Elizabeth Gracen

She has also appeared nude in Playboy. Her biography on her official Web site does not mention her son or her four prior marriages. During the time of the sex scandals involving then-President Bill Clinton, Gracen admitted that she had had a one-night affair with Clinton in 1983 when he was Governor of Arkansas. The two have been estranged for many years. Elizabeth Gracen's best-known acting role has been as the character of the Immortal Amanda in the series Highlander and Highlander: The Raven. Holm is the mother of Ted Nelson, the co-creator of hypertext. The couple divorced in 1994. In April 2004, on her 87th birthday, she married the 41 year old opera singer Frank Basile.

She had a minor acting career, and in 1989, while filming Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, she met actor Brendan Hughes, and they married soon after. She remains active for social causes as a spokesperson for UNICEF, and for occasional professional engagements. The marriage did not last long, but she retained her married name. Celeste Holm has received many honors in her lifetime: she was appointed to the National Arts Council by then-President Ronald Reagan, knighted by King Olav of Norway, and inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1992. She soon married and took the name of Elizabeth Gracen. In the 1970s and 1980s, Holm returned more fully to screen acting, with roles in films such as Three Men and a Baby and in television series (often as a guest star) such as Columbo and Falcon Crest. Born Elizabeth Ward on April 3, 1960 in Booneville, Arkansas, USA, she won the titles of Miss Arkansas and Miss America in 1982. The most successful of these was in the 1956 musical, High Society, in which she duetted with Frank Sinatra.

Elizabeth Gracen is an American actress known almost as much for her off-screen activities as for her movie and television roles. After her famous performance in All About Eve, however, Holm realized she preferred working in live theater than on movie sets, and took on very few filmed roles over the following decade. "The Day the Women Got Even". After starring in the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl, 20th Century Fox signed Holm to a movie contract in 1946, and in her first two years as a film actress Holm cemented herself immediately as a formidable performer, especially when winning her Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress in Gentleman's Agreement. "Maid in America". Her first professional theatrical role was in a production of Hamlet starring Leslie Howard, and Holm quickly rose to prominence with her portrayal of Ado Annie in the first Broadway production of Oklahoma!. Alone in the Dark. Born in New York City, Holm studied acting at the University of Chicago before becoming a stage actress in the late 1930s.

"The Hand Me Down Kid". She is perhaps best remembered for her Oscar-winning role in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performance in All About Eve (1950). Nadine. Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, movie, and television actress. Three for the Road (1987) .. Pass the Ammo.

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Lisa. Lower Level. "Highlander". "Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time".

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Kounterfeit. "Highlander: The Raven".