Dolores Sutton

Dolores Sutton
Born	Dolores Lila Silverstein (1927-02-04)February 4, 1927 New York City, New York, USA
Died	New York City, New York, USA
Years active	1950-1991
Spouse(s)	Michael Reis (1956-1958) (divorced)

Dolores Sutton (February 4, 1927 – May 11, 2009) was an American actress, writer and playwright. Born in New York City as Dolores Lila Silverstein to Benjamin and Mary Silverstein, she graduated from New York University in 1948 with a B.A. in Philosophy. Her career spanned seven decades and encompassed television, stage and movie roles.

Writing

While working on her M.A. degree, Sutton wrote a radio script (Siblings), sold it to NBC, and landed the voice role. This started her career as an actress and writer. She was also a playwright.

Acting stage

Sutton played lead roles in three Broadway plays.

• 1960: Rhinoceros as Daisy
• 1961: General Seeger as The Woman
• 1994: My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins

Her Off-Broadway credits include leading roles in the following plays:

• 1956: The Man with the Golden Arm as Molly
• 1958: Career as Barbara Neilson
• 1960: Machinal as Helen Jones when she won the Vernon Rice Citation
• 1963: Brecht on Brecht
• 1969: To Be Young Gifted and Black in various roles
• 1972: The Web and the Rock as Esther (also the playwright)
• 1973: The Seagull as Irina Arkadina
• 1990: What's Wrong with This Picture as Bella

Acting film

• 1966: The Trouble with Angels as Sister Rose Marie
• 1968: Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as Sister Rose Marie

Death

Dolores Sutton died of cancer on May 11, 2009 at the Actor's Home in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 82.

External links

• Dolores Sutton at the Internet Movie Database
• IBDb bio
• Dolores Sutton papers, 1945-1996 and undated, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• LLA archive