Margaret Ann Whitton (November 30, 1949 – December 4, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
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Life and career
Whitton was born on Fort Meade, Maryland, a US Army base in the suburbs of Baltimore. She spent many of her formative years in Japan; her father was an Army colonel, and her mother was a nurse. The family eventually relocated to Haddonfield, New Jersey, and then to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Whitton started acting at Northeast High School.[ and its sequel '']Major League II
''Major League II'' is a 1994 American sports comedy film and sequel to the 1989 film '' Major League'' and it is the second installment in the ''Major League'' film series. The film stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charl ...
'' (1994). Whitton also appeared in '' The Best of Times'' (1986) and ''The Man Without a Face
''The Man Without a Face'' is a 1993 American Drama (film and television), drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received ...
'' (1993). Her other film roles included parts in '' National Lampoon Goes to the Movies'' (1982), '' Love Child'' (1982) and ''9½ Weeks
''9½ Weeks'' is a 1986 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke. Basinger portrays a New York City art gallery employee who has a brief yet intense affair with a mysterious Wal ...
'' (1986).[
Whitton worked as a television actress, with appearances in the soap operas '' One Life to Live'' and '' The Doctors''. Her first prime time role was in the 1985 ]dramedy
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
'' Hometown''.[ In 1989, Whitton played a divorcee in the short-lived comedy series '' A Fine Romance''.][ She later starred in the 1991 sitcom '' Good & Evil'', which was cancelled after six episodes.][
Whitton returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in ''And the Apple Doesn't Fall...'' (1995), as Mac in ]Jeffrey Hatcher
Jeffrey Hatcher is an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the stage play ''Compleat Female Stage Beauty'', which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just ''Stage Beauty'' (2004). He also co-wrote the stage adaptation o ...
's ''The Three Viewings'' (1995),[ and in the original musical ''Marlene'' (1999).
Distribution rights to her film '' A Bird of the Air'' were acquired by Freestyle Digital Media. It was based upon the novel ''The Loop'' by Joe Coomer and was adapted for film by Roger Towne.][ At the time of her death, Whitton served as president of Tashtego Films, an independent-film production company, co-founded with producer Steven Tabakin.
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Personal life
Whitton was married to Bear, Stearns & Co. executive Warren Spector from 1993 until her death in 2016.[
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Death
Whitton died on December 4, 2016, four days after her 67th birthday, at her home in Florida after a brief battle with cancer.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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''A Bird of the Air''
official website
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1949 births
2016 deaths
People from Fort Meade, Maryland
Actresses from Maryland
Actresses from Philadelphia
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Deaths from cancer in Florida
21st-century American women