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Elaine Stritch is an American actress of the stage and screen.
Over her 70-year career on stage and screen she has received various awards and nominations for her performances including a Tony Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Drama Desk Awards, and two Obie Awards. In 1995 she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She also received a Grammy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations.
She received five Tony Award nominations for her performances in the William Inge play Bus Stop (1956), the Noël Coward musical Sail Away (1962), the Stephen Sondheim musical Company (1971), and for the revival of the Edward Albee play A Delicate Balance (1996). Her one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. The show was filmed for HBO and received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
On television, she played Colleen Donaghy, the cold and overbearing mother of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) in the NBC comedy series 30 Rock from 2007 to 2012. The role earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
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2002
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Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre
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Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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2002
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Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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2002
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Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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2002
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Outstanding Solo Performance
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Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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- ^ "16th Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "25th Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "50th Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "56th Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "43rd Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "45th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "56th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "59th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "60th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "61st Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "62nd Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "65th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "47th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2022.