Myra Carter

Myra Carter

Born: October 27, 1929
Died: January 9, 2016
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Myra Carter (October 27, 1929 – January 9, 2016) was an American stage, screen and television actress. She is most known for her work on stage and in particular the works of Edward Albee including the original casts of Three Tall Women and All Over. For her performance in Three Tall Women, Carter won numerous awards including a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award.

She made an appearance in the 1999 Nicolas Cage thriller 8mm. Her television credits include Boris Karloff's Thriller, the TV movie The Love Letter, as well as Frasier and The Nanny.

Movies for Myra Carter...

8MM
Title: 8MM
Character: Mrs. Christian
Released: February 26, 1999
Type: Movie
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
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Title: Storm of the Century
Character: Cora Stanhope
Released: February 14, 1999
Type: TV
When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose.
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The Love Letter
Title: The Love Letter
Character: Clarice Whitcomb
Released: February 1, 1998
Type: Movie
20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
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Title: Frasier
Character: Mrs. Warner
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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All Over
Title: All Over
Character: The Mistress
Released: April 28, 1976
Type: Movie
As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge outside for news of his death in this filmed-for-television staging of Edward Albee's play.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: The Mistress
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.