Grayson Hall

Hall appeared as Julia Hoffman in the spin-off film "House of Dark Shadows" (1970), and as housekeeper Carlotta Drake in the sequel film "Night of Dark Shadows" (1971). Following the end of "Dark Shadows", Hall had a supporting role as reporter Marge Grey on "All My Children". She had a guest star appearance in "Kojak", and played scheming mother Euphemia Ralston in the soap opera "One Life to Live". Hall's life and career were cut-short when she was diagnosed with lung cancer.

She appeared on One Life to Live (1968) in 1983. At that time, husband Sam Hall and son Matthew Hall were writers for the show.

Grayson Hall was an American actress of Jewish descent. She is better known for her role as Dr. Julia Hoffman in Gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971). She was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

" (1966-1967). Hall's most famous role was psychologist Dr. Julia Hoffman in "Dark Shadows". Hall was only supposed to appear in a limited number of episodes, but Hoffman became one of the series main characters. Hall appeared in 474 episodes, playing either Hoffman or a number of look-alike characters. Hall's other roles within the series included Countess Natalie Dupres; gypsy Magda Rakosi, a housekeeper, Julia Collins; and Constance Collins.

Hall's next film role was the kidnapping victim Margaret Miller in the thriller film "That Darn Cat!" (1965). Her television roles included guest appearances in both "The Man from U. N. C. L. E.

Her first notable film role was playing chaperone Judith Fellowes in "The Night of the Iguana" (1964).

" (1964-1968), and its spin-off series "The Girl from U. N. C. L. E.

She played guest star roles in television, and made her film debut with "Run Across the River" (1961).

The film was based on the 1961 play by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), and Fellowes was depicted as an adversary of leading character Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon (played by Richard Burton). For this role, Hall was nominated for an the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Hall built-up her acting reputation with influential avant-garde plays such as "Six Characters in Search of an Author" (1955) by Luigi Pirandello (Phoenix Theatre, 1955) and "The Balcony" (1960) by Jean Genet.

They separated in 1949, and she married her second husband, screenwriter Sam Hall (1921-2014) in 1952. She changed her professional name to Grayson Hall at that time.

She performed with a summer stock company in Long IslandIn 1946, Hall married fellow actor Bradbart "Ted" Brooks.

She made her professional theatrical debut in 1942, at the age of 20.

Her parents had separated by 1930, but never officially received a divorce. Hall became interested in an acting career since childhood, and auditioned for plays as a high school student.

In 1922, Hall was born Shirley Grossman in Philadelphia. Her father Joseph Grossman was from Latvia, and her mother Eleanor was from South Africa. Eleanor was a theatrical actress, who performed in the Yiddish theatre.

The award was instead won by rival actress Lila Kedrova (1909-2000).