Virginia Martin
Virginia Martin | |
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Born | Virginia Marie Martin December 2, 1927 Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress/Singer |
Virginia Martin (December 2, 1927 – August 27, 2009) was an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage and on television. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1963.[1]
Early life
Martin was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Tommy and Harville Martin. She had two brothers, Jere and Donald, and was a graduate of the University of Chattanooga. [2]
Theatre
Martin made her Broadway debut during the original run of the musical South Pacific in the role of Ensign Bessie Noonan. In 1954, Martin was in the chorus of the original Broadway cast for the musical The Pajama Game. In 1955, she was a part of the cast of the musical Ankles Aweigh, again in the chorus. She next appeared in the revue show New Faces of 1956.
In 1958, Martin understudied the lead role of Irene Lovelle under star Vivian Blaine in the musical Say, Darling. In 1961, Martin originated the role of Hedy La Rue in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 1963, Martin was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Young Belle Poitrine in the musical Little Me.[3] Virginia played the younger version of Belle Poitrine with Nancy Andrews playing the older version of the character. In subsequent revivals of Little Me the character is played by one actress. Little Me was written by Neil Simon and starred Sid Caesar. The show opened on Nov 17, 1962 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and closed on June 29, 1963 after 257 performances.
In February 1965, Martin played the lead role of Emily Kirsten in the musical Bajour that was originated by Nancy Dussault. Also in the cast was Chita Rivera.[4]
Television
Martin made several appearances on Bewitched between 1965 and 1966, notably as Charmaine Leach, the wife of conniving private investigator Charlie Leach (Robert Strauss).
The Leaches were the reverse of the Kravitzes, where Charlie was convinced of Samantha's witchcraft (similar to Gladys) and Charmaine was convinced her husband was crazy (like Abner). However, unlike the Kravitzes, Charlie attempted to blackmail Samantha a couple of times, only to have it backfire on him when she used her powers to stop him.
Death
She died on August 27, 2009 in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the age of 81.
External links
- Virginia Martin at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Virginia Martin at the Internet Movie Database
References
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- 1927 births
- 20th-century American singers
- 2009 deaths
- 20th-century American actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- American television actresses
- American female singers
- Actresses from Tennessee
- Singers from Tennessee
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alumni