Carrie Nye Wiki: Age, Salary, Parents, Wedding, Relationship, Net Worth

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	July 14, 2006, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Spouse	Dick Cavett
Fact	Primarily a stage and Broadway actress, she has appeared in such classics as "Macbeth," "As You Like It," "Ghosts" and "The Importance of Being Earnest." She won a Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for her 1965 performance in "Half a Sixpence."

Carrie Nye was born on January 14, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. Her parents were both successful attorneys and her upbringing was privileged. She attended private schools and was a debutante. She had a younger sister, Nancy, with whom she was very close.

Nye began her career as a stage actress in the late 1950s. She made her Broadway debut in 1959 in the play The Tender Trap. She went on to have a successful career in theater, film, and television. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the play The Gin Game in 1997.

Nye was married to the actor Richard Mulligan from 1964 until his death in 2000. The couple had two children together.

Nye has been battling cancer since 2006. She is currently in remission.

Nye is a tall, slender woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is considered to be a very talented and versatile actress.

General Info

Full Name	Carrie Nye
Died	July 14, 2006, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Profession	Actor
Education	Yale School of Drama, Stephens College
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse

Dick Cavett

Accomplishments

Nominations	Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Movies	Hello Again, Too Scared to Scream, Creepshow, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, The Users, Divorce His, Divorce Hers, The Group, The Screaming Skull, The Scarlett O'Hara War, Ten Blocks on the Camino Real, Classic Cinema: Richard Burton Triple Feature, Divorce Hers, Divorce His
TV Shows	Moviola

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0638559

Quotes

#	Quote
1	In a 2003 interview with The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, Ms. Nye was asked to name the favorite role of her career. "None of them," she said. "I only became an actress so I wouldn't have to cook or make a bed."

Facts

#	Fact
1	Briefly on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952) in 1984 before her character fell into a pit of quicksand (she told Time magazine that her preferred death for her character was "to be impaled on a hat pin"). She returned to the soap opera in 2003, as a different character and in a role specifically designed for her.
2	Did a performance of "Troilus and Cressida" at the Kennedy White House.
3	Primarily a stage and Broadway actress, she has appeared in such classics as "Macbeth," "As You Like It," "Ghosts" and "The Importance of Being Earnest." She won a Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for her 1965 performance in "Half a Sixpence."
4	Known for her flamboyant eccentrics and inimitable gravelly tones, she played Tallulah Bankhead in the 1980 mini-movie The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980).
5	2001- Rebuilding the Montauk, Long Island, home she shares with hubby Dick Cavett, which burned down several years ago.
6	Attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
7	Recently brought one of their 4 canine pets to Cindy Adams luxurious NY pad for Adams' dog's birthday party.

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
True Blue	1990	TV Series
Hello Again	1987		Regina Holt
St. Elsewhere	1986	TV Series	Lucinda Ferrare-Headley
Too Scared to Scream	1985		Graziella
Guiding Light	1984	TV Series	Susan Piper
Creepshow	1982		Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
Hart to Hart	1981	TV Series	Laura Bancroft
The Scarlett O'Hara War	1980	TV Movie	Tallulah Bankhead
The Seduction of Joe Tynan	1979		Aldena Kittner
The Users	1978	TV Movie	Nancy Baker
A Touch of the Poet	1974	TV Movie	Deborah Harford
Great Performances	1974	TV Series	Tatiana
Screaming Skull	1973	TV Movie	Helen
Divorce His - Divorce Hers	1973	TV Movie	Diana Proctor
New York Television Theatre	1966-1970	TV Series
The Admirable Crichton	1968	TV Movie	Lady Catherine
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real	1966	TV Movie	Marguerite Gautier
The Group	1966		Norine
Golden Showcase	1961	TV Series	Felicia