Beatrice Winde
{{Short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Beatrice Winde
| image =
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| birth_name = Beatrice Lucille Williams
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|01|05}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|01|03|1924|01|05}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| yearsactive = 1974–2001
| spouse = Raymond Stough
}}
Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades.
Life and career
Winde was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago Music Conservatory as a voice student and continued her voice studies briefly at the Yale University School of Music and at Juilliard.{{Cite book |last1=Hill |first1=Anthony D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lz_px7dsxScC&pg=PA512 |title=The A to Z of African American Theater |last2=Barnett |first2=Douglas Q. |date=2009 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, Maryland |isbn=978-0-8108-7061-1 |pages=512 |language=en}}
Winde appeared on Broadway in the 1971 Melvin Van Peebles musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, which won her the Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination.{{Cite news |last=Saxon |first=Wolfgang |date=January 25, 2004 |title=Beatrice Winde, Actress in Film, TV and the Theater, Dies at 79 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/nyregion/beatrice-winde-actress-in-film-tv-and-the-theater-dies-at-79.html |access-date=January 4, 2023|issn=0362-4331}} Winde's screen appearances include Oliver's Story and Jefferson in Paris and television credits include The Sopranos and Law & Order.
She died of cancer on January 3, 2004, two days before her 80th birthday.
Awards
- Audelco Award for Best Supporting Actress (A Lesson Before Dying, staged by the Signature Theater Company - 2001{{Cite web |last=Reichheld |first=Chris |date=19 November 2001 |title=News: AUDELCO Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre to be Distributed in NYC on Nov. 19 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/audelco-awards-for-excellence-in-black-theatre-to-be-distributed-in-nyc-on-nov-19-com-99830?jwsource=cl |archive-date= |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=Playbill}}
- Living Legend Award from the National Black Theater - 1997
- Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Cameo Role (The Young Man from Atlanta, Goodman Theatre, Chicago) - 1997{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0934656/|title = Beatrice Winde| website=IMDb }}
Filmography
=Film=
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- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) — Lena
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — Mrs. Jenkins
- The Gambler (1974) — Hospital Receptionist
- Mandingo (1975) — Lucy
- Sparkle (1976) — Mrs. Waters
- Oliver's Story (1978) — Waltereen
- Rich Kids (1979) — Corine
- Hide in Plain Sight (1980) — Unemployment Clerk
- From the Hip (1987) — 2nd Judge
- Stars and Bars (1988) — Alma-May
- The Ambulance (1990) — Head Nurse
- A Rage in Harlem (1991) — Clerk
- The Super (1991) — Leotha
- Malcolm X (1992) — Elderly Woman
- The Last Good Time (1994) — Nurse Westman
- It Could Happen to You (1994) — Judge
- Jefferson in Paris (1995) — Mary Hemings
- Dangerous Minds (1995) — Mary Benton
- Lone Star (1996) — Minnie Bledsoe
- She's the One (1996) — Older Woman
- Clover (1997) — Aunt Katie
- The Real Blonde (1997) — Wilma
- Simon Birch (1998) — Hilde Grove
- Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) — Mrs. Horton, Michael's Neighbor
- The Hurricane (1999) — Louise Cockersham
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=Television=
- The Doctors (March 1980) - Lillian Foster
- American Playhouse; 1 episode (1982) — Tee
- Spenser: For Hire; 1 episode (1987) — Delia Johnson
- A Man Called Hawk; 1 episode (1989) — Mother Superior
- Law & Order; 4 episodes (1991-2001) — Jackson's grandmother / Corina Roberts / Sarah De Witt / Miss Perry (final appearance)
- The Cosby Show; 1 episode (1992)
- NYPD Blue; 1 episode (1995) — Gladys Denton
- The Sopranos; 1 episode (2000) — Funeral Guest
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0934656|Beatrice Winde}}
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Category:20th-century African-American women singers
Category:20th-century American women singers
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:Actresses from Chicago
Category:American film actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
Category:Juilliard School alumni
Category:Yale School of Music alumni
Category:20th-century African-American actresses