Verna Bloom
Verna Bloom | |
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| Born | Verna Frances Bloom August 7, 1938 Lynn, Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 2019(aged 80) Bar Harbor, Maine,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Collier (divorced) |
Verna Frances Bloom(August 7, 1938 – January 9, 2019) was an American actress.
Career[edit]
OnBroadway,Bloom portrayedCharlotte CordayinThe Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade(1967) and Blanche Morton inBrighton Beach Memoirs(1983).[1]She made her film debut inMedium Cool,and then co-starred inClint Eastwood's 1973 film,High Plains Drifterand in the 1974 made-for-TV movieWhere Have All The People Gone?withPeter GravesandKathleen Quinlan.Bloom also had roles in more than 30 films andtelevisionepisodes beginning the 1960s, including playing Mary, mother ofJesus,inThe Last Temptation of Christin 1988 and Marion Wormer inAnimal Housein 1978.[citation needed]
Personal life and death[edit]
Bloom was born inLynn, Massachusetts,and attended theSchool of Fine ArtsatBoston University,graduating with aBFAin 1959.[2]She also studied at theHB Studioin New York City.[3][4]
Bloom married Richard Collier, but they separated by 1969. They began the Trident Theater in Denver Colorado, which operated from 1963 to 1965.[5]In 1972 she married film criticJay Cocks.They had a son, Sam, born in 1981. The couple remained married until her death.[6]
Bloom died aged 80 on January 9, 2019, inBar Harbor, Maine,from complications ofdementia.[7]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | Medium Cool | Eileen | |
| 1969 | Children's Games | The Girl | |
| 1970 | Street Scenes | Herself | |
| 1971 | The Hired Hand | Hannah Collings | |
| 1972 | Particular Men | Evelyn | TV movie |
| 1973 | High Plains Drifter | Sarah Belding | |
| 1973 | Badge 373 | Maureen | |
| 1974 | Where Have All the People Gone? | Jenny | TV movie |
| 1975 | Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Jean Hodges | TV movie |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Emily Hovannes | TV movie |
| 1978 | National Lampoon's Animal House | Marion Wormer | |
| 1980 | Playing for Time | Paulette | TV movie |
| 1981 | Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | Bertha | TV movie |
| 1982 | Honkytonk Man | Emmy | |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Farm Woman | |
| 1985 | After Hours | June | |
| 1985 | Promises to Keep | TV movie, (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Mary, Mother of Jesus | |
| 2003 | Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update | Marion Wormer | Short film, (final film role) |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. | Barbara Laney | Season 1, episode 3 |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Ellen Masters | Season 10, episode 29 |
| 1969 | TheDavid FrostShow | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Doc Elliot | Mary Beth Hickey | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1973–1976 | Police Story | Marge Connor / Elizabeth Shaner | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Blue Knights | Moody Larkin | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1976 | Kojak | Carrie Zachary | Season 3, episode 17 |
| 1977 | Visions | Nancy Doucette | Season 2, episode 4 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Emily | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 1977 | Gibbsville | Season 1, episode 10 | |
| 1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Joan Torvec | Season 7, episode 1 |
| 1988–1989 | The Equalizer | Ellen / Marian Grey | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Maude Bray | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Molly Lapham | Season 4, episode 13 |
References[edit]
- ^"Verna Bloom".Internet Broadway Database.The Broadway League. Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 7,2020.
- ^Barnes, Mike (January 10, 2019)."Verna Bloom, Actress inAnimal HouseandMedium Cool,Dies at 80 ".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJanuary 14,2019.
- ^"Verna Bloom biography".Yahoo! Movies.AEC One Stop Group, Inc.Baseline.Yahoo! Inc.Archived fromthe originalon May 22, 2011.RetrievedAugust 28,2015.
- ^Cullen, Jim (2001).Restless in the Promised Land: Catholics and the American Dream.Rowman & Littlefield.p. 129.ISBN1-58051-093-0.
- ^Adams, Marjory (September 23, 1969)."Verna Bloom: 'Medium Cool' heroine".The Boston Globe.p. 26.RetrievedSeptember 14,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Sandomir, Richard (January 11, 2019)."Verna Bloom, 80, Amorous Dean's Wife in 'Animal House,' Dies".The New York Times.p. 23.
- ^Yang, Rachel (10 January 2019)."Verna Bloom, Actress in 'Animal House,' 'High Plains Drifter,' Dies at 80".Variety.Penske Business Media, LLC.Retrieved11 April2019.
External links[edit]
- Verna BloomatIMDb
- Verna Bloomat theTCM Movie Database
- Verna BloomatAllMovie
- Verna Bloomat theInternet Broadway Database
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