Margaret Anne Mary Mundy (January 4, 1915 – January 12, 2016) was an English-born American actress and model. She was born in

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, and in 1921, at the age of six, emigrated to the United States with her family.

Personal life

Mundy was born in

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, London. Her mother,

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n opera singer Clytie Hine, studied at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in

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. Her father was English

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John Mundy. In 1921, the couple emigrated to the United States with their two children. Their father became orchestra manager of the

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. After retiring as a performer, Hine coached opera singers and musical performers. Meg's younger brother was

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history professor John Hine Mundy. Mundy celebrated her 100th birthday on January 4, 2015, and died on January 12, 2016, at the age of 101.

Marriages

* Marc Daniels (1942–51; divorced) * Konstantinos "Dino" Yannopoulos (September 15, 1951–?; divorced); 1 child

Career

In 1940, modeling agency founder Harry Conover cited Mundy as one of the 10 top models ("those who lure the highest salaries"). A newspaper article two years later reported that Mundy was "said to be Manhattan's highest paid model." Mundy debuted as a concert singer at Carnegie Hall in 1942. In 1948 Mundy starred in '' The Respectful Prostitute'' (see below), but

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professed ignorance: "Meg Mundy? What's that, a Welsh holiday?" (Film star Ann Dvorak succeeded Mundy in that role.) Mundy also played Mary McLeod, the lead female role, in the Broadway production of ''

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ibdb.com; accessed November 17, 2014. On television she played, among other roles, an antiques fancier on an episode of ''

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'', and wealthy matriarch Mona Aldrich Croft on '' The Doctors'' from 1972 to 1973 and 1975–82, leaving 3 months before the show ended. After playing the role of Isabelle Alden on the pilot for the new soap '' Loving'', she briefly played Maeve Stoddard's imperious mother Julia on ''

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''. She later played the role of Dimitri Marrick's wealthy aunt, Eugenia von Voynavitch on ''

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''. Her film credits included roles in '' Eyes of Laura Mars'' (1978), '' Oliver's Story'' (1978), '' The Bell Jar'' (1979), and as the mother of

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's character in ''

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'' (1980), which won the Academy Award as Best Picture Of The Year. She appeared in the 1983

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film '' The Survivors'', the 1987 films ''

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'' and '' Someone to Watch Over Me'', and in two episodes of ''

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'' in the 1990s.

Awards

In 1948 Mundy won the Theatre World Award for her performance in '' The Respectful Prostitute'' at the

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.Profile
IBDb.com; accessed November 17, 2014. In 1982 she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series at the 9th Daytime Emmy Awards for her role as Mona Croft on '' The Doctors''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mundy, Meg 1915 births 2016 deaths American film actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American people of Australian descent Actresses from New York City English emigrants to the United States Theatre World Award winners American women centenarians Actresses from London People from Marylebone Actors from the City of Westminster Naturalized citizens of the United States