Carrie Snodgress
Caroline Louise Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), for which she was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Award as well as winning two Golden Globes and two Laurel Awards.
Carrie Snodgress | |
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 Snodgress in the film The Fury (1978) | |
| Born | Caroline Louise Snodgress October 27, 1945 Barrington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2004 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Education | Northern Illinois University Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969–2004 |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
Born in Barrington, Illinois, Snodgress attended Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge, then Northern Illinois University before leaving to pursue acting. She trained for the stage at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University). After a number of minor TV appearances, her film debut was an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider in 1969 and a credited appearance in 1970 in Rabbit, Run.[1] Her next film, Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), earned her a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress and two Golden Globe wins, as Best Actress in a Comedy or a Musical[2] and New Star of the Year - Actress.[3]
She left acting soon after to live with musician Neil Young and care for their son Zeke, who was born with mild cerebral palsy.[4] She returned to acting in 1978 in The Fury.[5]
According to Sylvester Stallone,
The first choice for Adrian (in the movie Rocky) was a girl named Carrie Snodgress, who I wanted badly because, at the time, I wanted Adrian's family to be Irish and Harvey Keitel would be the brother. She said there wasn't enough money in it (we were getting paid $360 before taxes), so I said "I'll give you my share, I truly want you." She passed to do a part in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, which never happened for her.
Rocky director John G. Avildsen cast Snodgress in two of his later films: A Night in Heaven and 8 Seconds.
Neil Young's song "A Man Needs a Maid" was inspired by Snodgress, featuring the lyric "I fell in love with the actress / she was playing a part that I could understand."[6] The song "Motion Pictures" from On the Beach is also inspired by their relationship. She and Young split in 1974, and his song "Already One" bookends their relationship. Later she and musician and film score composer Jack Nitzsche became lovers. Nitzsche had previously worked with Young on several albums. In 1979, Nitzsche was charged with threatening to kill her after he barged into her home and beat her with a handgun. He pleaded guilty to threatening her, was fined, and placed on three years' probation.[7][8]
Her Broadway debut came in 1981 with A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking. She also appeared in All the Way Home, Oh! What a Lovely War!, Caesar and Cleopatra, Tartuffe, The Balcony and The Boor (all at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago); and Curse of the Starving Class at the Tiffany Theatre (in Los Angeles). Other films include Murphy's Law, White Man's Burden, Pale Rider and Blue Sky. She also worked extensively in television.[9]
Death
While waiting for a liver transplant, Snodgress was hospitalized in Los Angeles, where she died of heart failure on April 1, 2004, at age 58.[10][7]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Eileen | Episode: "The Crystal Maze" |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Josephine Delphinia | Episode: "Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs" |
| 1969 | The Outsider | Janet / Diane | Episode: "The Flip Side" |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Megan Baker | Episode: "The Whole World is Watching" |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Laura | Episode: "The White Cane" |
| 1969 | Silent Night, Lonely Night | Janet | TV movie |
| 1970 | Medical Center | Mim Hoagley | Episode: "The Deceived" |
| 1970 | The Forty-Eight Hour Mile | Janet / Diane | TV movie |
| 1971 | The Impatient Heart | Grace McCormack | TV movie |
| 1978 | Love's Dark Ride | Nancy Warren | TV movie |
| 1979 | Fast Friends | Diana Hayward | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Solitary Man | Sharon Keyes | TV movie |
| 1982 | Quincy M.E. | Mrs. Vicki McGuire | Episode: "The Face of Fear" |
| 1983 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Cranston | Episode: "Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy" |
| 1984 | Nadia | Stefania Comaneci | TV movie |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Evelyn Nealy | Episode: "To Touch the Moon" |
| 1985 | A Reason to Live | Isobel Bennett | TV movie |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Connie Vernon | Episode: "If a Body Meet a Body" |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Dr. Viola Rhodes | Episode: "Brain Drain" |
| 1988 | Crossbow | Lady Montal | Episode: "Ladyship" |
| 1989 | In the Heat of the Night | Mrs. Kroller | Episode: "Crackdown" |
| 1990 | The Rose and the Jackal | Joan Pinkerton | TV movie |
| 1990 | Shades of LA | Lt. Armacost | Episode: "Pointers from Paz" |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Marla Prentiss | Episode: "Courting Disaster" |
| 1991 | Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis | Louise McVay | TV movie |
| 1992 | Woman with a Past | Mama | TV movie |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Mary Esquavil | Episode: "Drone of Arc" |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Christine Anderson | Episode: "Try to Be Nice, What Does It Get You?" |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Darlene Morris | Episode: "Conduit" |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Irene Macinoy | Episode: "Love & Hate in Cabot Cove" |
| 1994 | Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | Mrs. Byrd | TV movie |
| 1994-1995 | Phantom 2040 | Heloise Walker | Voice, Recurring role |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | Mrs. Weber | Episode: "Every Day a Little Death" |
| 1995 | Sisters | Betty Merrill | Episode: "For Everything a Season: Part 2" |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Virginia McGinnis | TV movie |
| 1996 | All She Ever Wanted | Alma Winchester | TV movie |
| 1998 | ER | Mrs. Lang | Episode: "A Hole in the Heart" |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Judy Bowers | Episode: "Miles to Go Before I Sleep" |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Dr. Larabie | Episode: "People of the Lie" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Mrs. Martha Rowe | Episode: "Red Haven's on Fire" |
| 2004 | Iron Jawed Angels | Mrs. Paul | TV movie, (final film role) |
References
- Browning, Norma Lee (January 4, 1970). "Miss Snodgress arrives in Hollywood and everyone decides the name's gotta go". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, section 10.
- "Winners & Nominees Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy (1971)". GoldenGlobes.com. Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Winners & Nominees : New Star Of The Year - Actress (1971)". GoldenGlobes.com. Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Carr, David (September 19, 2012). "Neil Young Comes Clean". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- Oliver, Myrna (April 10, 2004). "Carrie Snodgress, 57; Best Actress Nominee". Los Angeles Times.
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (2010). Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0760336472.
- "Carrie Snodgress, 57, Dies; Starred as 'Mad Housewife'". The New York Times. April 10, 2004.
- "Carrie: It wasn't real rape". The Miami News. Associated Press. October 23, 1979. p. 6A. Retrieved October 1, 2015 – via Google News.
- "Carrie Snodgress (movie and TV credits)". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Oliver, Myrna (April 10, 2004). "Carrie Snodgress, 57; Best Actress Nominee". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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