# Anne Jackson

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American actress (1925–2016)

This article is about Anne Jackson. For other people with the same name, see [Anne Jackson (disambiguation)](/source/Anne_Jackson_(disambiguation)).

Anne Jackson Jackson in 1968 Born (1925-09-03)September 3, 1925 Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 90) New York City, U.S. Alma mater Actors Studio Occupation Actress Years active 1945–2008 Spouse Eli Wallach ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 2014)​ Children 3

**Anne Jackson** (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016)[1][2][3][4] was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor [Eli Wallach](/source/Eli_Wallach), with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for the [Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play](/source/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actress_in_a_Play) for her performance in [Paddy Chayefsky](/source/Paddy_Chayefsky)'s *[Middle of the Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middle_of_the_Night_(play)&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[5] In 1963, she won an [Obie Award](/source/Obie_Award) for [Best Actress](/source/Obie_Award_for_Distinguished_Performance_by_an_Actress) for her performance in two [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway) plays, *The Typists* and *The Tiger*.[6]

## Early life

Jackson was born in [Millvale, Pennsylvania](/source/Millvale%2C_Pennsylvania) in 1925,[1] the daughter of Stella Germaine (née Murray) and John Ivan Jackson, a barber.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] She was the youngest of three daughters, after Catherine, eight years older, and Beatrice, three years older.[7] Her year of birth had been misreported for years as 1926, the year Jackson gave in a 1962 interview.[7] Jackson's mother was of [Irish Catholic](/source/Irish_Catholic) descent and her father, whose original name was [Ivan Jakšeković](https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2717&h=315904&tid=&pid=&queryId=f185f0eb7ced50ac1c825b4d7d556073&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iqb70&_phstart=successSource), had emigrated from [Croatia](/source/Croatia) (then part of [Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary)) in 1918.[1][7][8] Her family moved to [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York) when she was eight years old. She attended [Franklin K. Lane High School](/source/Franklin_K._Lane_High_School).[8]

## Career

In New York, Jackson trained at the [Neighborhood Playhouse](/source/Neighborhood_Playhouse) and the [Actors Studio](/source/Actors_Studio). She made her [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) debut in 1945. Her theater credits included *[Summer and Smoke](/source/Summer_and_Smoke)*, *[Arms and the Man](/source/Arms_and_the_Man)*, *[Luv](/source/Luv_(play))*, *[The Waltz of the Toreadors](/source/The_Waltz_of_the_Toreadors)*, *[Mr. Peters' Connections](/source/Mr._Peters'_Connections)* and *[Lost in Yonkers](/source/Lost_in_Yonkers)*.[3]

Jackson's screen credits include *[The Tiger Makes Out](/source/The_Tiger_Makes_Out)*, *[The Secret Life of an American Wife](/source/The_Secret_Life_of_an_American_Wife)*, *[How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life](/source/How_to_Save_a_Marriage_and_Ruin_Your_Life)*, *[Lovers and Other Strangers](/source/Lovers_and_Other_Strangers)*, *[Dirty Dingus Magee](/source/Dirty_Dingus_Magee)*, *[Folks!](/source/Folks!)*, and *[The Shining](/source/The_Shining_(film))*. Her many television appearances include *[Armstrong Circle Theatre](/source/Armstrong_Circle_Theatre)*, *[Academy Theatre](/source/Academy_Theatre_(TV_show))*, *[The Philco Television Playhouse](/source/The_Philco_Television_Playhouse)*, *[Studio One](/source/Studio_One_(American_TV_series))*, *[The Untouchables](/source/The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series))*, *[The Defenders](/source/The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series))*, multiple appearances, as different, similar, characters on *[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)*, *[Marcus Welby, M.D.](/source/Marcus_Welby%2C_M.D.)*, *[Rhoda](/source/Rhoda)*, *[The Facts of Life](/source/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series))*, *[Highway to Heaven](/source/Highway_to_Heaven)*, *[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)*, and *[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))*. She narrated *[Stellaluna](/source/Stellaluna)* on an episode of the [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) series *[Reading Rainbow](/source/Reading_Rainbow)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In March 2017, the [Harry Ransom Center](/source/Harry_Ransom_Center) announced the acquisition of Anne Jackson's archive along with her husband's. It opened for research in 2018.[9]

