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Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an United
States|American stage, film, and television
actor|actress.  She is perhaps best remembered for
her Academy Award|Oscar-winning role in
Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her
Oscar-nominated performance in All About Eve
(1950).

Born in New York City, Holm studied acting at the
University of Chicago before becoming a stage
actress in the late 1930s.  Her first professional
theatrical role was in a production of Hamlet
starring Leslie Howard, and Holm quickly rose to
prominence with her portrayal of Ado Annie in the
first Broadway production of Oklahoma!.  After
starring in the Broadway production of Bloomer
Girl, 20th Century Fox signed Holm to a movie
contract in 1946, and in her first two years as a
film actress Holm cemented herself immediately as
a formidable performer, especially when winning
her Academy Award and Golden Globe for best
supporting actress in Gentleman's Agreement.  
After her famous performance in All About Eve,
however, Holm realized she preferred working in
live theater than on movie sets, and took on very
few filmed roles over the following decade.  The
most successful of these was in the 1956 musical,
High Society, in which she duetted with Frank
Sinatra.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Holm returned more fully
to screen acting, with roles in films such as
Three Men and a Baby and in television series
(often as a guest star) such as Columbo and Falcon
Crest.

Celeste Holm has received many honors in her
lifetime: she was appointed to the National Arts
Council by then-President Ronald Reagan, knighted
by Olav V of Norway|King Olav of Norway, and
inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1992. 
She remains active for social causes as a
spokesperson for UNICEF, and for occasional
professional engagements.  In April 2004, on her
87th birthday, she married the 41 year old opera
singer Frank Basile.

Holm is the mother of Ted Nelson, the co-creator
of hypertext.  The two have been estranged for
many years.  Her biography on her official Web
site does not mention her son or her four prior
marriages. 

==External links==
*http://www.celesteholm.com/ Official Website of
Celeste Holm
*ibdb name | id=45451 | name=Celeste Holm
*imdb name | id=0002141 | name=Celeste Holm