Anne Pitoniak

Performer

Anne Pitoniak

Performer

Anne Pitoniak, the self-effacing actress who received a Tony Award nomination for her powerful potrayal of a stunned and frightened woman in Marsha Norman's 'night, Mother, died April 22, 2007, at her home in Manhattan. She was 85. Ms. Pitoniak created the title role in 'night, Mother, a confused but determined mother who tries to talk her grown daughter out of her plans to kill herself that evening. Kathy Bates played the saddened young woman. The play was hailed for its biting, unrelenting realism and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1983.

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Born: Mar 30, 1922 in Westfield, Massachusetts
Death: Apr 22, 2007 in New York, New York

Roles (7)

	Imaginary Friends (2002) Opened Dec 12, 2002	as A Woman (Original)
	Dance of Death (2001) Opened Oct 11, 2001	as Maja (Original)
	Uncle Vanya (2000) Opened Apr 30, 2000	as Marina (Original)
	Amy's View (1999) Opened Apr 15, 1999	as Evelyn Thomas (Original)
	Picnic (1994) Opened Apr 21, 1994	as Helen Potts (Original)
	The Octette Bridge Club (1985) Opened Mar 5, 1985	as Martha (Original)
	'night, Mother (1983) Opened Mar 31, 1983	as Thelma Cates (Original)