## Personal life

Jackson and her husband [Eli Wallach](/source/Eli_Wallach) in 2010

Jackson was married to actor [Eli Wallach](/source/Eli_Wallach), with whom she acted frequently, from March 5, 1948, until his death on June 24, 2014. They had three children, Peter, Katherine, and Roberta.[1] Her marriage to Wallach was one of the longest and most successful in the industry. She later taught at the [HB Studio](/source/HB_Studio)[10] in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), and continued to act in cameo roles.[1]

## Death

Jackson died at her home in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan) on April 12, 2016, aged 90.[1]

## Filmography

### Film

Anne Jackson film credits Year Title Role Notes 1950 So Young So Bad Jackie Boone 1959 The Journey Margie Rhinelander 1960 Tall Story Myra Sullivan 1967 The Tiger Makes Out Gloria Fiske 1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Muriel Laszlo 1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife Victoria Layton 1970 Zig Zag Jean Cameron 1970 The Angel Levine Customer in Delicatessen cameo 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers Kathy 1970 Dirty Dingus Magee Belle Nops 1976 Independence Abigail Adams Docudrama 1977 Nasty Habits Sister Mildred 1979 The Bell Jar Dr. Nolan 1980 The Shining Doctor Scenes not in the European cut 1984 Sam's Son Harriet Orowitz 1990 Funny About Love Adele 1992 Folks! Mildred Aldrich 1999 Man of the Century Margaret Twennies 2000 Something Sweet Grandma 2008 Vote and Die: Liszt for President Partisan woman 2008 Lucky Days Corkie

### Television

Anne Jackson television credits Year Title Role Notes 1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre Lena 1952 Lux Video Theatre Sara 1952–1953 The Doctor Mary / Agatha Bunnerman 1953–1954 The Philco Television Playhouse Daughter 1955 Studio One Fredda Walters / Mattie Hobbs 1956–1962 General Electric Theater Jenny Dutton 1960 Play of the Week Eadie Horton 1960 Lullaby Eadie Horton TV movie 1962 The Untouchables Edna Gordon 1964 The Defenders Sally Brandt 1967 CBS Playhouse Vivian Spears 1971 The Typists Sylvia Payton TV movie 1972 Gunsmoke Phoebe Preston Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" 1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. Alicia Blair 1973 Sticks and Bones Harriet TV movie 1974 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Vivienne Carson 1975 Play for Today Helene Hanff 1977 Rhoda Bea 1979 The Family Man Maggie Madden TV movie 1980 A Private Battle Katie Ryan TV movie 1980 Blinded by the Light Frances Bowers TV movie 1981 Leave 'em Laughing Shirlee TV movie 1982 A Woman Called Golda Lou Kaddar / Narrator TV movie 1985 The Equalizer Mrs. Henrietta Fields Episode: "The Confirmation Day" 1985 The Facts of Life Gwen 1986 Tall Tales & Legends Mother Nature 1987 Out on a Limb Bella Abzug TV mini-series 1987 Worlds Beyond Marian Burgess 1987 Highway to Heaven Marge Malloy 1987 Everything's Relative Rae Beeby 1988 Baby M Lorraine Abraham TV miniseries 1997 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women Maman TV movie 1997 Law & Order Judge Jane Simons Episode: "Burned" 2002 The Education of Max Bickford Pat 2003 ER Mrs. Langston

