Marjorie Nelson (November 2, 1923 – February 12, 2010) was an American actress.
Born in Seattle, Nelson appeared in more than eight films from 1965 to 2004 and acted on stage at the
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Rep (Seattle Repertory Theatre) is a major regional theater located in Seattle, Washington, at the Seattle Center. Founded in 1963, it is led by Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez and Managing Director Jeffrey Herrmann. beginning in 1940. She acted on stage in New York for 12 years.
Nelson's support of international human rights and her opposition to nuclear proliferation led to her being one of the actors blacklisted in the 1950s as a result of the
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative United States Congressional committee, committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 19 ...
.
In the 1960s, Nelson taught at the Cornish School of Allied Arts in Seattle.
Nelson was married to actor Howard Da Silva from 1949 to 1960. They had two daughters. She married Seattle architect
Victor Steinbrueck
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, and they founded the
Port Townsend
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In addition ...
Festival Theatre, for which she served as the executive director.
On February 12, 2010, Nelson died, aged 86.