en.unionpedia.org

Sada Thompson, the Glossary

Sada Carolyn Thompson (September 27, 1927 – May 4, 2011) was an American stage, film, and television actress.^[1]

80 relations: Actor, Alex Haley's Queen, All in the Family, AllMovie, American Theater Hall of Fame, Andre's Mother, Any Mother's Son, Arms and the Man, Associated Press, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Betty Garrett, Blithe Spirit (play), Broadway theatre, Camera Three, Carnegie Mellon University, Cheers, Chicago Theatre, Danbury, Connecticut, Des Moines, Iowa, Desperate Characters (film), Drama Desk Award, Emmy Awards, ER (TV series), Family (1976 TV series), Fanwood, New Jersey, Father Dowling Mysteries, Fear Stalk, Feature film, Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Golden Globe Awards, Goodyear Television Playhouse, Greenwich Time (newspaper), Indictment: The McMartin Trial, James Broderick, Juno (musical), Law & Order, Los Angeles Times, Love Story (1973 TV series), Marco Polo (1982 TV series), Mary Todd Lincoln, Matriarchy, Musical theatre, My Two Loves, New York City, Norman Lear, Obie Award, Off-Broadway, Our Town, Our Town (Producers' Showcase), ... Expand index (30 more) »
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production.

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen (also known as Queen) is a 1993 American television miniseries that aired in three installments on February 14, 16, and 18 on CBS.

See Sada Thompson and Alex Haley's Queen

All in the Family

All in the Family is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.

See Sada Thompson and All in the Family

AllMovie

AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors.

See Sada Thompson and AllMovie

American Theater Hall of Fame

The American Theater Hall of Fame was founded in 1972 in New York City.

See Sada Thompson and American Theater Hall of Fame

Andre's Mother is a 1990 American made-for-television drama film written by Terrence McNally, adapted from his 1988 stage play, directed by Deborah Reinisch and starring Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson, and Sylvia Sidney.

See Sada Thompson and Andre's Mother

Any Mother's Son

Any Mother's Son is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film directed by David Burton Morris.

See Sada Thompson and Any Mother's Son

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing").

See Sada Thompson and Arms and the Man

Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

See Sada Thompson and Associated Press

Bachelor of Fine Arts

A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine, or performing arts.

See Sada Thompson and Bachelor of Fine Arts

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 – February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer.

See Sada Thompson and Betty Garrett

Blithe Spirit (play)

Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as "an improbable farce in three acts".

See Sada Thompson and Blithe Spirit (play)

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling Theatre as the proper noun in their names.

See Sada Thompson and Broadway theatre

Camera Three

Camera Three was an American anthology series devoted to the arts.

See Sada Thompson and Camera Three

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

See Sada Thompson and Carnegie Mellon University

Cheers

Cheers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 30, 1982 to May 20, 1993 for 11 seasons and 275 episodes.

See Sada Thompson and Cheers

Chicago Theatre

The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois.

See Sada Thompson and Chicago Theatre

Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City.

See Sada Thompson and Danbury, Connecticut

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.

See Sada Thompson and Des Moines, Iowa

Desperate Characters (film)

Desperate Characters is a 1971 American drama film produced, written, and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, who based his screenplay on the 1970 novel of the same name by Paula Fox.

See Sada Thompson and Desperate Characters (film)

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre.

See Sada Thompson and Drama Desk Award

Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.

See Sada Thompson and Emmy Awards

ER (TV series)

ER is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons.

See Sada Thompson and ER (TV series)

Family (1976 TV series)

Family is an American television drama series that aired on ABC from March 9, 1976 to June 25, 1980.

See Sada Thompson and Family (1976 TV series)

Fanwood, New Jersey

Fanwood is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

See Sada Thompson and Fanwood, New Jersey

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries, known as Father Dowling Investigates in the United Kingdom, is an American mystery television series first aired from January 20, 1989, to May 2, 1991.

See Sada Thompson and Father Dowling Mysteries

Fear Stalk

Fear Stalk is a 1989 American made-for-television thriller drama film starring Jill Clayburgh and Stephen Macht.

See Sada Thompson and Fear Stalk

Feature film

A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program.

See Sada Thompson and Feature film

Film

A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.

See Sada Thompson and Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

See Sada Thompson and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and television.

See Sada Thompson and Golden Globe Awards

Goodyear Television Playhouse

Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the first Golden Age of Television.

See Sada Thompson and Goodyear Television Playhouse

Greenwich Time (newspaper)

Greenwich Time is a daily newspaper based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

See Sada Thompson and Greenwich Time (newspaper)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a 1995 American film made for television that originally aired on HBO on May 20, 1995.

See Sada Thompson and Indictment: The McMartin Trial

James Broderick

James Joseph Broderick III (March 7, 1927November 1, 1982) was an American actor.

See Sada Thompson and James Broderick

Juno (musical)

Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey.

See Sada Thompson and Juno (musical)

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise.

