Anne Jackson
Jackson in 1968
Born	(1925-09-03)September 3, 1925 Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 90) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Actors Studio
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–2008
Spouse	Eli Wallach ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 2014)​
Children	3

Anne Jackson (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016)^[1][2][3][4] was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actorEli Wallach, with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance inPaddy Chayefsky'sMiddle of the Night.^[5] In 1963, she won anObie Award forBest Actress for her performance in twoOff-Broadway plays,The Typists andThe Tiger.^[6]

Jackson was born inMillvale, Pennsylvania in 1925,^[1] the daughter of Stella Germaine (née Murray) and John Ivan Jackson, a barber.^{[citation needed]} She was the youngest of three daughters, after Catherine, eight years older, and Beatrice, three years older.^[7] Her year of birth had been misreported for years as 1926, the year Jackson gave in a 1962 interview.^[7]Jackson's mother was ofIrish Catholic descent and her father, whose original name wasIvan Jakšeković, had emigrated fromCroatia (then part ofAustria-Hungary) in 1918.^[1][7][8] Her family moved toBrooklyn, New York when she was eight years old. She attendedFranklin K. Lane High School.^[8] In New York, Jackson trained at theNeighborhood Playhouse and theActors Studio. She made herBroadway debut in 1945. Her theater credits includedSummer and Smoke,Arms and the Man,Luv,The Waltz of the Toreadors,Mr. Peters' Connections andLost in Yonkers.^[3]

Jackson's screen credits includeThe Tiger Makes Out,The Secret Life of an American Wife,How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life,Lovers and Other Strangers,Dirty Dingus Magee,Folks!, andThe Shining. Her many television appearances includeArmstrong Circle Theatre,Academy Theatre,The Philco Television Playhouse,Studio One,The Untouchables,The Defenders, multiple appearances, as different, similar, characters onGunsmoke,Marcus Welby, M.D.,Rhoda,The Facts of Life,Highway to Heaven,Law & Order, andER. She narratedStellaluna on an episode of thePBS seriesReading Rainbow.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2017, theHarry Ransom Center announced the acquisition of Anne Jackson's archive along with her husband's. It opened for research in 2018.^[9]

Jackson was married to actorEli Wallach, with whom she acted frequently, from March 5, 1948, until his death on June 24, 2014. They had three children, Peter, Katherine, and Roberta.^[1] Her marriage to Wallach was one of the longest and most successful in the industry. She later taught at theHB Studio^[10] inManhattan, and continued to act in cameo roles.^[1]

Jackson died at her home inManhattan on April 12, 2016, aged 90.^[1]

• Anne Jackson atIMDb
• Anne Jackson at theInternet Off-Broadway Database
• Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach Papers at theHarry Ransom Center
• Anne Jackson interviews at theUniversity of Wisconsin'sActors Studio audio collection

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