Celeste Holm
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Celeste Holm 🇺🇸

Celeste Holm
Actress, Academy Award Winner, Broadway Pioneer, Ado Annie
Born Apr 29, 1917 🇺🇸 New York City, United States
Passed Away Jul 15, 2012 New York City, United States
Lifespan 95 years old
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Archival Overview

Charming American actress who originated the role of Ado Annie in Broadway's Oklahoma!, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gentleman's Agreement, and starred in All About Eve.

Biographical Record

Celeste Holm studied drama at the University of Chicago and made her Broadway debut in 1938. In 1943, she shot to theatrical fame originating the flirtatious, comic role of Ado Annie Carnes in Rodgers and Hammerstein's landmark musical 'Oklahoma!', singing 'I Cain't Say No'.

Signed by 20th Century Fox, Holm won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Elia Kazan's ground-breaking drama about antisemitism, 'Gentleman's Agreement' (1947). She earned two further Oscar nominations for 'Come to the Stable' (1949) and as Bette Davis's loyal best friend Karen Richards in the classic 'All About Eve' (1950).

Key Life Milestones

1943

Originating Ado Annie in Oklahoma!

Originated the iconic role in the historic Broadway musical that redefined American musical theater.

1947

Academy Award for Gentleman's Agreement

Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Elia Kazan's hard-hitting drama about prejudice.

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New York City, United States
GPS: 40.7128, -74.0060
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