Margery Beddow
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Margery Beddow was an American
actress, dancer, director and choreographer.
, Conquering Hero, We Take the Town, Two on the Aisle, Almanac, Take Me Along
, Ulysses in Nighttown
, and revivals of Fiorello!
and Showboat
. She appeared in seven Bob Fosse
musicals. She had a small part in the Mel Brooks
film The Producers
and also appeared in the musical based on the film. She portrayed a dancer in Enchanted. She appeared in the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway staged reading of Wit & Wisdom
.
As well as Broadway, she choreographed many industrial shows including Chevrolet and Westinghouse in the 1970s.
While touring the 1976 production of "El Grande de Coca-Cola" she met co-actor Stephen Sweet with whom she had a long-standing relationship who coincidentally was one of the co-stars in the cult classic film, "Last House on Dead End Street".
In 2008, Beddow appeared as Mrs. Shields in the film version of the award-winning play, Doubt
, which starred Meryl Streep
and Amy Adams
.
United States
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actress, dancer, director and choreographer.
Early years
In her early career, Beddow was a prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.Career
Beddow appeared on Broadway in RedheadRedhead
Redhead may refer to:* A person with red hair* Redhead , an album by Bleu* Redhead , a North American duck, Aythya americana...
, Conquering Hero, We Take the Town, Two on the Aisle, Almanac, Take Me Along
Take Me Along
Take Me Along is a musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell.-Background:...
, Ulysses in Nighttown
Ulysses in Nighttown
Ulysses in Nighttown is a play based on an episode from the novel Ulysses by James Joyce that was adapted by Marjorie Barkentin and contains incidental music by Peter Link. The show opened Off-Broadway in 1958 with Zero Mostel to a long and successful run, earning Mostel an Obie Award...
, and revivals of Fiorello!
Fiorello!
Fiorello! is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, a reform Republican who took on Tammany Hall. The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, drawn substantially from the 1955 volume Life With Fiorello by Ernest Cuneo, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock...
and Showboat
Showboat
A showboat, or show boat, was a form of theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers . A showboat was basically a barge that resembled a long, flat-roofed house, and in order to move down the river, it was pushed by a small tugboat...
. She appeared in seven Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction...
musicals. She had a small part in the Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows...
film The Producers
The Producers (1968 film)
The Producers is a 1968 American satirical dark comedy cult classic film written and directed by Mel Brooks. The film is set in the late 1960s and it tells the story of a theatrical producer and an accountant who want to produce a sure-fire Broadway flop...
and also appeared in the musical based on the film. She portrayed a dancer in Enchanted. She appeared in the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway staged reading of Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom is a play conceived and put together by Vivian Gornick and Nora Eisenberg and done by the Colleagues Theatre Company which premiered at the Off-Broadway Arclight Theatre in New York City, New York. It ran from March 5 to March 30, 2003.-Plot:...
.
As well as Broadway, she choreographed many industrial shows including Chevrolet and Westinghouse in the 1970s.
While touring the 1976 production of "El Grande de Coca-Cola" she met co-actor Stephen Sweet with whom she had a long-standing relationship who coincidentally was one of the co-stars in the cult classic film, "Last House on Dead End Street".
In 2008, Beddow appeared as Mrs. Shields in the film version of the award-winning play, Doubt
Doubt
Doubt, a status between belief and disbelief, involves uncertainty or distrust or lack of sureness of an alleged fact, an action, a motive, or a decision. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived "reality", and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for...
, which starred Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
and Amy Adams
Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adams is an American actress and singer. Adams began her performing career on stage in dinner theaters before making her screen debut in the 1999 black comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous...
.