Born in Quincy, MA; educated at Barnard College, New York. Radiant, honey-haired beauty who combined sensuality with gentility in performances of surprising depth. Once billed as "America's answer to Brigitte Bardot," Remick made her screen debut as the nubile majorette who seduces country TV star Andy Griffith in Elia Kazan's powerful drama, A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957). She played manipulators in THE LONG HOT SUMMER (1958) and ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959), and pathetic or victimized women in SANCTUARY (1961) and DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962). Remick also demonstrated a flair for comedy in A SEVERED HEAD (1971) and LOOT (1970). Remick began her career on stage and TV in the 1950s and continued to appear in both media through the late 80s. She received a Tony® nomination for her most famous Broadway role, as the blind woman menaced by three criminals in Frederick Knott's 1966 thriller 'Wait Until Dark.' Her sophisticated elegance made her well suited for Stephen Sondheim musicals: she starred on Broadway in his short-lived 'Anyone Can Whistle' (1964); as the sassy former showgirl Phyllis in the 1985 concert version of 'Follies' (broadcast on Public TV in 1986); and as the glamorous actress Desiree in a 1991 Los Angeles production of his 'A Little Night Music,' from which she withdrew due to a relapse of cancer. Beginning in the 1970s, Remick worked increasingly in TV, becoming the queen of reality-based TV movies and miniseries. She gave memorable performances as Jennie Jerome in JENNIE: LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL (1975); as Kay Summersby in IKE: THE WAR YEARS (1979); as Margaret Sullavan in HAYWIRE (1980); and as the scheming socialite Frances Bradshaw Schreuder in NUTCRACKER: MONEY, MADNESS, AND MURDER (1987). She was married to TV director Bill Colleran (1923-2000) from 1957 to 1968. They had 2 children. In 1970, she married assistant director Kip Gowans (b. 1930), and they remained together until her death from cancer in 1991.  Nominated for Actress 1962: DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 1 nomination