Beatrice Alda
{{short description|American actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| father = Alan Alda
| mother = Arlene Weiss
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| spouse = J. Brooke
| occupation = Actress, filmmaker
| years_active = 1981–present
| relatives = Robert Alda (grandfather)
Antony Alda (half-uncle)
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Beatrice Alda is an American actress, director and producer who appeared in The Four Seasons and Men of Respect.
Career
Alda played Lisa in the 1981 film, The Four Seasons, directed by her father, and reprised the role in the 1984 television series of the same name. She played Judy, the daughter of Steve, played by her real life father, in the 1988 film A New Life.
Alda and filmmaker J Brooke co-directed and produced the 2008 documentary film Out Late, which follows the lives of people who came out as gay, lesbian, and transgender while they were senior citizens.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7464419&page=1|title=Late-in-Life Lesbians: A Sexual Surprise|date=May 1, 2009|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=February 15, 2018}}{{Cite web|last=Merritt|first=Jim|date=June 25, 2020|title=To my younger self: LGBTQ LIers share lifetime of wisdom|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/lgbtq-long-islanders-share-lifetime-of-wisdom-1.45798209|access-date=November 26, 2020|website=Newsday|language=en}}
Personal life
Alda is the daughter of actor Alan Alda and author and photographer Arlene Weiss. Her sisters are Eve and actress Elizabeth Alda. Alda has four children with J. Brooke.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Hamptons-International-Film-Festival/22681/INTERVIEW-Filmmakers-Beatrice-Alda-And-J.html#.WoW8Ih-E6Hs|title=Interview: Filmmakers Beatrice Alda And J Brooke On "Legs: A Big Issue In A Small Town"|publisher=Hamptons International Film Festival|website=www.hamptons.com|date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=February 15, 2018}}
Filmography
= Acting =
== Film ==
== Television ==
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| 1984
|The Four Seasons |Lisa Callan |{{Cite news|last=O'Connor|first=John|date=February 5, 1984|title=Alan Alda's New Series Is Off to a Hilarious Start|page=H25|work=The New York Times|via=}} |
= Filmmaker Credits =
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|+ !Year !Work !Position !Ref. |
| 2008
|Out Late |Co-director, producer |
| 2016
|Legs: a Big Issue in a Small Town |Co-director, producer |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0017373}}
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Category:Actresses from New York City
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:Jewish American actresses
Category:American LGBTQ actresses
Category:21st-century American Jews
Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century American actresses
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