Sada Thompson (born September 27, 1929) is an award-winning American stage, film and television actress.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Thompson first appeared on television in 1954 in a Goodyear Television Playhouse production. She made her Broadway debut in 1959 in the musical Juno. Her additional New York City stage credits include The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Tartuffe, and Twigs. Her performances have won her the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, three Drama Desk Awards, and two Sarah Siddons Awards, given for outstanding performances in Chicago theatre. Her long and successful career on stage resulted in her being elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Thompson has been nominated for an Emmy Award nine times. Her portrayal of the matriarch on Family won her the award in 1978 and garnered her three Golden Globe Award nominations.
Thompson's feature films include Desperate Characters and Pollock.
External links
Sada Thompson at the Internet Broadway Database
Sada Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series
Michael Learned (1976) · Lindsay Wagner (1977) · Sada Thompson (1978) · Mariette Hartley (1979) · Barbara Bel Geddes (1980) · Barbara Babcock (1981) · Michael Learned (1982) · Tyne Daly (1983) · Tyne Daly (1984) · Tyne Daly (1985) · Sharon Gless (1986) · Sharon Gless (1987) · Tyne Daly (1988) · Dana Delany (1989) · Patricia Wettig (1990) · Patricia Wettig (1991) · Dana Delany (1992) · Kathy Baker (1993) · Sela Ward (1994) · Kathy Baker (1995) · Kathy Baker (1996) · Gillian Anderson (1997) · Christine Lahti (1998) · Edie Falco (1999) · Sela Ward (2000)
Complete list: (1952-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present)
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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Ingrid Bergman / Helen Hayes (1947) · Judith Anderson / Jessica Tandy (1948) · Shirley Booth (1950) · Uta Hagen (1951) · Julie Harris (1952) · Shirley Booth (1953) · Audrey Hepburn (1954) · Nancy Kelly (1955) · Julie Harris (1956) · Margaret Leighton (1957) · Helen Hayes (1958) · Gertrude Berg (1959) · Anne Bancroft (1960) · Joan Plowright. (1961) · Margaret Leighton (1962) · Uta Hagen (1963) · Sandy Dennis (1964) · Irene Worth (1965) · Rosemary Harris (1966) · Beryl Reid (1967) · Zoe Caldwell (1968) · Julie Harris (1969) · Tammy Grimes (1970) · Maureen Stapleton (1971) · Sada Thompson (1972) · Julie Harris (1973) · Colleen Dewhurst (1974) · Ellen Burstyn (1975)
Complete list: (1947-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present)
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