Rose Gregorio
| Rose Gregorio | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
Rose Gregorio (born October 17, 1934) is an American character actress. She began her career appearing mostly in theatre in Chicago and New York City during the 1950s/60s. During the 1970s she became more active in television and film, appearing mostly in supporting roles.
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934, she began her career appearing onstage there in the 1950s. She made her television debut in 1961 on Armstrong Circle Theatre in The Fortune Tellers, a new play, starring opposite Val Avery. The following year she relocated to New York City, making her Off-Broadway debut as the title character in William Snyder's The Days and Nights of BeeBee Fenstermaker at the Sheridan Square Playhouse, a production which also starred Robert Duvall. She next appeared as Martha in the 1963 play Journey to the Day at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
During the mid-1960s Gregorio served as a standby performer for many Broadway shows in case the regularly scheduled actress was unable to perform. She finally made her official Broadway debut in 1968 in Jack Gelber's The Cuban Thing at the Henry Miller's Theatre. That same year she landed her first film role, the role of Sylvia Finney in Frank Perry's The Swimmer. The following year she returned to Broadway to appear opposite Dustin Hoffman in Jimmy Shine.
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