Quick Facts
Born:
1949-11-30
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits:
26 Total Roles
Margaret Whitton
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Biography
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Margaret Whitton was an American stage, film, and television actress, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Whitton did her primary film work between 1986 and 1993. Her most visible roles were that of baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League II, and as Michael J. Fox's vibrant, sexy and underappreciated aunt-by-marriage in The Secret of My Success (1987). She also appeared in the Robin Williams-Kurt Russell vehicle The Best of Times (1986) and in Mel Gibson's The Man Without a Face (1993).
She first noticeably appeared on the stage in 1973, billed as Peggy Whitton. In the early 1980s, she began to be billed as Margaret Whitton and made her Broadway debut in 1982's Steaming. After her seven year experiment with film, she returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in And the Apple Doesn't Fall... (1995) and in the original, award-winning musical Marlene (1999), starring Siân Phillips as Marlene Dietrich.
Today she is the president of independent film producer Tashtego Films (www.tashtegofilms.com).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Whitton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Margaret Whitton was an American stage, film, and television actress, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Whitton did her primary film work between 1986 and 1993. Her most visible roles were that of baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League II, and as Michael J. Fox's vibrant, sexy and underappreciated aunt-by-marriage in The Secret of My Success (1987). She also appeared in the Robin Williams-Kurt Russell vehicle The Best of Times (1986) and in Mel Gibson's The Man Without a Face (1993).
She first noticeably appeared on the stage in 1973, billed as Peggy Whitton. In the early 1980s, she began to be billed as Margaret Whitton and made her Broadway debut in 1982's Steaming. After her seven year experiment with film, she returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in And the Apple Doesn't Fall... (1995) and in the original, award-winning musical Marlene (1999), starring Siân Phillips as Marlene Dietrich.
Today she is the president of independent film producer Tashtego Films (www.tashtegofilms.com).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Whitton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Molly
Major League
Rachel Phelps
The Secret of My Success
Vera Prescott
The Man Without a Face
Catherine Palin
Miami Vice
Cassie Bramlette
Baby Boom
Executive In Conference Room (uncredited)
Major League II
Rachel Phelps
Little Monsters
Holly Stevenson
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Trial by Jury MOVIE | Jane Lyle, Juror |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills MOVIE | Leslie Abramson |
| 1994 | Major League II MOVIE | Rachel Phelps |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face MOVIE | Catherine Palin |
| 1993 | Cutters TV | Adrienne St. John |
| 1992 | Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even MOVIE | Melinda |
| 1991 | Good & Evil TV | Genevieve |
| 1991 | The Summer My Father Grew Up MOVIE | Naomi |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind MOVIE | Michele Hogarth |
| 1989 | Little Monsters MOVIE | Holly Stevenson |