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Claudette Nevins (née Weintraub; April 10, 1937 – February 20, 2020) was an American stage, film and television actress.


Biography

Claudette Nevins was born in
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. She was a daughter of merchant Joseph Weintraub and garment worker Anna Lander, both of whom emigrated from small towns in Austria to America. Nevins was a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia School of Performing Arts and a 1957
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, with a degree in English. Nevins debuted on Broadway in ''The Wall'' (1960) with other Broadway appearances including ''Plaza Suite'' (1968) and ''Danton's Death'' (1965). She also appeared in ''In White America'' (off-Broadway) with
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