Edith Fields
Edith Fields
Born 07/01/1939 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

A veteran of stage, screen and television, Edith Fields is the recipient of the prestigious Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, seven Drama Logue Awards and a KABC Year End Radio Award for her work in Los Angeles Theatre. She began her career at age 5, singing and dancing for community functions in her home town of Poughkeepsie, New York. She acted in college productions and continued to entertain in Army Hospitals with the U.S.O. Fields received her Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (as well as a Drama Logue Award) for her work in the Theatre West Production of Like One Of The Family. Critical praise for her performance as Beth/Consuelo ranged from "dizzy and delightful" (Frontiers) to "a showstopper" (Hollywood Reporter). For her Drama Logue Award-Winning portrayal of Rose, the mother, in Nuts at the Las Palmas Theatre, the Los Angeles Times summed up the critics' opinion: "Edith Fields is splendid!" She won both the KABC Radio Award and Drama Logue Award for Avenue Of Dreams/Nothing Immediate (Company Of Angels), for which she was cited as "extraordinary" (Los Angeles Times). Additional Los Angeles stage credits include Death Of A Salesman (LATC), Beau Jet (Westwood Playhouse), Staccato (Tiffany Theatre), On Borrowed Time (La Mirada Theatre), Grown Ups (Mark Taper Forum), Street Dreams (Zephyr Theatre), Lovers And Other Strangers (Lee Strasberg Theatre), A.R. Gurney's Scenes From American Life (Skylight Theatre) and Michael Cristophers Pulitzer Prize-Winning Shadow Box (Theatre 40), among many others. In New York, Fields appeared both Off and Off-Off Broadway in The Subject Was Roses, A View From The Bridge, The Rimers Of Eldritch, Rites Of Passage, Spilt Milk, The Ward, Two Ladies Talking, Mother Love and The Poseur. Her film credits include Mr. Saturday Night (1992) with Billy Crystal, Dad (1989) with Jack Lemmon, No Way Out (1987) with Kevin Costner, Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) with Tom Selleck, John Cassavetes Big Trouble (1986), Blake Edwards Micki + Maude (1984), William Friedkin Rampage (1987) and Renée Taylor and Joe Bolognas Love Is All There Is (1996). Movies for television include HBO's Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) with Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd, Following Her Heart (1994) directed by Lee Grant, TNT's Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) with Diane Keaton, My First Love (1988) with Bea Arthur and The Rockford Files (1974) with James Garner. She has guest starred on numerous television series including Seinfeld (1989), Murphy Brown (1988), Picket Fences (1992), Caroline in the City (1995), L.A. Law (1986), Cagney & Lacey (1981), Brooklyn Bridge (1991) and Ned and Stacey (1995), among others. Fields graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and went on to study with such legendary acting teachers as Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, Herbert Berghof and William Hickey. She is a member of the Actors Studio.

A veteran of stage, screen and television, Edith Fields is the recipient of the prestigious Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, seven Drama Logue Awards and a KABC Year End Radio Award for her work in Los Angeles Theatre. She began her career at age 5, singing and dancing for community functions in her home town of Poughkeepsie, New York. She acted in college productions and continued to entertain in Army Hospitals with the U.S.O. Fields received her Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (as well as a Drama Logue Award) for her work in the Theatre West Production of Like One Of The Family. Critical praise for her performance as Beth/Consuelo ranged from "dizzy and delightful" (Frontiers) to "a showstopper" (Hollywood Reporter). For her Drama Logue Award-Winning portrayal of Rose, the mother, in Nuts at the Las Palmas Theatre, the Los Angeles Times summed up the critics' opinion: "Edith Fields is splendid!" She won both the KABC Radio Award and Drama Logue Award for Avenue Of Dreams/Nothing Immediate (Company Of Angels), for which she was cited as "extraordinary" (Los Angeles Times). Additional Los Angeles stage credits include Death Of A Salesman (LATC), Beau Jet (Westwood Playhouse), Staccato (Tiffany Theatre), On Borrowed Time (La Mirada Theatre), Grown Ups (Mark Taper Forum), Street Dreams (Zephyr Theatre), Lovers And Other Strangers (Lee Strasberg Theatre), A.R. Gurney's Scenes From American Life (Skylight Theatre) and Michael Cristophers Pulitzer Prize-Winning Shadow Box (Theatre 40), among many others. In New York, Fields appeared both Off and Off-Off Broadway in The Subject Was Roses, A View From The Bridge, The Rimers Of Eldritch, Rites Of Passage, Spilt Milk, The Ward, Two Ladies Talking, Mother Love and The Poseur. Her film credits include Mr. Saturday Night (1992) with Billy Crystal, Dad (1989) with Jack Lemmon, No Way Out (1987) with Kevin Costner, Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) with Tom Selleck, John Cassavetes Big Trouble (1986), Blake Edwards Micki + Maude (1984), William Friedkin Rampage (1987) and Renée Taylor and Joe Bolognas Love Is All There Is (1996). Movies for television include HBO's Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) with Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd, Following Her Heart (1994) directed by Lee Grant, TNT's Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) with Diane Keaton, My First Love (1988) with Bea Arthur and The Rockford Files (1974) with James Garner. She has guest starred on numerous television series including Seinfeld (1989), Murphy Brown (1988), Picket Fences (1992), Caroline in the City (1995), L.A. Law (1986), Cagney & Lacey (1981), Brooklyn Bridge (1991) and Ned and Stacey (1995), among others. Fields graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and went on to study with such legendary acting teachers as Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, Herbert Berghof and William Hickey. She is a member of the Actors Studio.

