Eileen Herlie
Born	Eileen Herlihy March 8, 1920 (1920-03-08) (age 88) Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Biography

Eileen Herlie was born to a Catholic father and a Protestant mother in Glasgow, Scotland. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

Career

Herlie was trained as a theatre actress, but her first big film break was being cast by Laurence Olivier in his 1948 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. She portrayed Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, despite the fact that she was 13 years younger than Olivier, who portrayed her son, Hamlet. She reprised her Gertrude in the 1964 Broadway production starring Richard Burton. She repeated her Gertrude in the 1964 film version of the Broadway stage production. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Hamlet is a 1948 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... For other persons named Richard Burton, see Richard Burton (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ...

After Olivier's Hamlet Herlie continued to make sporadic film appearances, but remained primarily in the theatre. In 1955 she was Irene Molloy in The Matchmaker on Broadway (this play was later made into Hello Dolly!). In 1960, she was nominated for a Tony Award as 'Best Actress in a Musical' for Take Me Along, in which she played opposite Jackie Gleason. Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... This article is about the play. ... Hello, Dolly! is a Broadway musical with a book by Michael Stewart and a score by Jerry Herman. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Take Me Along Sam Shubert Theatre Opened: Thursday, October 22, 1959 Producer: David Merrick Director: Peter Glenville Music and Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Joseph Stein and Robert Russell Original NY production Musical based on Ah, Wilderness! Nat Miller - Walter Pidgeon Essie Miller - Una Merkel Art Miller - James Cresson Richard Miller... Herbert John Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, and musician. ...

In 1976, Herlie made the move to television soap operas in the role of Myrtle Fargate on All My Children. In the 1980s, Herlie was nominated for three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards (1984, 1985 and 1986). She became close friends with fellow cast member Louis Edmonds, and spoke at his funeral in 2001. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Myrtle Fargate (nee Lum) is a fictional character on the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Eileen Herlie since 1976. ... All My Children (AMC) is a popular American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... Louis Edmonds (born September 24, 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died March 3, 2001 in Port Jefferson, New York) was an American actor. ...

Until the late 1990s, Herlie was one of the few actresses to ever portray the same character on three different soaps. In 1993, she portrayed Myrtle on the All My Children sister-soap Loving. In December 2000, she portrayed Myrtle in crossover appearances on the soap opera One Life to Live, where a 'Who's the Daddy?' storyline was playing out on all four ABC soaps (All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital, and the now cancelled Port Charles). The U.S. soap opera Loving aired on ABC from June 27, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... Port Charles was a soap opera which aired on ABC from June 1, 1997 to October 3, 2003. ...

Personal life

Herlie is one of five children, Dennis, Gerald, Norah (all deceased) and Alfred. She was married and divorced once, but has no children.

Award nominations

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• (1986) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children
• (1985) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children
• (1984) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children

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• (1960) Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical for Take Me Along

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External links

• Eileen Herlie at the Internet Movie Database
• [1] Screencap from Hamlet
• [2] List of Broadway performances