Grace Zabriskie: biography, filmography

Probably every second fan of television series watched "Santa Barbara." At a time when the film was on our television, almost every housewife was worried about the fate of the main characters. Actors coped well with their roles. Today we will talk about the talented actress Grace Zabriski, who starred not only in the series "Santa Barbara", but also in many other exciting films.

Biography

The future actress was born in New Orleans in 1941. Her father owned a bar and cafe on Bourbon Street, so celebrities such as Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Truman Capote often visited the family . In childhood, the future actress was engaged in creativity, she drew beautifully, composed poetry, was interested in sculpture. And soon she became famous as a poetess, releasing collections of poems. After some time, Grace Zabriskie became interested in the world of cinema and went to Hollywood to try herself as an actress.

Film career

In 1979, Zabriska made her debut in the movie Norma Ray. Grace showed herself well, so she began to be invited to participate in many projects. However, the actress gained worldwide fame thanks to the television series "Santa Barbara." And when the famous director David Lynch met this lovely lady, he immediately invited her to shoot the film "Wild at Heart". Then Grace Zabriskie could be seen in other films of this legendary director. First, the movie “Twin Peaks” appeared, a little later his second series was released entitled “Twin Peaks: Fire, Come with Me”, and over time, the viewer was able to see Grace in David Lynch's painting “The Inland Empire”. Everyone remembers Grace as Miss Ross in the famous comedy series Seinfeld. Throughout her career, the actress starred in more than one hundred and twenty films. It was the series that brought her the most popularity.

Work in other industries

Grace Zabriskie, movies with which many people know not only acting in films, she still manages to work on the radio, takes part in radio shows along with famous theater actors. Grace is also known as an artist, she paints beautiful paintings, does original things.

Filmography

Grace Zabriskie starred in a large number of films. Her filmography includes more than one hundred and twenty paintings. Let's consider some of them. In 1979, the actress starred in the films “Norma Ray” and “Private Detectives”, two years later the films “Galaxy of Horror” and “Falcon Cross” were released. A year later, the audience had the opportunity to see the actress in the films “Officer and Gentleman”, “Song of the Executioner”, “Tales of the Golden Monkey”.

In 1984, films with her participation were released, such as Burning Bed, Rock of the Body, and The Secret Life of My Mother. In 1985, the television series "Santa Barbara" was released, which brought Grace world fame. A year later, the movie “Blues Hill Street” was released, and a year later - “Big High” and “Leonard the Sixth”. In 1986, such films with the participation of the actress appeared as “Doping”, “My Father, My Son”, “Fury”, “Shooter”. Three years later, the actress starred in the films Pharmacy Cowboy, Deadly Silence, The Story of Ryan White, in the series Tales from the Crypt.

The nineties of the last century are full of work for Grace. In 1990, she starred in the films Megaville, Carrier of Good, and Rest in Pain, in the currently famous Twin Peaks series. A year later, the films “Object of Desires”, “Servants of Twilight”, and “Bloody Ties” are released. In 1992, the paintings “Dance on the Water”, the television series “Twin Peaks: Fire, Come with Me” and “Seinfeld” appeared. In 1993, films with the participation of Zabriska were shown on the screens: “Fallen Angels”, “Double Deception”, and a year later - “Landing Zone”, “Desert Veterans”.

1995 was marked by the release of films with the participation of Grace "Children of the Ashes", "New York Police", and 1996 - "Burning Zone", "Profile of the Killer", "Family Affair". From 1997 to 1999, there are such films where the actress played: “The Devil’s Child”, “Special Forces”, “Jesse”, “Armageddon”, “Funeral in Texas”, “West Wing”.

From 2000 to 2003, the viewer could see the actress in the films “Gone in 60 Seconds”, “Defender”, “Beetles”, “Shine”, “John Doe”, “Charmed”. In 2004, the paintings “Curse” and “The Last Letter” were released, a year later the actress starred in the series “Medium”. In 2006, the films “Big Love” and “Inner Empire” were released; a year later the films “Carefree” and “License for marriage” appeared. In 2008, the actress starred in the film "The Public House", and in 2009 - in the film "My son, what have you done?" Four years later, the films “Murder” and “Wrong Cops” are released, and in 2014 - “Judge”.

Interesting Facts

Grace has two daughters, one of whom works in Hollywood, engaged in animated films and special effects. Together, they are keen on sculpture and the creation of paintings that can be viewed in their joint gallery in Los Angeles. When they say that you cannot be talented in everything, Grace only smiles. Few American TV actresses have been able to prove themselves in other areas of activity, as Grace easily succeeds. It remains only to wish her creative success and prosperity, as well as new interesting roles.