Zoë Wanamaker CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Actor and director Sam Wanamaker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Molly (Babell) and Maurice Wattenmaker, a tailor. LONDON -- Sam Wanamaker, 74, the American-born film actor and director whose long-held dream of rebuilding Shakespeare's Globe Theater is nearing reality, died of cancer Dec. 18 at his home in London. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake … He studied at Drake University, IA, then trained at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, worked with summer stock companies in Chicago as an actor and director, and made his London debut in 1952. Sam Wanamaker Filter by Sam Wanamaker category. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). Up to no good, if the security forces were to be believed. Between Sam and his architect, Theo Crosby, it was full steam ahead! Photo: Tristram Kenton Thomas Middleton’s play begins where many would end, with a young man bringing his new wife … Zoë Wanamaker CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
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Paddy Bowden and Bruce Dickinson . Macbeth is at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London , until 2 February. Early life Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York City on 13 May 1949, the daughter of Canadian actress and radio performer Charlotte Holland and American actor, film director, and radio producer Sam Wanamaker (born Samuel Wattenmacker).

LONDON -- Sam Wanamaker, 74, the American-born film actor and director whose long-held dream of rebuilding Shakespeare's Globe Theater is nearing reality, died of cancer Dec. 18 at his home in London. Zoë Wanamaker CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

Her parents were Jewish, although she had a secular and non-observant upbringing. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). Sam Wanamaker: Shakespearean actor faced internment The American actor and founder of the rebuilt Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sam Wanamaker, was threatened with internment as a … SAM WANAMAKER, the American actor and director, died at his London home yesterday afternoon, aged 74.

She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake … The American actor and founder of the rebuilt Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sam Wanamaker, was threatened with internment as a suspected communist by … Jul 3, 2015.