Geraldine Court
{{Short description|American actress}}
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| name = Geraldine Court
| image = Geraldine_Court_soap_opera_actress_ca1982.jpg
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| birth_name = Geraldine Oldenboorn
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1942|7|28}}
| birth_place = Binghamton, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2010|11|20|1942|7|28}}
| death_place = Warwick, New York, U.S.
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| occupation = Actress, writer
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| years_active = 1971–1990
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Geraldine Court (born Geraldine Oldenboorn;{{Citation needed |date=June 2022}} July 28, 1942 – November 20, 2010) was an American actress.
Early years
Court was born in Binghamton, New York, but her childhood included living in Nashville and in New Orleans. She received a Frances Fuller Scholarship and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.{{cite news |title=Geraldine Court joins cast of 'The Doctors' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88716017/geraldine-court/ |access-date=November 11, 2021 |work=The Herald |date=June 9, 1973 |location=South Carolina, Rock Hill |page=20|via = Newspapers.com}}
Career
Court portrayed Jennifer Richard Evans for three years on Guiding Light{{cite news |last1=Beals |first1=Kathie |title=Court and Kennon, Greeley's two Geraldines |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/927593869/?match=1&terms=%22Geraldine%20Court%22%20actress |work=The Standard-Star |date=September 21, 1938 |location=New York, New Rochelle |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/image/927593869/?match=1&terms=%22Geraldine%20Court%22%20actress B 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/927593917/?terms=%22Geraldine%20Court%22%20actress B 5] |accessdate=September 17, 2024 |via = Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} and played Ann Larimer for almost eight years on The Doctors.{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Jon-Michael |title=Welcome back, Geraldine Court! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1014454236/?match=1&terms=%22Geraldine%20Court%22%20actress |access-date=September 17, 2024 |work=The State Journal |date=April 15, 1980 |location=Kentucky, Frankfort |page=8|via = Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }} She also appeared on the television series As the World Turns, Another World, and All My Children. She was also, during a brief time, a writer for the serial Loving.{{Citation needed |date=November 2021}}
On stage, Court performed in national touring productions of Barefoot in the Park, Play It Again, Sam, and The Tender Trap. Her off-Broadway work includes The Lower Depths of Maxim Gorki and Possibilities. On Broadway, she performed in the chorus of Medea.{{cite web |title=Geraldine Court |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/geraldine-court-85052 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111031545/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/geraldine-court-85052 |archive-date=November 11, 2021}}
Court directed plays, including productions for the Greeley Street Theater, Forum at Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Playwrights Horizon.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Love Hurts | Laura |
=Television=
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| Year | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–72 | As the World Turns | Jennifer Sullivan Ryan Hughes |
| 1973–77 | The Doctors | Dr. Ann Larimer |
| 1979 | Another World | June Laverty |
| 1980-1983 | Guiding Light | Jennifer Richards |
| 1985 | All My Children | Mary Georgia |
| 1987 | Kate & Allie | Woman on the Bench (Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?") |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|00183761|Geraldine Court}}
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Category:Actresses from New York (state)
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American women
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