Margaret Whitton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

6.102

Gender

Female

Birthday

30-Nov-1950

Age

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As
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Margaret Whitton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret Whitton (November 30, 1950 - December 4, 2016) 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.


Credits

Parades Parades (1972) Character: Jane
An American soldier sent to Vietnam goes AWOL and returns to his hometown. His parents turn him over to military authorities. He is court-martialled and sent to the toughest military prison...
The Summer My Father Grew Up The Summer My Father Grew Up (1991) Character: Naomi
A divorced and remarried doctor tries to reconnect with his eleven-year-old son whom he has always neglected.
Love Child Love Child (1982) Character: Jacki Steinberg
It's an extraordinarily touching true-story about Terry Jean Moore, the determined, independent and young woman who is imprisoned for 7 years on account of a "five dollar" robbery. In the prison she will be pregnant by a jailer and she has to fight for bear and keep her child.
Kojak: None So Blind Kojak: None So Blind (1990) Character: Michele Hogarth
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from an unscrupulous Dutch hitman, and bring Mob kingpin Tony Salducci to justice.
National Lampoon's Movie Madness National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) Character: First Lady Lousille Fogerty ("Success Wanters")
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
Trial by Jury Trial by Jury (1994) Character: Jane Lyle, Juror
Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992) Character: Melinda
A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.
The Best of Times The Best of Times (1986) Character: Darla Robinson
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Nine 1/2 Weeks Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) Character: Molly
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Little Monsters Little Monsters (1989) Character: Holly Stevenson
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
Ironweed Ironweed (1987) Character: Katrina
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Teenage Hitchhikers Teenage Hitchhikers (1974) Character: Sola Alcoa (as Peggy Whitton)
Three girls go on the road and run into trouble with the people who give them rides.
Major League Major League (1989) Character: Rachel Phelps
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.
The Secret of My Success The Secret of My Success (1987) Character: Vera Prescott
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) Character: Leslie Abramson
About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
Baby Boom Baby Boom (1987) Character: Executive In Conference Room (uncredited)
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face (1993) Character: Catherine Palin
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Major League II Major League II (1994) Character: Rachel Phelps
After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team.



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