Women in Theatre: Zoe Caldwell, actress

Taped: 06/30/2006. Australian-born Zoe Caldwell has four Tony Awards for her roles in Slapstick Tragedy, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Medea, and Master Class. She reveals her strategy as a young actress was to never stay at one company for too long, to keep moving around and to work with different people using different materials for different audiences. She explains, "That was for my own selfish skills and need to not become stale."
The acclaimed television series 'Women in Theatre' provides a unique look into the lives of some of the gifted women who create and sustain theatre in the United States -- with major directors, designers, actors, lyricists, composers and producers -- conducted by Linda Winer, theatre critic for Newsday. The series' theme song is "The Glamorous Life" from 'A Little Night Music' by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Alex Rybeck, noted pianist and music director. Watch more at www.tv.cuny.edu/series/womenin...

[@rpmguy648]

She was such a talented actress. You could really feel the emotion with her. Rest in peace, Zoe Caldwell.

[@berniestewart5112]

Just watched her in Medea. She was awesome.

[@untitledjunk03]

R.I.P. Zoe, Press F to pay respects.

[@zgrillo2004]

F

[@shraddha376]

F

[@henzcarltupas328henzcarltu2]

Mrs Zoe Calldwell is the Grand Council woman in the movie: Lilo and Stitch The Queen 👑 of the United Galactic Federation

[@barbaraady6484]

Gorgeous woman, amazingly talented and a true friend.

[@DerHermanator]

What an astonishing and moving interview. A treasure.

[@dougbeard]

Ms. Caldwell has to be one of the most compelling actresses in the history of the English-speaking theater. Let's hope that she does indeed find a role she wants to play soon.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

loooooved her in master class !!!!!

[@joansutton]

Her Medea is the final word on that great Euripides play - I don't think anyone else has ever achieved it as she did. And she had the great Robinson Jeffers loose translation - wonderful poetry like the original ancient Greek.

[@ericdeubanks]

I was very blessed as a 20-year-old theatre student at the University of Tennessee to work in modest capacity on the first leg of that production, with UT's professional company The Clarence Brown Theatre Company. I took notes for the director during rehearsals and typed them up. So I got to watch firsthand as she built the character and the performance. {And to this day have that stark and wonderful Jeffers text largely by heart. Ms Caldwell's and Dame Judith Anderson's performances branded those words into me. I'm with you; I love those words!}. It was an astonishing experience live; the air crackled. Every time, even in rehearsals. I learned more from those several weeks and all the performances I could manage to attend than I did in many classes.

[@sjcohen4444]

Joan Sutton I saw her in it with Judith Anderson and then Diana Rigg and Fiona Shaw. I much preferred them over Caldwell, Shaw's being the best.

[@psychokarloff]

@@sjcohen4444 I saw all of them, as well. Caldwell and Anderson by far the most mythic, most majestic, and by far the most savage.

[@psychokarloff]

@@ericdeubanks How I envy you, omg. I've seen every Caldwell performance on Broadway (and Off) since "Jean Brodie." No one like her. Your experience observing those two theatrical titans at work must be a treasured memory you cherish. How lucky you are, bro!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

the world adores zoe !!!!

[@johnwhiting5747]

We love Zoe!

[@StillMuseum]

This is great!
Please upload the Women in Theater interview with Audra McDonald!!!!

[@barbarahourigan8462]

Isn’t she wonderful ❤️!

[@dimitrovajunkie]

Caldwell is incandescent--a shy, slightly naughty sprite. But the interviewer tends to steamroll over things focusing too rigidly on her questions. Not the most attentive to nuances--e.g., Caldwell says near the end that "she was afraid" of acting or teaching (a bit unclear) and the interviewer ignores it. It descends to "I did this, then this, then that" without a whole lot of attention to the psychological insight Caldwell brings to her parts or what motivates her--i.e., the good stuff.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

yep, bad interviewer for sure..

[@francoisbessing]

It's a child's mind trying to comprehend a Grandmaster.

[@markywillsmusic]

Oh my god she needs to do an AMSR

[@liesljones5987]

Zoe Caldwell is Talent with a Capital T.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

god why dint that silly interviewer ask her about working with Tennessee Williams????? a shame.

[@stevepope6095]

So sad , we have lost her . I wish I could have seen all the greats in theater.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

@@stevepope6095 she was the queen of the stage, best performances I ever saw, we miss u madame Caldwell....Peace.

[@Hectorfk]

How comes there's only 76 views???

[@frogmouth]

Because this is the first time it turned up as a suggestion on you tube. Didn't know it existed

[@Jo_Wardy]

Ok I'll and stitch

[@3506Dodge]

Sons?! Can you imagine here as your mother?!

[@catherine5599]

Terrible interviewer. Zoe did a great job in spite of this steam roller Linda Winer.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

she seemed very nervous, that interview lady....alas

[@TotzkeMike]

I don't agree.

[@ravenwyld]

people are uncultured swine?

[@3506Dodge]

Her accent is a mix of British aristrocrat and Austrian grand dame.

[@zgrillo2004]

RIP Grand Councilwoman o7