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She is an American actress who made her film debut in 1959. The following year she was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs '', and again, in 1962, for her role as Paul Newman 's sweetheart in '' Sweet Bird Of Youth ''. She appeared in ''The Group'' ( 1964 ) and ''Petulia'' ( 1967 ). She also starred in Francis Ford Coppola 's ''The Rain People'' ( 1969 ). In the '', and '' Desperate Housewives '' as Bree Van De Kamp ( Marcia Cross )'s mother-in-law. She has two daughters by two different marriages, the latter to the writer John Hopkins . |
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