Joanna Roos
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Joanna Roos was a twentieth-century American Broadway, radio, and television actress and a playwright. She was born in Brooklyn in 1901 and attended Syracuse University
as well as Yvette Guilbert
's School in New York and Paris.
In 1930 Roos performed the role of Sofya Alexandrovna in a classic performance of the Anton Chekhov
play "Uncle Vanya
" at the Cort Theatre
in New York City
, a production that one critic called "unforgettable". The show ran for seventy-one performances.
She retired in 1979 from her role as Sarah Dale Caldwell McCauley
on the soap opera
Love of Life
.
She was a founding member of the New Dramatists Committee. Several of the plays she wrote for the group won awards.
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
as well as Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert was a French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque.-Biography:...
's School in New York and Paris.
In 1930 Roos performed the role of Sofya Alexandrovna in a classic performance of the Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
play "Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski....
" at the Cort Theatre
Cort Theatre
The Cort Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in the Theatre District of midtown Manhattan in New York City...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, a production that one critic called "unforgettable". The show ran for seventy-one performances.
She retired in 1979 from her role as Sarah Dale Caldwell McCauley
Sarah Dale
Sarah Dale Caldwell McCauley was a fictional character in the now-defunct American Soap Opera, Love of Life. She was originally played by actress Jane Rose, and then from 1968 to 1977 by actress Joanna Roos, who was most identified in the role; and then until the show's end in 1980 by actress...
on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Love of Life
Love of Life
Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...
.
She was a founding member of the New Dramatists Committee. Several of the plays she wrote for the group won awards.