Shirley Stoler (March , â€" February , ) was an American actress best
known for her roles in The Honeymoon Killers and Lina Wertmüller's
Seven Beauties.The eldest of four children born to Russian Jewish
immigrant parents in Brooklyn who owned a used furniture store,Stoler
made her stage debut in and gained experience as a member of New
York's experimental La Mama and Living Theatre companies. She had
become a key underground player by the time she earned film fame in
at age .[citation needed]Throughout her career, Stoler, a large and
powerfully built woman who rarely smiled onscreen, often played scary
villains in such films as Seven Beauties and The Honeymoon Killers and
on television in an episode of Charlie's Angels. A character actress,
as well as an occasional lead, Stoler appeared in small roles in
Klute, The Deer Hunter, and Desperately Seeking Susan.A highlight of
her film career was her performance as the unnamed Nazi female prison
commandant in Lina Wertmüller's Seven Beauties (), in which she
played a cat-and-mouse game of seduction with the concentration camp
inmate played by Giancarlo Giannini. A profile of Stoler was featured
on the front page of the New York Times Arts section.
known for her roles in The Honeymoon Killers and Lina Wertmüller's
Seven Beauties.The eldest of four children born to Russian Jewish
immigrant parents in Brooklyn who owned a used furniture store,Stoler
made her stage debut in and gained experience as a member of New
York's experimental La Mama and Living Theatre companies. She had
become a key underground player by the time she earned film fame in
at age .[citation needed]Throughout her career, Stoler, a large and
powerfully built woman who rarely smiled onscreen, often played scary
villains in such films as Seven Beauties and The Honeymoon Killers and
on television in an episode of Charlie's Angels. A character actress,
as well as an occasional lead, Stoler appeared in small roles in
Klute, The Deer Hunter, and Desperately Seeking Susan.A highlight of
her film career was her performance as the unnamed Nazi female prison
commandant in Lina Wertmüller's Seven Beauties (), in which she
played a cat-and-mouse game of seduction with the concentration camp
inmate played by Giancarlo Giannini. A profile of Stoler was featured
on the front page of the New York Times Arts section.
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