April 1, 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States
Mark
Husky yet smooth voice
Fact
She attended Maine Township High School East (class of 1963) in Park Ridge, Illinois. The same high school attended by Harrison Ford (class of 1960) and Hillary Rodham (class of 1965).
Carrie Snodgress was an American actress. She was born on October 27, 1946 in Park Ridge, Illinois, to an accountant father and a housewife mother. She had two older sisters. Snodgress was educated at the New Trier High School and the Northwestern University, where she studied drama. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Snodgress’s first film role was in the 1969 film The Shooting, which also starred Warren Beatty. She then had a small role in the 1971 film The Beguiled, starring Clint Eastwood. In 1972, she appeared in the film Play It As It Lays, starring Faye Dunaway. That same year, she had a leading role in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
In 1974, Snodgress co-starred with Jack Nicholson in the film Chinatown. The following year, she appeared in the film The Great Gatsby, starring Robert Redford. In 1976, she starred in the film All the President’s Men, alongside Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford.
In 1978, Snodgress starred in the film Winter Kills, alongside Jeff Bridges and John Huston. The following year, she appeared in the film Straight Time, alongside Dustin Hoffman. In 1980, she starred in the film Resurrection, alongside Ellen Burstyn.
Snodgress’s final film role was in the 1981 film Heart Beat, starring Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek.
Snodgress was married to actor Neil Young from 1970 to 1972. The couple had one son together, Zeke. Snodgress later had a relationship with actor Dennis Hopper from 1978 to 1980. The couple had one daughter together, Galen Grier.
Snodgress died of pneumonia on April 1, 2004 at the age of 57.
General Info
Full Name
Carrie Snodgress
Died
April 1, 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor
Education
Maine East High School, Northern Illinois University
Nationality
American
Family
Children
Zeke Young
Accomplishments
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In Children's Programming
Movies
Pale Rider, Diary of a Mad Housewife, The Fury, Wild Things, Blue Sky, Murphy's Law, 8 Seconds, A Night in Heaven, Rabbit, Run, Across the Tracks, The Ballad of Little Jo, The Forsaken, In the Light of the Moon, Trick or Treats, The Rose and the Jackal, A Stranger in the Kingdom, All She Ever Wanted...
When I came back [to Hollywood], the industry didn't trust me. Rock 'n' roll carries a heavy stigma. They didn't want to fool around with a dropout.
2
I was never really a career woman. My life always came first. When I got [Oscar] nominated for Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), I didn't think, "Aah, now I'll get more money." My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself.
Facts
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Fact
1
Following her sudden death, she was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
2
She was awarded the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in Molière's "Tartuffe" on stage in Chicago.
3
She attended Maine Township High School East (class of 1963) in Park Ridge, Illinois. The same high school attended by Harrison Ford (class of 1960) and Hillary Rodham (class of 1965).
4
Her husband, Robert Jones, was a painter.
5
In 1979, her ex-boyfriend, songwriter Jack Nitzsche, was charged with threatening to kill her after he drunkenly forced his way into her home and bludgeoned her with a handgun. Nitzsche pleaded guilty to threatening her, and was fined and placed on three years probation.
6
Neil Young's 1972 album "Harvest" was greatly influenced by his relationship at the time with Carrie.
7
Carrie's son Zeke Young by rocker Neil Young was born with cerebral palsy. She and Young separated in 1975 after four years. Young married in 1977 and the next year had a second son, Ben Young, who also had cerebral palsy. Carrie later sued Young for child support in 1983. Young was ordered to pay Carrie $10,000 a month and up to $300,000 on a home for mother and child.
8
Hospitalized at the University of California Medical Center in Los Angeles, she succumbed to heart failure while awaiting a liver transplant. Her son was at her side when she died.
9
Was initially tapped to star opposite Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976) but lost the role over a salary dispute.
10
Gave birth to her only child at age 26, a son Zeke Snodgress Young on September 8, 1972. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend, Neil Young.
