Tammy Lee Grimes (January , â€" October , ) was an American actress
and singer.She won two Tony Awards in her career, the first for
originating the role of Molly Tobin in the musical The Unsinkable
Molly Brown and the second for starring in a revival of Private Lives
as Amanda Prynne. A former husband, Christopher Plummer, and their
daughter, actress Amanda Plummer, are also Tony Award winners.She
originated the role of Diana in the Broadway production of California
Suite. The role of Diana was played in the film by Maggie Smith, who
won an Oscar for her performance. Grimes played the role of Elmire in
the Broadway and television production of Tartuffe. She originated
roles in several works by Noël Coward, including Elvira in High
Spirits and Lulu in Look After Lulu! In , she starred in her own
television series, The Tammy Grimes Show. Grimes was also known for
her cabaret acts. In , she was inducted into the American Theater Hall
of Fame.Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola
Willard (née Niles), a naturalist and spiritualist, and Luther
Nichols Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer.
and singer.She won two Tony Awards in her career, the first for
originating the role of Molly Tobin in the musical The Unsinkable
Molly Brown and the second for starring in a revival of Private Lives
as Amanda Prynne. A former husband, Christopher Plummer, and their
daughter, actress Amanda Plummer, are also Tony Award winners.She
originated the role of Diana in the Broadway production of California
Suite. The role of Diana was played in the film by Maggie Smith, who
won an Oscar for her performance. Grimes played the role of Elmire in
the Broadway and television production of Tartuffe. She originated
roles in several works by Noël Coward, including Elvira in High
Spirits and Lulu in Look After Lulu! In , she starred in her own
television series, The Tammy Grimes Show. Grimes was also known for
her cabaret acts. In , she was inducted into the American Theater Hall
of Fame.Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola
Willard (née Niles), a naturalist and spiritualist, and Luther
Nichols Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer.
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