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Cara Duff-MacCormick (born December 12, 1944)〔(Date of birth ), familysearch.org; accessed May 12, 2014.〕 is a Canadian actress, predominantly in the theatre. ==Life and career== Born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1944, Duff-MacCormick studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City before making her professional debut Off-Broadway in December 1969 at the Cherry Lane Theatre as Faith Detweiler in Harold J. Chapler's ''Love Your Crooked Neighbor''. She made her Broadway debut as Shelly in Michael Weller's ''Moonchildren'' in 1972, a role she had performed the year before at the Arena Stage in 1971. For this performance the actress won a Theatre World Award and garnered a Tony Award nomination.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Theatre World Awards )〕 The following year she returned to Broadway to portray Clare in Tennessee Williams's play ''Out Cry'' at the Lyceum Theatre and played Nina in Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1975 she won an Obie Award for her performance in ''Craig's Wife''. In 1976 Duff-MacCormick was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Julia Craven in George Bernard Shaw's ''The Philanderer'' with the Roundabout Theatre Company. That same year she also played Helen in Kevin O'Morrison's ''Ladyhouse Blues'' at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre and played Tammy Ulrich in the film ''All the President's Men''.〔 In 1977 she starred in Albert Innaurato's ''Earthworms'' at Playwrights Horizons. In 1978 she portrayed the role of Hakon's wife in Ibsen's ''The Pretenders'' alongside Randall Duk Kim and Stephen Lang at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis. That same year she played Agafya Tikhonovna in Nikolai Gogol's ''Marriage'', also at the Guthrie Theatre. She appeared frequently at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis during the 1970s, including portraying the roles of Mrs. Sullen in George Farquhar's ''The Beaux' Stratagem'' (1976), Bananas in John Guare's ''The House of Blue Leaves'' (1977), Judith Anderson in Shaw's ''The Devil's Disciple'' (1977) and Sister Rita in ''The Runner Stumbles'' (1978).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Performance Archives )〕 In 1980 Duff-MacCormick played Monique in Michel Tremblay's ''Bonjour, La, Bonjour'' at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre alongside Veronica Castang and Dianne Wiest. The following year she returned to Broadway to appear in Eddie Lawrence's ''Animals'' at the Princess Theatre. In 1982 she played Peggy Grant in a revival of ''The Front Page''〔(''New York Times'', June 10, 1982 )〕 and the following year played Carrie in Paul Kember's ''Not Quite Jerusalem'', both at the Long Wharf Theater.〔(''New York Times'' review of ''Not Quite Jerusalem'' ), December 25, 1983.〕 In 1985 she appeared Off-Broadway at the American Theater Exchange as Claire in Heather McDonald's ''Faulkner's Bicycle''〔(''New York Times'', June 16, 1986 )〕 and she appeared at the Actors Theatre of Louisville as Carolyn Rose in Lee Blessing's ''War of the Roses'', followed by a portrayal of Barbara Mears in Tom Strelich's ''Neon Psalms'' at the American Place Theatre in 1986.〔(''New York Times'', October 23, 1986 )〕 In 1987 she appeared at the Hartford Stage as Barbara in A. R. Gurney's ''Children''. She returned to the Playwrights Horizons in 1989 to perform the role of Natalie Bauer Lechner in Albert Innaurato's ''Gus and Al''. In 1992 she played Queen Isabella in Christopher Marlowe's ''Edward II'' at the Yale Repertory Theatre. That same year she appeared in a guest-starring role on ''Law & Order'' in the episode "Point of View". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cara Duff-MacCormick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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