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-nytobit_1-5) McFadden, Robert D. (April 13, 2016). ["Anne Jackson, Stage Star With Her Husband, Eli Wallach, Dies at 90"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/theater/anne-jackson-dies.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160416102730/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/theater/anne-jackson-dies.html?_r=0) from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016. Note: Some sources give middle name as June.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wapo=obit_2-0)** Bernstein, Adam (April 14, 2016). ["Anne Jackson, theater stalwart who teamed onstage with husband Eli Wallach, dies at 90"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/anne-jackson-theater-stalwart-who-teamed-onstage-with-husband-eli-wallach-dies-at-90/2016/04/14/7e11ad72-0252-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160424233812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/anne-jackson-theater-stalwart-who-teamed-onstage-with-husband-eli-wallach-dies-at-90/2016/04/14/7e11ad72-0252-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html) from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ibdb_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ibdb_3-1) [Anne Jackson](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/46694) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database); retrieved April 16, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160416205954/http://www.ibdb.com/Person/View/46694) from the original on April 16, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [United States Census](/source/United_States_Census) records list "Anna Jackson" as 4 years old in [1930 Census](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCHJ-S88) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160425063231/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCHJ-S88) 2016-04-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), enumerated on April 19, 1930, and 14 years old in [1940 Census](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQSW-PHN) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160425081651/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQSW-PHN) 2016-04-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), enumerated on April 6, 1940, putting her birth date between April 1925 and April 1926.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Simonson, Robert (April 13, 2016). ["Anne Jackson, Seasoned Stage Actress and Half of Legendary Stage Pair, Dies at 90"](http://www.playbill.com/article/anne-jackson-seasoned-stage-actress-and-half-of-legendary-stage-pair-dies-at-90). *[Playbill](/source/Playbill)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210125233827/https://www.playbill.com/article/anne-jackson-seasoned-stage-actress-and-half-of-legendary-stage-pair-dies-at-90) from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iobdb_6-0)** [Anne Jackson](https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/1431) at the [Internet Off-Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database) (archived) ; retrieved June 11, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ref1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ref1_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ref1_7-2) Jackson, Anne, in Ross, Lillian, ed. (1962). "Anne Jackson". [*The Player: A Profile of an Art*](https://archive.org/stream/playeraprofileof002609mbp/playeraprofileof002609mbp_djvu.txt). [Simon and Schuster](/source/Simon_and_Schuster). p. 193. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160405182920/http://www.archive.org/stream/playeraprofileof002609mbp/playeraprofileof002609mbp_djvu.txt) from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016. I was born on September 3, 1926, in Millvale, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh. My father, John Jchekovitch, was born in Croatia, came to America in 1918, at the age of seventeen, and settled in Pittsburgh. He changed his name to John Jackson.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tallmer_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tallmer_8-1) Jackson, Anne, in Tallmer, Jerry (October 2006). ["Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach: Act II"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101011062206/http://nyc-plus.com/nyc17/annejacksonandeli.html). *Thrive NYC*. Vol. 1, no. 17. Community Media, LLC. Archived from [the original](http://www.nyc-plus.com/nyc17/annejacksonandeli.html) on October 11, 2010. I was in school, Franklin K. Lane High School. I was born in Millvale, Pennsylvania [just outside Pittsburgh], and the family moved to Brooklyn when I was 8.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Papers of Actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson Acquired"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170307044900/http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releases/2017/wallachjackson.html). *www.hrc.utexas.edu*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releases/2017/wallachjackson.html) on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["HB Alumni"](https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190212150453/https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/) from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-28.

## External links

- [Anne Jackson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413271/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Anne Jackson](https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/1431) at the [Internet Off-Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database) (archived)

- [Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach Papers](https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01285) at the [Harry Ransom Center](/source/Harry_Ransom_Center)

- [Anne Jackson interviews](http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives&cc=wiarchives&type=simple&rgn=Entire+Finding+Aid&q1=Anne+Jackson&location=all&Submit=Search) at the [University of Wisconsin](/source/University_of_Wisconsin)'s [Actors Studio audio collection](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223020/http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-tape00339a;focusrgn=summaryinfo;cc=wiarchives;byte=50771135)

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