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Estelle WinwoodEstelle Winwood (January 24, 1883 – June 20, 1984) was a British actress in American theater and film who was also celebrated towards the end of her life for her remarkable longevity. Born Estelle Goodwin in Lee, England, Winwood decided at the age of five that she wanted to be an actress, and with her father's disapproval, but her mother's support she eventually joined the Liverpool Repertory Company, and appeared in many productions in London's West End theaters. She moved to the United States in 1916 and made her Broadway debut, and until the beginning of the 1930s she divided her time between New York and London. Throughout her career, her first love was the theater and as the years passed she appeared less frequenly in London, but became a prolific performer on Broadway. Her many successes include A Successful Calamity (1917), A Little Journey (1918), Spring Cleaning (1923), The Distaff Side (1934), The Importance of Being Earnest (which she also directed, 1939), When We Are Married (1939), Ladies in Retirement (1940), The Pirate (1942), Ten Little Indians (1944), Lady Windermere's Fan (1947) and The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948). Like many stage actors of her era, she expressed a distaste for films and resisted the offers she received during the 1920s. She made her film debut in 1931 in Night Angel but her scenes were cut before the film's release. Her official film debut came in 1933 in The House of Trent and Quality Street (1937) was her first role of note. She made no cinematic films during the 1940s but, perhaps uncharacteristically in view of her distaste for films, expressed a willingness to participate in the new medium of television, and starred in a television production of Blithe Spirit in 1946. During the 1950s she appeared more frequently in television that she did in film in such series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Donna Reed Show. Her few films of the period include The Glass Slipper (1955) and The Swan (1956). Her other film credits include The Misfits (1961), The Notorious Landlady (1962), Dead Ringer (1964), Camelot (1967) and The Producers (1968). Her other work for television included guest roles in The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Name of the Game, Bewitched, Batman, Love, American Style, Cannon and Police Story. Winwood's final film appearance was at the age of 93 in Murder By Death (1976), in which she joined other veteran actors in a movie that spoofed some of the popular detective characters of film and television. When she made her final television appearance in a 1979 episode of the series Quincy, she officially became, at age 96, the oldest actor working in the United States. She ultimatelely achieved an 80 career on the stage from her debut at the age of 16 until her final appearance at age 96. At the time of her death at the age of 101 she was the oldest member in the history of the Screen Actors Guild. She died in her sleep, in Woodland Hills, California. External links Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle Winwood, Estelle
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