Anne Revere
(1903 - 1990)Anne Revere's forte was the portrayal of mothers and she had a soothing and comforting, motherly presence. In fact, she reminded me much of my own mother. She was born in New York City on June 25, 1903 and educated at Wellesley College. She began as a stage actress appearing in stock theatre and eventually Broadway. She was an accomplished actress and won both the Oscar, for her role in "National Velvet" (1944) as Mrs. Brown, and a Tony for "Toys in the Attic" on the Broadway stage. She also received Oscar nominations for her work in "Song of Bernadette" (1943) as Louise Soubirous and "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947) as Mrs. Green. In the 1950s she was blacklisted by the film industry for pleading the 5th Amendment before the House Un-American Activities Committee and did not return to film acting until the 1970s. Her other film credits include: "Double Door" (1934) as Caroline Van Brett; "The Howards of Virginia" (1940) as Mrs. Betsy Norton; "Men of Boys Town" (1941) as Mrs. Fenely; "The Flame of New Orleans" (1941) as Giraud's Sister; "The Falcon Takes Over" (1942) as Jessie Florian; "Keys of the Kingdom" (1944) as Agnes Fiske; "The Thin Man Goes Home" (1945) as Crazy Mary; "Dragonwyck" (1946) as Abigail Wells; "Forever Amber" (1947) as Mother Red Cap; "A Place in the Sun" (1951) as Hannah Eastman; "Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon" (1970) as Mrs. Farber and "Birch Interval" (1977) as Mrs. Tanner, her final theatrical film. She also appeared in the made for TV movie "Two for the Money" (1971) as Mrs. Gap. She died on December 18, 1990 of pneumonia in Locust Valley, New York.
From Great Character Actors, Page 2.
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