Mary Nell Santacroce
Mary Nell Santacroce (née McKoin; May 25, 1918 – February 17, 1999) was an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Wise Blood (1979), The War (1994) and Something to Talk About (1995).[1][2] She was the mother of actress Dana Ivey.[3][4][5][6]
Biography[edit]
Mary Nell McKoin was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1918.[7][1][2] She was a graduate of both the University of Georgia and Emory University. From 1948-65, she taught speech and drama at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][2] She also taught at Georgia State University from 1965 until 1972.[2]
She had two children, daughter Dana and son John, from her marriage to Hugh Ivey, which ended in divorce. She had another son, Eric, from her marriage to Dante Santacroce, her widower.[2]
Santacroce died on February 17, 1999, at her home in Atlanta from leukemia and bone cancer.[1][2]
Select filmography[edit]
- Wise Blood (1979)
- The Private Eyes (1980)
- Mutant (1984)
- Impure Thoughts (1986)
- Not Without My Daughter (1991)
- Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
- Silent Cries (1993)
- Class of '61 (1993)
- The Yearling (1994)
- A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
- The War (1994)
- Something to Talk About (1995)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries in the News". Associated Press. February 18, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Associated Press (February 21, 1999). "Mary Nell Santacroce, Actress Known for Southern Characters". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Valerie Barnes Lipscomb (2016). Performing Age in Modern Drama. Springer. ISBN 9781137501691. page 128
- ^ Palmer, R. Barton (2007). Twentieth-Century American Fiction on Screen. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139461689. page 141
- ^ Pressley, Nelson (June 13, 2004). "For 'Hot Tin Roof,' Two Theater Pros Still at Their Peak". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Maupin, Elizabeth (March 10, 1993). "SHE WON'T LET ACTING BOX HER IN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Mary Nell Santacroce News". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
External links[edit]
- 1918 births
- 1999 deaths
- Deaths from bone cancer in the United States
- Deaths from leukemia in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Actresses from Atlanta
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- University of Georgia alumni
- Emory University alumni
- Georgia Tech faculty
- Georgia State University faculty
- American women academics