Deceased

How Did Rosemary Murphy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/01/1925Born in Munich, Bavaria, GermanyDied05/07/2014 (aged 89)Died inNew York CityCauseesophageal cancerWikidataQ2025392 ↗TMDb#8492 ↗

Rosemary Murphy was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her performance in Eleanor and Franklin (1976).

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Filmography66 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2010	The RomanticsMovie	Grandmother Hayes	85
2008	Synecdoche, New YorkMovie	Frances	83
2007	The SavagesMovie	Doris Metzger	82
2001	DustMovie	Angela	76
1999	Message in a BottleMovie	Helen at the B&B	74
1999	The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerMovie	Bea Einhorn	74
1997	CrackerSeries	—	72
1997	The VisitorSeries	Tour Guide	72
1996	EZ StreetsSeries	—	71
1995	The Tuskegee AirmenMovie	Eleanor Roosevelt	70
1995	Mighty AphroditeMovie	Adoption Coordinator	70
1994	Don't Drink the WaterMovie	Miss Pritchard	69
1993	FrasierSeries	Carol Larkin	68
1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries	Mrs. Bing	68
1993	And the Band Played OnMovie	Blood Bank Executive	68
1993	Twenty BucksMovie	Aunt Dotty	68
1993	Johnny BagoSeries	—	68
1992	BobSeries	—	67
1991	For the BoysMovie	Luanna Trott	66
1991	A Woman Named JackieSeries	Rose Kennedy	66
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Mrs. Catherine Messimer	65
1988	In the Heat of the NightSeries	—	63
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Sybil Constable	59
1984	Kate & AllieSeries	—	59
1984	George WashingtonSeries	Mary Ball Washington	59
1983	The Woman Who Willed a MiracleMovie	Gladys	58
1981	Mr. Griffin and MeMovie	Jane Barlow	56
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	Marion Danforth	55
1980	The AtticMovie	Mrs. Perkins	55
1979	Before and AfterMovie	Helen	54
1977	JuliaMovie	Dorothy Parker	52
1977	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMovie	Sara Delano Roosevelt	52
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	—	51
1976	Eleanor and FranklinSeries	Sara Delano Roosevelt	51
1974	Movin' OnSeries	—	49
1974	Lucas TannerSeries	Margaret Blumenthal	49
1974	The Lady's Not for BurningMovie	Margaret Devize	49
1974	A Case of RapeMovie	Muriel Dyer	49
1973	Walking TallMovie	Callie Hacker	48
1973	40 CaratsMovie	Mrs. Latham	48
1973	Ace Eli and Rodger of the SkiesMovie	Hannah	48
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	—	47
1972	BanyonSeries	—	47
1972	BenMovie	Beth Garrison	47
1972	You'll Like My MotherMovie	Mrs. Kinsolving	47
1972	A Fan's NotesMovie	Moms	47
1971	ColumboSeries	Margaret Halperin	46
1971	CannonSeries	—	46
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	44
1968	A Case of LibelMovie	Claire	43
1966	CBS PlayhouseSeries	Liz Clark	41
1966	Any WednesdayMovie	Dorothy Cleves	41
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Mary Herrick	40
1964	Another WorldSeries	—	39
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Mrs. Turney	38
1962	The VirginianSeries	Pearl Dodd Krause	37
1962	To Kill a MockingbirdMovie	Maudie Atkinson	37
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	36
1961	The Young DoctorsMovie	Miss Graves	36
1960	ThrillerSeries	Lavinia Sills / Alice Quimby	35
1959	One Step BeyondSeries	Ellie Pelston	34
1958	Naked CitySeries	Lillian (uncredited)	33
1957	That Night!Movie	Nurse 'Chorny' Chornis	32
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	25
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Oakland Operator	25
1949	The Last IllusionMovie	Mary	24