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Marian Hailey-Moss

b. 1941

American actress and children's book author

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Born 1941. Marian Hailey-Moss is an American actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and writer.

Marian Hailey-Moss (born February 1, 1941) is an American actress, author, and humanitarian.

Biography Hailey-Moss was born on February 1, 1941, in Portland, Oregon. She has a BA degree in drama from the University of Washington. She began her acting career in the early 1960s with performances in Shakespearean festivals. She moved to New York City a few years later where she was cast in a series of Broadway plays, avant-garde productions, and motion pictures. She played the critically acclaimed role of Brenda in the 1970 film Lovers and Other Strangers.

Broadway plays in which Hailey-Moss performed included Mating Dance (1965), The Best Laid Plans (1966), Keep It in the Family (1967), Harvey (1970), Company (1970), The Castro Complex (1970), and The Women (1973).

Hailey-Moss married author John Thackray in March 1965.

Partial filmography Jenny (1970) - Kay Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) - Brenda Harvey (1972) - Myrtle Mae Simmons Why We Need Reading (1975) - Narrator The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) - Sheila Lerner The Survivors (1983) - Jack's Wife Random House Beginner Book Video (1989-1991) Narration and Additional Voices

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University of Washington
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Who is Marian Hailey-Moss?

American actress and children's book author

When was Marian Hailey-Moss born?

Marian Hailey-Moss was born on 1 February 1941 in Portland.

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Marian Hailey-Moss is an actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and writer.

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Marian Hailey-Moss is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marian Hailey-Moss

· Wikidata: Q20676878

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