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Iron Jawed Angels
2004
TV Movie
Mrs. Paul
The West Wing
2003
TV Series
Mrs. Martha Rowe
Judging Amy
2002
TV Series
Dr. Larabie
The Forsaken
2001
Ina Hamm
Bartleby
2001
Book Publisher
Ed Gein
2000
Augusta W, Gein
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999
Ruth Kinneson
Touched by an Angel
1998
TV Series
Judy Bowers
ER
1998
TV Series
Mrs. Lang
Wild Things
1998
Ruby
Up Above the World
1997
All She Ever Wanted
1996
TV Movie
Alma Winchester
Death Benefit
1996
TV Movie
Virginia McGinnis
Sisters
1995
TV Series
Betty Merril
Phantom 2040
1994-1995
TV Series
Aunt Heloise / Heloise Walker
Chicago Hope
1995
TV Series
Mrs. Weber
White Man's Burden
1995
Josine
Blue Sky
1994
Vera Johnson
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
1994
TV Movie
Mrs. Byrd
8 Seconds
1994
Elsie Frost
Murder, She Wrote
1986-1993
TV Series
Irene Macinoy / Connie Vernon
The X-Files
1993
TV Series
Darlene Morris
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
Ruth Badger
Reasonable Doubts
1992
TV Series
Christine Anderson
Civil Wars
1992
TV Series
Mary Esquavil
Woman with a Past
1992
TV Movie
Mama
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
TV Movie
Louise McVay
Equal Justice
1991
TV Series
Marla Prentiss
Shades of LA
1990
TV Series
Lt. Armacost
The Rose and the Jackal
1990
TV Movie
Joan Pinkerton
Across the Tracks
1990
Rosemary Maloney
In the Heat of the Night
1989
TV Series
Mrs. Kroller
Chill Factor
1989
Amy Carlisle
Blueberry Hill
1988
Becca Dane
William Tell
1988
TV Series
Lady Montal
Friday's Curse
1988
TV Series
Dr. Viola Rhodes
Murphy's Law
1986
Joan Freeman
Rainy Day Friends
1985
Margot
Pale Rider
1985
Sarah Wheeler
A Reason to Live
1985
TV Movie
Isobel Bennett
Highway to Heaven
1984
TV Series
Evelyn Nealy
Nadia
1984
TV Movie
Stefania Comaneci
ABC Afterschool Specials
1983
TV Series
Mrs. Cranston
A Night in Heaven
1983
Mrs. Johnson
Trick or Treats
1982
Joan O'Keefe Adams
Homework
1982
Dr. Delingua
Quincy M.E.
1982
TV Series
Mrs. Vickie McGuire
The Attic
1980
Louise Elmore
The Solitary Man
1979
TV Movie
Sharon Keyes
Fast Friends
1979
TV Movie
Diana Hayward
Love's Dark Ride
1978
TV Movie
Nancy Warren
The Fury
1978
Hester
The Impatient Heart
1971
TV Movie
Grace McCormack
The Forty-Eight Hour Mile
1970
TV Movie
Janet / Diane
Rabbit, Run
1970
Janice Angstrom
Diary of a Mad Housewife
1970
Tina Balser
Medical Center
1970
TV Series
Mim Hoagley
Silent Night, Lonely Night
1969
TV Movie
Janet
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
TV Series
Laura
Easy Rider
1969
Woman in Commune (uncredited)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969
TV Series
Megan Baker
The Outsider
1969
TV Series
Janet / Diane
The Virginian
1969
TV Series
Josephine Delphinia
Judd for the Defense
1969
TV Series
Eileen
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edgeplay
2004
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inside Acting
2000
Documentary
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
TV Series
Herself
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 77th Annual Academy Awards
2005
TV Special
Memorial Tribute
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005
TV Special
Herself - Memorial Tribute
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1971
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical