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Caldwell, Zoë (Ada)
Caldwell, Zoë [Ada] (b. 1933), actress and director. The Australian‐born leading lady, who was the wife of Robert Whitehead, acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company before coming to America, where she has appeared with the Guthrie Theatre and other regional theatres in a variety of roles. Caldwell's first Broadway appearance was as Sister Jean in The Devils (1965), but she is probably best remembered for her portrayal of the title roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1968) and Medea (1982), winning Tony Awards for both, as she has for Polly, the eccentric gossip columnist, in Slapstick Tragedy (1966) and opera diva Maria Callas in Master Class (1995). In addition to playing Lillian Hellman in a one‐woman show, Lillian (1986), Caldwell has also directed plays, most memorably Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1991). Autobiography: I Will Be Cleopatra, 2001.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caldwell, Zoë (Ada)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caldwell, Zoë (Ada)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CaldwellZoAda.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Caldwell, Zoë (Ada)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CaldwellZoAda.html |
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