Rosemary Murphy (January 13, 1925 – July 5, 2014) was a German-French-American actress of stage and screen who primarily worked in the US. She was best known for her roles in To Kill a Mockingbird, Julia, and The Tuskegee Airmen. She won an Emmy Award for her performance as Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the 1976 miniseries Eleanor and Franklin.
The daughter of an American diplomat, Murphy was born in Munich and largely grew up in Paris. She died of esophageal cancer at the age of 89.
Works with Rosemary Murphy:
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Film roles
- 1949 Der Ruf: Mary
- 1957 That Night: Nurse “Chorny” Chornis
- 1961 The Young Doctors: Miss Graves
- 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird: Maudie Atkinson
- 1966 Ash Wednesday: Dorothy Cleves
- 1968 A Case Of Libel: Claire (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1972 A Fans Notes: Moms
- 1972 Invitation To A March: DeeDee Grogan (TV Movie)
- 1972 Ben: Beth Garrison
- 1972 Youll Like My Mother: Mrs. Kinsolving
- 1973 Walking Tall: Callie Hacker
- 1973 Ace Eli And Rodger Of The Skies: Hannah
- 1973 40 Carats: Mrs. Latham
- 1974 A Case of Rape: Muriel Dyer (TV Movie)
- 1974 The Ladys Not For Burning: Margaret Devize (TV Movie)
- 1977 Julia: Dorothy Parker
- 1979 Before And After: Helen, Carole’s Mother (TV Movie)
- 1980 The Attic: Mrs. Perkins
- 1981 Mr Griffin And Me: Jane Barlow (TV Movie)
- 1981 The Hand: Karen Wagner
- 1987 September: Mrs. Mason
- 1991 For The Boys: Luanna Trott
- 1993 Twenty Bucks: Aunt Dotty
- 1993 And the Band Played On: Blood Bank Executive (TV Movie)
- 1994 Don't Drink the Water: Miss Pritchard (TV Movie)
- 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen: Eleanor Roosevelt (TV Movie)
- 1995 Mighty Aphrodite: Adoption Coordinator
- 1999 Message in a Bottle: Helen at the B&B
- 1999 The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer: Bea Einhorn (TV Movie)
- 2001 Dust: Angela
- 2007 The Savages: Doris Metzger
- 2008 Synecdoche, New York: Frances
- 2009 After.Life: Mrs. Whitehall
- 2010 The Romantics: Grandmother Hayes
Television roles
- 1951–56 Robert Montgomery Presents: Miss Nurse Chorniss (4 episodes)
- 1960 One Step Beyond (1959): Ellie Pelston (1 episode)
- 1961 Way Out: Bernice Lydecker (1 episode)
- 1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre: Claire Draper (2 episodes)
- 1962 Thriller: Alice Quimby/Lavinia Sills (1 episode)
- 1962 Naked City: Lillian (1 episode)
- 1962 Wide Country: Sabina (1 episode)
- 1962 The Virginian: Pearl Dodd Krause (1 episode)
- 1962 The Doctors And The Nurses: Fay Loomis (1 episode)
- 1962 Ben Casey: Nancy Ross Briggs (1 episode)
- 1965 The Defenders: Dr. Edith Thurston (1 episode)
- 1965 Slatterys People: Beth Styx (1 episode)
- 1966 The Fugitive: Mrs. Turney (1 episode)
- 1966 Run For Your Life: Mary Herrick (1 episode)
- 1969 CBS Playhouse: Liz Clark (1 episode)
- 1969–70 The Secret Storm: Nola Hollister #2
- 1970 All My Children: Eileen Kennicott (1 episode)
- 1972 Banyon: Hildy Koster (1 episode)
- 1972 Cannon: Nurse Ann Marsh (1 episode)
- 1973 Maude: Jane (1 episode)
- 1974 Medical Center: Dr. Iris Cameron (1 episode)
- 1974 The Streets of San Francisco: Etta Morris Randolph (1 episode)
- 1974 Columbo: Margaret Halperin (1 episode)
- 1974 Lucas Tanner: Margaret Blumenthal
- 1976 Eleanor And Franklin: Sara Delano Roosevelt
- Reprised role in television film Eleanor And Franklin The White House Years (1977).
- 1976 Movin' On: Lois Hunt (1 episode)
- 1976 Most Wanted: Inga (1 episode)
- 1982 Magnum, P.I.: Marion Danforth (1 episode)
- 1982 Trapper John, M.D.: Vanessa Downing (1 episode)
- 1982–83 Quincy, M.E.: Dr. Diana Green/Harriet (2 episodes)
- 1983 Afterschool Special: Gladys (1 episode)
- 1984 George Washington: Mary Ball Washington
- 1984 Kate & Allie: Allie’s Mother (1 episode)
- 1987 Murder, She Wrote: Sybil Constable (1 episode)
- 1988 Another World: Loretta Fowler (1 episode)
- 1989 As the World Turns: Greta Aldrin (4 episodes)
- 1991 A Woman Named Jackie: Rose Kennedy
- 1991 Law & Order: Mrs. Catherine Messimer (1 episode)
- 1992 Civil Wars: Judge Carla White (2 episodes)
- 1993 Bodies Of Evidence: Pat Murphy (1 episode)
- 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Mrs. Bing (1 episode)
- 1993 Johnny Bago: Blossom (1 episode)
- 1993 In the Heat of the Night: Joanna Allenby (2 episodes)
- 1993 Bob: Mrs. O’Reilly (1 episode)
- 1995 The Cosby Mysteries: Brenda Trelane (1 episode)
- 1996–97 EZ Streets: Quinn’s Mother (4 episodes)
- 1997 Cracker Mind Over Murder: Victoria (2 episodes)
- 1997–99 Frasier: Carol Larkin (2 episodes)
- 1998 The Visitor: Tour Guide (1 episode)
- 1998 The Young and the Restless: Lydia Summers #2
Theatre roles
- 1950 The Tower Beyond Tragedy: Town Person
- 1957–59 Look Homeward, Angel: Helen Gant Barton
- 1960–61 Period Of Adjustment: Dorothea Bates
- 1963–64 The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe: Miss Amelia Evans
- 1966–67 A Delicate Balance: Claire
- 1968 Weekend: Estelle Mac Gruder
- 1969–72 Butterflies Are Free: Mrs. Baker
- 1977 Ladies At The Alamo: Joanne Remington
- 1980–81 John Gabriel Borkman: Mrs. Gunhild Borkman
- 1988–89 The Devil's Disciple: Mrs. Dudgeon
- 1994 Uncommon Women And Others: Mrs. Plumm
- 1996 A Delicate Balance: Edna
- 1999–2000 Waiting In The Wings: Cora Clarke
