Colleen Dewhurst Biography

Colleen Dewhurst, also known as the ‘Queen of Off-Broadway’, was a Canadian-American actress who charmed the audience with her astounding performances on stage. She was also a well-known screen actress who won several awards. Throughout her career, she bagged two Tony Awards and four Emmy Awards. She was playwright Eugene O'Neill's favourite muse who cast her in many of his projects, which went on to become very popular among the audience and critics. Some of her most successful plays with O’Neill were ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’ and ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’. Working with her husband George C. Scott also brought out some of her best performances. During the latter part of her life, she became the president of the ‘Actors’ Equity Association’, which was established to preserve the rights and welfare of professional actors. Her younger son Campbell Scott followed into her footsteps and became an actor. He worked with his mother a few times before she passed away.