See Sada Thompson and Law & Order

Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

See Sada Thompson and Los Angeles Times

Love Story (1973 TV series)

Love Story is an American drama anthology television series focused on stories of romance.

See Sada Thompson and Love Story (1973 TV series)

Marco Polo (1982 TV series)

Marco Polo is a 1982 American-Italian television miniseries originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and by RAI in Italy.

See Sada Thompson and Marco Polo (1982 TV series)

Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818July 16, 1882) served as the First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865.

See Sada Thompson and Mary Todd Lincoln

Matriarchy

Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of responsibility, dominance and privilege are held by women.

See Sada Thompson and Matriarchy

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.

See Sada Thompson and Musical theatre

My Two Loves

My Two Loves is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Noel Black starring Mariette Hartley and Lynn Redgrave.

See Sada Thompson and My Two Loves

New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

See Sada Thompson and New York City

Norman Lear

Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows.

See Sada Thompson and Norman Lear

Obie Award

The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given since 1956 by The Village Voice newspaper to theater artists and groups involved in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Sada Thompson and Obie Award are Obie Award recipients.

See Sada Thompson and Obie Award

Off-Broadway

An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive.

See Sada Thompson and Off-Broadway

Our Town

Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938.

See Sada Thompson and Our Town

Our Town (Producers' Showcase)

"Our Town" is a 1955 episode of the American anthology series Producers' Showcase directed by Delbert Mann and starring Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint.

See Sada Thompson and Our Town (Producers' Showcase)

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred Arthur Hill.

See Sada Thompson and Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

Pittsburgh Playhouse

Pittsburgh Playhouse is Point Park University's performing arts center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

See Sada Thompson and Pittsburgh Playhouse

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

See Sada Thompson and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pollock (film)

Pollock is a 2000 American independent biographical drama film centered on the life of American painter Jackson Pollock, his struggles with alcoholism, as well as his troubled marriage to his wife Lee Krasner.

See Sada Thompson and Pollock (film)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

See Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually in the U.S. by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series are outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners.

See Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

See Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

See Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry.

See Sada Thompson and Primetime Emmy Awards

Princess Daisy (miniseries)

Princess Daisy is a 1983 American television miniseries directed by Waris Hussein, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Judith Krantz.

See Sada Thompson and Princess Daisy (miniseries)

Pygmalion (play)

Pygmalion is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure.

See Sada Thompson and Pygmalion (play)

Regional theater in the United States

A regional theater or resident theater in the United States is a professional or semi-professional theater company that produces its own seasons.

See Sada Thompson and Regional theater in the United States

Sarah Siddons Award

The Sarah Siddons Award, established in 1952, is presented annually to an actor or actress for an outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production.

See Sada Thompson and Sarah Siddons Award

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (or SPFHS) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood, operating as the lone secondary school of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District.

See Sada Thompson and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Southbury, Connecticut

Southbury is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

See Sada Thompson and Southbury, Connecticut

Stage (theatre)

In theatre and performing arts, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in stagecraft) is a designated space for the performance of productions.

See Sada Thompson and Stage (theatre)

Tartuffe

Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière.

See Sada Thompson and Tartuffe

Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.

See Sada Thompson and Television

The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week is an American television anthology drama series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1961 to September 6, 1964.

See Sada Thompson and The DuPont Show of the Week

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher.

See Sada Thompson and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Entertainer (film)

The Entertainer is a 1960 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Tony Richardson, produced by Harry Saltzman and adapted by John Osborne and Nigel Kneale from Osborne’s stage play of the same name.

See Sada Thompson and The Entertainer (film)

The Love Boat

The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 to May 24, 1986.

See Sada Thompson and The Love Boat

The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

See Sada Thompson and The New York Times

The Nurses (TV series)

The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama that was broadcast in the United States on CBS from September 27, 1962, to May 11, 1965.

See Sada Thompson and The Nurses (TV series)

The Patron Saint of Liars (film)

The Patron Saint of Liars is a 1998 drama television film based on the novel of the same name by Ann Patchett.

See Sada Thompson and The Patron Saint of Liars (film)

The Pursuit of Happiness (1971 film)

The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1971 American drama film about a student who goes on the run to avoid serving his full prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter.

See Sada Thompson and The Pursuit of Happiness (1971 film)

The Seagull

The Seagull (r) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896.

See Sada Thompson and The Seagull

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play.

See Sada Thompson and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Twigs (play)

Twigs is a play by George Furth, which premiered on Broadway in 1971.

See Sada Thompson and Twigs (play)

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

See Sada Thompson and Under Milk Wood

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Thompson

, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pollock (film), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Awards, Princess Daisy (miniseries), Pygmalion (play), Regional theater in the United States, Sarah Siddons Award, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Southbury, Connecticut, Stage (theatre), Tartuffe, Television, The DuPont Show of the Week, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, The Entertainer (film), The Love Boat, The New York Times, The Nurses (TV series), The Patron Saint of Liars (film), The Pursuit of Happiness (1971 film), The Seagull, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Twigs (play), Under Milk Wood.

Sada Thompson, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni

References