Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce (née McKoin c. 1917 – February 17, 1999) was an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Wise Blood (1979), The War (1994) and Something to Talk About (1995).[1][2] She was also the mother of actress Dana Ivey.[3][4][5][6]

Biography

Mary Nell McKoin was born in Atlanta, Georgia around 1917.[1][2] She is a graduate of both the University of Georgia and Emory University.[2] From 1948 to 1965, she taught speech and drama at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][2] She also taught at Georgia State University from 1965 till 1972.[2]

She has two children, daughter Dana and son John, from her marriage to Hugh Ivey, which ended in divorce.[2] She also has another son, Eric, from her marriage to Dante Santacroce, her namesake widower.[2]

Santacroce died on February 17, 1999 at her home in Atlanta.[1][2] The cause of death was leukemia and bone cancer.[1][2]

Select filmography

References
  1. "Obituaries in the News". Associated Press. 18 February 1999. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Associated Press (21 February 1999). "Mary Nell Santacroce, Actress Known for Southern Characters". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. Valerie Barnes Lipscomb (2016). Performing Age in Modern Drama. Springer. ISBN 9781137501691. page 128
  4. Palmer, R. Barton (2007). Twentieth-Century American Fiction on Screen. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139461689.page 141
  5. Pressley, Nelson (13 June 2004). "For 'Hot Tin Roof,' Two Theater Pros Still at Their Peak". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. Maupin, Elizabeth (10 March 1993). "SHE WON'T LET ACTING BOX HER IN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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