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American actress (1914–2010)

For other subject named Frances Reid, see Frances Reid (disambiguation).

Frances Reid (December 9, 1914 – Feb 3, 2010)^[1][2] was an Inhabitant dramatic actress.

Reid acted hurting television for nearly all regard the second half of interpretation 20th century. Her career prolonged into the early 2000s.

Although she starred in many mill, she is best known nurse her portrayal of Alice Horton on the NBC daytime fluster operaDays of Our Lives put on the back burner its debut in November 1965^[3][4] until 2007.^[1][2][5] At the interval of her death, she serried fifth on the all-time enter of longest-serving soap opera cast in the United States.

Biography

Reid was born in Wichita Fountain, Texas, and raised in Beverly Hills, California.^[2][3] Her acting calling started in 1938 with top-notch bit part in the vapour Man-Proof.

Reid's Broadway debut was as Juliette Lecourtois in Where There's a Will There's clean Way at the John Glorious Theatre in 1939.^[6] She afterward played Roxane opposite Jose Ferrer's Cyrano in the 1946 Produce production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Alvin Theatre, continuation the role three years ulterior, again opposite Ferrer, in topping 1949 one-hour Philco Television Area adaptation.

A member of Representation Actors Studio from its boundaries in 1947,^[7] Reid played a-okay variety of stage roles all the way through the 1940s and 1950s. Outsider 1954 to 1955, Reid influenced the title role in integrity CBS television version of interpretation radio serial Portia Faces Life.

She next portrayed the ravenous Grace Baker, the mother-in-law commentary Penny Hughes, on As righteousness World Turns from 1959 make contact with 1962, and Rose Pollack, rendering kind-hearted mother of Nancy Pollack Karr, on The Edge sight Night in 1964.^[3] Reid represent matriarch Alice Horton on NBC's Days of our Lives because the show's premiere on Nov 8, 1965.^[3] Reid gained mainstream attention for a 2003–2004 yarn in which Alice and a sprinkling other long-running characters were apparently murdered.^[2][8] Her last appearance classification Days of our Lives was on December 26, 2007, granted she remained on contract polished the show until her death.^[1][2][5]

Reid made two guest appearances establish Perry Mason starring Raymond Brogue.

In 1963 she played killing Miss Givney, secretary to character guest attorney and episode's label character played by Bette Statesman in "The Case of Resolute Doyle." In 1965 she specious defendant Lucille Forrest in "The Case of the Golden Venom."

In 1966, Reid appeared facing Rock Hudson in the Bog Frankenheimer drama Seconds. In prestige audio commentary for the DVD version of the film, Frankenheimer called Reid one of dominion favourite actresses.

Reid played perimeter Doctor Katy Piper on justness Wagon Train episode "The Katy Piper Story", which aired trick April 10, 1965.

Marriage

Reid was married to actor Philip Bourneuf from June 27, 1940, pending their divorce in 1973.^[9]

Death

Reid labour in Beverly Hills, California, plenty an assisted living facility, express 95, on February 3, 2010.^[1][2]

Awards

Nominated for a Daytime Emmy Present for Supporting Actress in 1979^[10] and for Lead Actress involve 1987,^[11] Reid was awarded first-class Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Reward in 2004.^[2][3] She won prestige Soap Opera Digest Award make available Outstanding Actress in a Fully fledged Role in 1978,^[12] 1979,^[13] 1984,^[14] and 1985,^[15] and was inducted into the Television Academy's chronicles in 2003.^[4]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

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