Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American stage and film actress.
Buried at Lorraine Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
A devout Christian Scientist who lived in splendor first on Park Avenue and later on Sutton Place South, she turned down a role in the musical "On The Twentieth Century" because she found the role -- of a dotty woman impersonating an evangelist -- to be too tawdry. The role went to 'Imogene Coca'(QV).
First appeared on Broadway under the direction of Joshua Logan, who considered her one of America's finest character actresses. Natwick inspired great devotion among many: 'John Ford', who directed her in Long Voyage Home, The (1940), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Quiet Man, The (1952) adored her, as did both Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. 'Katharine Cornell' and her husband, director Guthrie McClintic, cast her in many of their plays.
Natwick was nominated for Tony Awards for her performances in "The Waltz of the Toreadors" in 1957 (Featured Actress) and in "70 Girls 70" (Lead Actress in a Musical).
Mildred Natwick and Angela Lansbury, both in The Court Jester (1956), were reunited in episode 2.16 of Lansbury's series, "Murder She Wrote" ("Murder in the Electric Cathedral"), 30 years later.
Was nominated for two Tony Awards: in 1957, as Best Supporting or Features Actress (Dramatic) for "The Waltz of the Toreadors," and in 1972, as Best Actress (Musical) for "70 Girls 70."
Natwick is the cousin of animator Myron "Grim" Natwick.
In Italy, she was often dubbed by Tina Lattanzi and Renata Marini. Rina Morelli, Giovanna Scotto, Lidia Simoneschi and Wanda Tettoni also lent their voice to Natwick at some point.
