laura Linney.

Entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for appearing in "Deathtrap" from 1978 until late in 1982 without ever missing a single performance.

Seldes was frequently heard on Himan Brown's CBS Mystery Theater series on radio in the 1970s.

She studied at the School of American Ballet, where she studied dance with Martha Graham, and graduated from the Dalton School in New York City.

Inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame (Gershwin Theatre, New York, New York, USA), 1996.

She was directly cremated at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel. Her ashes were sprinkled around Central Park afterwards.

She made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).

Won Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance", and has since appeared in Albee's "Three Tall Women" and "The Play About the Baby". Her Tony Award was followed with four other nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic) in 1971 for "Father's Day", as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) in 1978 for "Deathtrap" and, in 2003, for a revival of "Dinner at Eight", and as Best Actress (Play), in 1999, for a revival of "Ring Round the Moon".

Mother of Katharine Claiman Andres, tutor at the Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut. Grandmother of Timothy Andres (born in 1986) who is a composer and pianist.

Between 1974 and 1982, she appeared in 179 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."

Studied acting at New York City's "Neighborhood Playhouse", under legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner.

Michael Learned, Christina Rouner and she were awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "Three Tall Women" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

She was awarded the 2010 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement to the Theatre.

She was awarded the 1996 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Leading Actress for "Three Tall Women" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Daughter of journalist/author/editor Gilbert Seldes and niece of journalist/ George Seldes.

Earned a 1967 Tony award as Best Featured Actress in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance", and has since appeared in Albee's "Three Tall Women" and "The Play About the Baby".

Nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the revival of "Dinner at Eight." It is her fifth Tony nomination. (May 2003)

Daughter, Katharine Claman, was named after stage actress Katharine Cornell.

Opening in limited engagement on Broadway, with Angela Lansbury, in "Deuce" by Terence McNally, in April. (February 2007)

Teaching at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. (September 2002)

Central Park South, New York City (June 2010)