Heather MacRae
MacRae in Hair, 1970
Born (1946-10-05) October 5, 1946
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1966–present
Parents
RelativesMeredith MacRae (sister)

Heather MacRae (born October 5, 1946)[1] is an American actress known for her role in the Woody Allen 1972 comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).[2]

Early years

MacRae is the daughter of motion picture, stage, and television stars Sheila MacRae and Gordon MacRae.[3][4][5] Meredith MacRae was her sister,[6] and she has two brothers, Bruce and Gar.[7]

She studied at the University of Colorado but left academics to pursue a career in show business.[7]

Career

MacRae's film career included roles in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972), The Connection (1973), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978) and Life with Mikey (1993). She also appeared in a singing role in Robert Altman's 1979 film A Perfect Couple. She also appeared in several television roles, including parts in Starsky and Hutch, Frasier, and The Sopranos and as the judge who marries Miranda and Steve in an outdoor ceremony on Sex and the City. She has played continuing roles on the daytime serials The Best of Everything and One Life to Live.[8]

A veteran of the Broadway stage, she has appeared in Hair, A Catered Affair, and Falsettos.[9]

In 1983, MacRae and her mother had a cabaret act at the Inner Circle in New York City. A review in The New York Times called the two "the oddest cabaret couple", noting that their styles of entertainment differed and that they alternated in the spotlight rather than performing together.[10] MacRae performed a solo cabaret show, Songs of My Father, in Chicago in 1999. In it, she sang songs associated with her father and told about his experiences in music.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "MacRae, Heather 1946–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage.
  2. ↑ Silet, Charles L. P. (2006). The Films of Woody Allen: Critical Essays. Scarecrow Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4616-7283-8.
  3. ↑ "PASSINGS: Sheila MacRae, Hank Rieger, Robert Ashley" Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2014
  4. ↑ "Gordon MacRae" tcm.com, retrieved March 5, 2017
  5. ↑ Southall, Ashley. "Sheila MacRae, Wife in ’60s ‘Honeymooners’ Sketches, Dies at 92" The New York Times, March 8, 2014
  6. ↑ "Meredith MacRae Official Website Billie Jo Petticoat Junction – My Three Sons". meredithmacrae.com. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 Garner, Jack (January 17, 1984). "She's Getting Her Act Together". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Gannett News Service. p. 23. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Heather MacRae: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Heather MacRae at the Internet Broadway Database
  10. ↑ Holden, Stephen (December 29, 1983). "Cabaret: The MacRae Team". The New York Times. p. C 17. ProQuest 122207458. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  11. ↑ Reich, Howard (August 13, 1999). "Tough act to follow". Chicago Tribune. p. 58. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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