Celeste Holm (April , â€" July , ) was an American stage, film and
television actress.Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in
Gentleman's Agreement (), and was nominated for her roles in Come to
the Stable () and All About Eve (). She originated the role of Ado
Annie in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! ().Born and
raised in Manhattan, Holm was an only child. Her mother, Jean Parke,
was an American portrait artist and author. Her father, Theodor Holm,
was a Norwegian businessman whose company provided marine adjustment
services for Lloyd's of London. Because of her parents' occupations,
she traveled often during her youth and attended various schools in
the Netherlands, France and the United States. She began high school
at the University School for Girls in Chicago, and then transferred to
the Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) where she performed in many
school stage productions and graduated as a member of the class of .
She then studied drama at the University of Chicago before becoming a
stage actress in the late s.
television actress.Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in
Gentleman's Agreement (), and was nominated for her roles in Come to
the Stable () and All About Eve (). She originated the role of Ado
Annie in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! ().Born and
raised in Manhattan, Holm was an only child. Her mother, Jean Parke,
was an American portrait artist and author. Her father, Theodor Holm,
was a Norwegian businessman whose company provided marine adjustment
services for Lloyd's of London. Because of her parents' occupations,
she traveled often during her youth and attended various schools in
the Netherlands, France and the United States. She began high school
at the University School for Girls in Chicago, and then transferred to
the Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) where she performed in many
school stage productions and graduated as a member of the class of .
She then studied drama at the University of Chicago before becoming a
stage actress in the late s.
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