Nancy dussault biography

PERSONAL

Born June 30, 1936, in Pensacola, FL; daughter of George Adrian (a naval officer) and Sarah Isabel (maiden name, Seitz) Dussault; married James D. Travis, October 4, 1958 (divorced, 1982); married Valentine Meyer, c. 1984. Education: Northwestern University, Mus.B., music, 1957; studied acting with Alvina Kraus and singing with Lotte Lehmann in New York City. Avocational Interests: Needlework, cooking, reading, and music.

Addresses:

Office—8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 506, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career:

Singer and actress. University of California, Los Angeles, theatre instructor, 2000; soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1957.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, American Guild of Musical Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists; Delta Delta Delta (former vice president).

Awards, Honors:

Young Artists Award, Society of American Musicians, for performan

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Nancy Dussault, Alumnae Award Recipient

Alumnae Award Recipient, 1990

The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.

Actress, singer, talk show host (photo from 2010)

Born in Pensacola, Florida, and later a resident of Arlington, Virginia, she graduated from Washington-Lee High School before going to Northwestern University.

Broadway:  In 1962, Dussault stepped into the role of Maria in the Broadway production of The Sound of Music. She received a Tony Award nomination in 1961 for Best Featured Actress (Musical) for Do Re Mi&

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Nancy Dussault

American actress and singer (born 1936)

Nancy Dussault (born June 30, 1936)^[1] is an American actress and singer.

She is best known for playing Muriel Rush in the sitcom Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987). In a career spanning over half a century, Dussault received two Tony Award nominations.

Broadway

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In 1962, Dussault stepped into the role of Maria in the Broadway production of The Sound of Music. She received a Tony Award nomination in 1961 for Best Featured Actress (Musical) for Do Re Mi and was nominated for her performance in Bajour (1965). Of her performance in Do Re Mi and later career, Bloom and Vlastnik wrote: "Confidently clowning alongside such pros as Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker...she never faded into the scenery. Equally comfortable as a pure soprano or a rangy high belter, her versatility was well captured on the...cast album...Well cast as a situation comedy wife, she spent much of the 1970s and 80s in California.