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- Birth nameBeatrice Lucille Williams
- Beatrice Winde was born on January 5, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Lone Star (1996) and Sparkle (1976). She was married to Raymond Ward Stough Jr.. She died on January 3, 2004 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseRaymond Ward Stough Jr.(June 24, 1952 - ?) (divorced)
- She received a Tony nomination for best supporting actress in her 1972 broadway debut in Melvin Van Peeble's "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death". It was the first of seven nominations.
- In 1997, she received a Living Legend Award from the National Black Theater.
- She graduated the Chicago Music Conservatory as a voice student and continued her voice studies briefly at the Yale University School of Music and at Julliard.
- Adopted the professional name "Beatrice Winde" because Actors Equity (the stage actors union) already had an actress by the name of Beatrice Williams.
- She acted in plays by Toni Morrison and Horton Foote and in productions by the Negro Ensemble Company, the Manhattan Theater Club, the Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater, Playwrights Horizon, and others.
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