Stanley was born Patricia Kimberly Reid. After performing in college plays and in stock she moved to New York; there she trained at the Actors Studio under Kazan and Strasberg, meanwhile working as a model. She did much work on the Broadway and London stage, winning praise and awards. To date she has appeared in only five films. For her work in Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination; shortly afterwards she suffered a breakdown, then went 13 years before her next screen appearance. After teaching drama at a college, she returned to the screen in Frances (1982), receiving a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of actress Frances Farmer's crazed mother.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Actor |
1984 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
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The Right Stuff
Actor |
1983 | |||
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Frances
Actor |
1982 | |||
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The Three Sisters
Actor |
1965 | |||
| 1964 | ||||
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Voice |
1962 | |||
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The Goddess
Actor |
1958 | |||
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Danger
Actor |
1952 |
