Corinne Conley

Corinne Conley (born May 23, 1929)[1] is an American actress who spent the majority of her 70-year career in Canada and is notable for having won the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists' Best Actress Award.[2]

Corinne Conley
Born (1929-05-23) May 23, 1929
Radford, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Mary Washington
OccupationActress
Years active1953–present
Spouse(s)Bonar Stuart
Children2

Early life

Conley was born in New York and spent most of her youth in Radford, Virginia. After graduating from high school in Radford, she graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia.[3]

Career

For two years, she played the ingenue lead in The Common Glory, an outdoor drama in Williamsburg, Virginia.[4]

For four years,[5] Conley portrayed Phyllis Anderson on the NBC-TV daytime drama Days of Our Lives.[2] She also provided the voice of the Dolly for Sue in the 1964 animated NBC-TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.[3]

Conley was a winner of the Canadian radio talent competition Opportunity Knocks.[3] Beginning in 1955, she was hostess of Open House, a daily program on CBC Television.[6] She played the female lead in CBC-TV's adaptation of the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.[7] Other Canadian TV programs on which she appeared included Playdate,[8] G. M. Presents,[9] and Portrait.[10] She also was heard on Crime Quiz on CBC Radio, and she made commercials for radio and TV.[11]

On Broadway, Conley portrayed Pearl Vambrance in Love and Libel (1960).[12] Her other stage experience includes productions of the National Classic Theatre (NCT) in New York,[4] which presented plays across the United States in colleges and high schools,[3] and The Mountain Playhouse, Beaver Lake, and Vineland Summer Theatre, all in Canada.[13] She also performed with the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster across Canada.[14]

Conley married Bonar Stuart, whom she met when both worked with the NCT.[3] They have two sons, Tony and Curtis.[15]

Filmography

References
  1. King, Bob; Wagner, Laura; Cross, Lon (January 2019). "Senior Film & TV Celebrities". Classic Images (523): 27.
  2. "Corinne Conley joins cast". The Courier-News. New Jersey, Bridgewater. April 30, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Davis, Kristin (July 26, 2012). "Nights With Mrs. Bushnell Led to "Days of Our Lives"". University of Mary Washington Magazine. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. "Famous Comedy By Van Druten Opening at Playhouse Monday". The Gazette. Canada, Montreal. July 28, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "ABC expanding 'General Hospital'". Public Opinion. Pennsylvania, Chambersburg. December 3, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Hostess with the Mostes'". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. November 26, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Gonsalves, Jim (January 26, 1957). "Esse Ljungh Offers Defence Time-Honored Soap Operas". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. p. 26. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Guy with gimmick is winner". The Province. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. September 29, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Horton, Conley Star In Comedy Sunday". The Gazette. Canada, Montreal. June 3, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "(photo caption)". The Vancouver Sun. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. August 6, 1965. p. 64. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Corinne Conley". Calgary Herald. Canada, Alberta, Calgary. January 21, 1967. p. 55. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Corinne Conley". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  13. "Comedy by F. Hugh Herbert Opening on Monday". The Gazette. Canada, Montreal. July 23, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "'Days Of Our Lives' Has Talent Of Musical". The Times and Democrat. South Carolina, Orangeburg. November 17, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Hassard, Kathy (June 11, 1959). "Helpful Husband Major Asset in Stage Career". The Vancouver Sun. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. p. 53. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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