Molly McGreevey
Encyclopedia
Molly McGreevey is an American actress, who played Polly Longworth on the daytime television
soap opera
Ryan's Hope
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from New York City
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Called "Molly", she married first to the stockbroker Thomas J. McGreevy of Kansas City, Missouri
. Together they had three daughters, Pamela, Jessica and Barbara. The couple divorced in the early 1970s, and she subsequently married Earl Hindman
, a film and television actor who played detective
Bob Reid on Ryan's Hope, and Wilson Wilson Jr. on Home Improvement. One of her first movies was in 1974 with Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue, where she played a salesgirl. She subsequently appeared as Polly Longworth in Ryan's Hope from 1977-1981.
She became an ordained Episcopal priest
in the 1980s. She worked at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Greenwich Village for many years, ministering to AIDS
patients. She and Hindman later moved to Stamford, Connecticut
, where she worked as associate rector of St. Francis’ Church until her retirement. Hindman died in Stamford in 2003. In 2008, she moved to a senior community near Rochester, New York
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
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Biography
Born Mary Wheaton Paine, she is the daughter of Hugh Eustis Paine, Sr. (d. 1973) and Helen Clirehugh Duncan Paine. Her grandfather was the paper manufacturer and banker Augustus G. Paine, Jr.Augustus G. Paine, Jr.
Augustus Gibson Paine, Jr. was an American paper manufacturer and bank official.- Biography :Born in New York City, he was the son of Augustus G. Paine, Sr. and Charlotte M. Bedell Paine . He was educated privately in the United States and Europe...
from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Called "Molly", she married first to the stockbroker Thomas J. McGreevy of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. Together they had three daughters, Pamela, Jessica and Barbara. The couple divorced in the early 1970s, and she subsequently married Earl Hindman
Earl Hindman
Earl John Hindman was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor Wilson W. Wilson Jr...
, a film and television actor who played detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
Bob Reid on Ryan's Hope, and Wilson Wilson Jr. on Home Improvement. One of her first movies was in 1974 with Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue, where she played a salesgirl. She subsequently appeared as Polly Longworth in Ryan's Hope from 1977-1981.
She became an ordained Episcopal priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in the 1980s. She worked at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Greenwich Village for many years, ministering to AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
patients. She and Hindman later moved to Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, where she worked as associate rector of St. Francis’ Church until her retirement. Hindman died in Stamford in 2003. In 2008, she moved to a senior community near Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
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