What is Marian Seldes?
[[File:Portrait of Marian Seldes, as Bertha in Ondine LCCN2004663549.jpg|right|200px]] '''Marian Hall Seldes''' (August 23, 1928 &ndash; October 6, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] actress. She was known for her roles in ''[[Tom and Huck]]'', ''[[Home Alone 3]]'', ''[[The Haunting (1999 movie)|The Haunting]]'', ''[[If These Walls Could Talk 2]]'', and in ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]''. She won a [[Tony Award]] in 1967. == Biography == Seldes was born on August 23, 1928 in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Marian-Seldes.html |title=Marian Seldes Biography (1928-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> She is of [[Russia]]n-[[Jewish]] descent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_119/marianseldestoheadline.html |title=Marian Seldes to headline her latest stage return |publisher=Thevillager.com |accessdate=2013-03-27 |archive-date=2013-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902001533/http://thevillager.com/villager_119/marianseldestoheadline.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021286/bio |title=Marian Seldes Biography - Yahoo! Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |date=2011-04-20 |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> Seldes studied at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse]]. Seldes was married to Julian Claman from 1953 until they divorced in 1961. Her marriage to Julian was abusive. Seldes left the marriage after her father noticed marks on Seldes's face.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magazine/13seldes-t.html?pagewanted=3&hpw|title=The 60-Year Stage Life of Marian Seldes |publisher=The New York Times|date=June 14, 2010 | first=Alex | last=Witchel}}</ref> Then she was married to Garson Kanin from 1990 until his death in 1999. She had one daughter with Julian, Katherine. Seldes died from [[dementia]]-related problems at her apartment in New York City, New York, aged 86.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kennedy|first1=Mark|title=Tony Award