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5 unusual facts about Rosemary Murphy


Muriel Resnik

She was known for her comedy play Any Wednesday, performed for the first time on Broadway in 1964 and starring Sandy Dennis, Don Porter, Gene Hackman and Rosemary Murphy.

Rosemary Murphy

The following year, Murphy appeared in the television film A Case of Rape, playing a ruthless defense attorney who brutally cross-examines rape victim Ellen Harrod (Elizabeth Montgomery) and wins an acquittal for the man who attacked her.

She also acts in films and on TV, most notably portraying Sara Delano Roosevelt in the TV miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (for which she won an Emmy) and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977).

Rosemary Murphy (born January 13, 1925) is an American actress of stage, film, and television.

The Death of Bessie Smith

Directed by Michael Kahn, Rosemary Murphy played The Nurse and Ben Piazza played The Intern.



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