Anne Pitoniak (March , â€" April , ) was an American actress. She was
nominated twice for Broadway's Tony Award: as Best Actress (Play) in
for 'night, Mother and as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) in for
a revival of William Inge's Picnic. She is best known for her roles in
The Survivors (), Housekeeping (), Hiding Out (), and Where the Money
Is ().Pitoniak was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of
Sophie (née Porubovic) and John Pitoniak. She was a graduate of the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She spent two years as a
civilian actress immediately after World War II, touring Japan, the
Philippines and Korea for the Army's Special Services division. She
met her future husband, Jerome Milord, then a soldier, when they were
both in a U.S.O. show in Japan.In 'night, Mother she played a mother
who tries to talk her grown daughter out of suicide. The play
premiered at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, before moving to Broadway. Pitoniak and co-star Kathy
Bates received Best Actress Tony Award nominations for their work. In
, Pitoniak received a second Tony nomination for her performance as
Helen Potts in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Picnic. She
also appeared on Broadway in Agnes of God, The Octette Bridge Club,
Amy's View, Uncle Vanya, Dance of Death, and Imaginary
Friends.Pitoniak performed regularly at the Actors Theatre of
Louisville for five years, appearing in plays such as Norman's Getting
Out, D.L. Coburn's The Gin Game, and Jane Martin's Middle Aged White
Guys. She also worked steadily in film and television, including the
comedy film The Survivors, the comedic drama films Housekeeping and
Hiding Out and the comedy-drama crime film Where the Money Is.
Pitoniak also had a supporting role in the film version of Agnes of
God, where she played the mother of Jane Fonda's character after
previously playing Mother Miriam Ruth in the Broadway version.
nominated twice for Broadway's Tony Award: as Best Actress (Play) in
for 'night, Mother and as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) in for
a revival of William Inge's Picnic. She is best known for her roles in
The Survivors (), Housekeeping (), Hiding Out (), and Where the Money
Is ().Pitoniak was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of
Sophie (née Porubovic) and John Pitoniak. She was a graduate of the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She spent two years as a
civilian actress immediately after World War II, touring Japan, the
Philippines and Korea for the Army's Special Services division. She
met her future husband, Jerome Milord, then a soldier, when they were
both in a U.S.O. show in Japan.In 'night, Mother she played a mother
who tries to talk her grown daughter out of suicide. The play
premiered at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, before moving to Broadway. Pitoniak and co-star Kathy
Bates received Best Actress Tony Award nominations for their work. In
, Pitoniak received a second Tony nomination for her performance as
Helen Potts in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Picnic. She
also appeared on Broadway in Agnes of God, The Octette Bridge Club,
Amy's View, Uncle Vanya, Dance of Death, and Imaginary
Friends.Pitoniak performed regularly at the Actors Theatre of
Louisville for five years, appearing in plays such as Norman's Getting
Out, D.L. Coburn's The Gin Game, and Jane Martin's Middle Aged White
Guys. She also worked steadily in film and television, including the
comedy film The Survivors, the comedic drama films Housekeeping and
Hiding Out and the comedy-drama crime film Where the Money Is.
Pitoniak also had a supporting role in the film version of Agnes of
God, where she played the mother of Jane Fonda's character after
previously playing Mother Miriam Ruth in the Broadway version.
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