The Resume

(December 2, 1925-August 24, 2013)
Born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Acted in the films 'The Member of the Wedding (1952),' 'East of Eden (1955),' 'I am A Camera (1955),' 'Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962),' 'Harper (1966),' 'The Voyage of the Damned (1976)' 'Gorillas in the Mist (1988)' and 'The House Sitter (1992)'
Starred on Broadway in 'Member of the Wedding,' 'I Am A Camera,' 'The Lark,' 'Forty Carats,' 'The Last of Mrs. Lincoln,' 'The Belle of Amherst,' 'Marathon '33,' 'Skyscraper,' 'The Au Pair Man,' 'Lucifer's Child' and 'The Gin Game'

Why she might be annoying:

She was divorced three times.
She said her film debut in 'Member of the Wedding' 'made her look like a twelve year old boy who flunked a body-building course.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Director Fred Zinnemann requested her for the part of Alma in 'From Here to Eternity,' but it went to Donna Reed.
She won a record five Tony Awards and a Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement.
She won three Emmy Awards.
She received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for 'Member of the Wedding.'
After suffering a stroke, she took mime classes to improve her speech.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actresses Appearing in Hallmark Movies
• Adults Who Portray Teenagers
• Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments [2004] (Ranked: 18)
• Celebrity Tottenham Hotspur Fans
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Elia Kazan Films
• Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album (Ranked: 1978)
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [H-K]
• I Attended Yale
• I Died in 2013 (Ranked: 87)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have Breast Cancer
• I Married in 1977
• I Portrayed Eliza Doolittle
• I Portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln
• I Portrayed Ophelia
• James Dean's Leading Ladies
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2005)
• Knots Landing
• Match Game
• My Middle Name is Ann/Anne
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Obama for America [2008]
• Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy (Ranked: 2000)
• Paul Newman's Leading Ladies
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 12001-12250 (Ranked: 12175)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1952)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1956)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1977)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1973)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1969)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 136 Votes: 59.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 193 Votes: 68.91% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 41.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 33.87% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 150 Votes: 45.33% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 46.22% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 44.23% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 88 Votes: 39.77% Annoying