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Filmography (Movies)

Magic Camp

Magic Camp

Character:Old Lady

Release Date:14/08/2020

Where the Bears Are 5

Where the Bears Are 5

Character:

Release Date:01/05/2016

Second Chances

Second Chances

Character:Minnie Wheaton

Release Date:20/05/2013

Meth Head

Meth Head

Character:Nora

Release Date:07/03/2013

Autism and Cake

Autism and Cake

Character:Alice

Release Date:30/09/2012

Electric City

Electric City

Character:Voice Actor (voice)

Release Date:17/07/2012

Elena Undone

Elena Undone

Character:Older Woman

Release Date:25/06/2010

Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body

Character:Mrs. Williams

Release Date:01/02/2008

Next

Next

Character:Old Lady in Casino

Release Date:25/04/2007

The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls

Character:Aunt Loretta

Release Date:09/01/2001

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

Character:Edith

Release Date:05/11/1999

My Last Love

My Last Love

Character:Poetess

Release Date:25/01/1999

Love Is All There Is

Love Is All There Is

Character:Mrs. Frederico

Release Date:10/05/1996

Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game

Character:Nurse

Release Date:20/04/1996

The Colony

The Colony

Character:Peg Benson

Release Date:13/09/1995

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Character:Purdue Female Guest #1

Release Date:12/06/1994

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Character:Woman in Commercial

Release Date:23/09/1992

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

Character:Mrs. Hogan

Release Date:24/03/1991

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Character:Rose

Release Date:26/01/1991

3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

Character:Mrs. Head

Release Date:21/11/1990

House Party

House Party

Character:Principal

Release Date:20/01/1990

The Favorite

The Favorite

Character:Mother Superior

Release Date:09/08/1989

The Boost

The Boost

Character:Office Manager

Release Date:23/12/1988

My First Love

My First Love

Character:Marion

Release Date:04/12/1988

Side by Side

Side by Side

Character:Frances Mercer

Release Date:06/03/1988

Rampage

Rampage

Character:Rose Gurgin

Release Date:01/09/1987

You Ruined My Life

You Ruined My Life

Character:Aunt Hermione

Release Date:01/02/1987

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

Character:Party Guest

Release Date:15/08/1986

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

Character:Doris

Release Date:30/05/1986

Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

Character:Mrs. Washburn

Release Date:01/01/1985

Micki & Maude

Micki & Maude

Character:Valerie Sitkowitz

Release Date:21/12/1984

Attack on Fear

Attack on Fear

Character:Doris Gambonini

Release Date:10/10/1984

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

Character:Mrs. Bodkey

Release Date:27/04/1984

Right of Way

Right of Way

Character:Saleswoman

Release Date:21/11/1983

Marian Rose White

Marian Rose White

Character:Nurse Gray

Release Date:19/01/1982

Fantasies

Fantasies

Character:Mildred

Release Date:18/01/1982

The Kid From Nowhere

The Kid From Nowhere

Character:Gift Shop Customer

Release Date:04/01/1982

All Summer in a Day

All Summer in a Day

Character:Mrs. Callaghan

Release Date:01/01/1982

Force: Five

Force: Five

Character:Sarah

Release Date:24/07/1981

Loving Couples

Loving Couples

Character:Evelyn's Nurse

Release Date:24/10/1980

And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

Character:School Nurse

Release Date:22/10/1979

The Survival of Dana

The Survival of Dana

Character:Mrs. Davis

Release Date:29/05/1979

Blood Bath

Blood Bath

Character:Psychic / Gypsy (as Edith Greenfield)

Release Date:17/10/1975

Queen of Hearts

Queen of Hearts

Character:Violet

Release Date:04/10/1936

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