Elizabeth Wilson, a Tony award winning-actress who had memorable supporting roles in films such as The Graduate and 9 to 5, has died.
Wilson died Saturday in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 94.
During her nearly seven-decade career, Wilson won a Tony in 1972 for David Rabe‘s anti-war drama Sticks and Bones. She also was nominated for an Emmy for her role in NBC’s 1987 miniseries Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder.
She made her Broadway debut in Picnic in 1953, returning in numerous productions over the next five decades, including The Good Woman of Setzuan, Threepenny Opera, The Importance of Being Earnest, Morning’s at Seven, You Can’t Take It With You, Ah, Wildnerness! and the acclaimed 1996 revival of Edward Albee‘s A Delicate Balance.
One of her most memorable film roles was the mother of Dustin Hoffman‘s character, Benjamin Braddock, in Mike Nichols‘ 1967 film The Graduate. She went on to reunite with Nichols onCatch-22 (1970), The Day of the Dolphin (1973) and Regarding Henry (1991).
