Deborah Brace Winters (born November , ) is an American film and
television actress and realtor who has appeared in films such as
Kotch, The People Next Door, Class of ' and the television miniseries
The Winds of War.Deborah Winters was born in Los Angeles, California,
the daughter of Ralph Winters, head of television casting for
Universal Studios for years, and actress Penny Edwards. She began her
film and television career at age five after moving to New York, where
she attended the Professional Children's School. She later commenced
professional training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, New York
City. She returned to Los Angeles in , where she studied acting under
Lee Strasberg at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Winters continued
working, appearing in commercials for Kinney Shoes, Gulf Oil,
Lincoln-Mercury, Quaker Oats, and others. In , she received her first
major screen role in the Fred Coe comedy-drama, Me, Natalie.[citation
needed]Winters was first cast in the motion picture Me, Natalie,
opposite Patty Duke, James Farentino, and Martin Balsam. She followed
shortly afterwards with a second co-starring role opposite Michael
Douglas in his first film, the Hail, Hero!, directed by David Miller.
This was followed by a starring role in the CBS Playhouse production
of The People Next Door which led to the motion picture remake the
following year.
television actress and realtor who has appeared in films such as
Kotch, The People Next Door, Class of ' and the television miniseries
The Winds of War.Deborah Winters was born in Los Angeles, California,
the daughter of Ralph Winters, head of television casting for
Universal Studios for years, and actress Penny Edwards. She began her
film and television career at age five after moving to New York, where
she attended the Professional Children's School. She later commenced
professional training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, New York
City. She returned to Los Angeles in , where she studied acting under
Lee Strasberg at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Winters continued
working, appearing in commercials for Kinney Shoes, Gulf Oil,
Lincoln-Mercury, Quaker Oats, and others. In , she received her first
major screen role in the Fred Coe comedy-drama, Me, Natalie.[citation
needed]Winters was first cast in the motion picture Me, Natalie,
opposite Patty Duke, James Farentino, and Martin Balsam. She followed
shortly afterwards with a second co-starring role opposite Michael
Douglas in his first film, the Hail, Hero!, directed by David Miller.
This was followed by a starring role in the CBS Playhouse production
of The People Next Door which led to the motion picture remake the
following year.
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