Trivia

Turned down Kim Novak's part in Quay Cuồng (1958).

She worked extensively as an acting teacher after she retreated from the stage. One of her students was Lauren Hutton.

A brilliant and sensitive stage actress, she was so shaken by the hostile press reception given the London staging of the Actors' Studio production of Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters", in which she played Masha, that she vowed never to act onstage again, and she never did. (The production was torn to shreds by critics who were accustomed to seeing classical actors, not Method actors, in productions of Chekhov.)

Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic): in 1959, for Eugene O'Neill 's "A Touch of the Poet," and in 1962, for "A Far Country." Although one of Broadway's most esteemed actresses, she never won a Tony.

She attended the University of New Mexico and graduated from the University of Texas with a psychology degree.

Was good friends with actress Geraldine Page.

Ex-sister-in-law of Olive Deering.

Was 3 months pregnant with her daughter Laurie when she completed her run of the Broadway play "Bus Stop".

Was 5 months pregnant with her son Jamie when she completed her run of the Broadway play "Picnic".

Returned to work 6 months after giving birth to her daughter Lisa to begin performing on the Broadway play "The Chase".

Maternal great granddaughter of John (1830-1918), born in the state of Alabama, and Emilia (née Meeks) Miller (1830-1919), born in the state of Illinois.

Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Laurie to begin performing in the Broadway play "A Clearing in the Woods".

She voiced the narration in " To kill a mockingbird ".

Maternal great great granddaughter of Thomas (1805-1881), born in the state of South Carolina, and Holland (née Gatlin) Stanley (1800-1863), born in the state of Tennessee.

Maternal great granddaughter of Thomas (1832-1921) and Emily (née Berry) Stanley (1839-1923). Both were born and raised in the state of Tennessee.

Paternal granddaughter of Charles (February 13, 1859-January 6, 1957) and Pauline "Nanny" (née Knowles) Reid (April 6, 1861-January 27, 1936). Both were born and raised in the state of Texas.

Paternal great granddaughter of Jesse Taylor (1830-1925) and Ellendea (née Hughes) Reid (1833-1900). Both were born and raised in the state of Alabama.

Maternal granddaughter of Milton (August 2, 1851-May 8, 1942) and Sarah Ann "Annie" (née Stanley) Miller (May 2, 1860-December 30, 1934). Both were born and raised in the state of Texas.