Sarah Cunningham was a venerable veteran stage, film and television actress, and co-founder of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City in 1971. She played in many of its productions, sometimes alongside her actor husband, veteran stage, films and TV actor John Randolph. The sister company in Los Angeles was formed in 1980, and Miss Cunningham was serving as its board chairman at the time of her death.
In her stage acting career, Sarah appeared on and off Broadway, notably in such productions as Federico Garcia Lorca's ''Blood Wedding'' and ''The House of Bernarda Alba,'' with Katina Paxinou.
She also made appearances in such films as "Black Like Me" (1963), "The Cowboys" (1972) with John Wayne, "Frances" (1982), and "Jagged Edge" in 1985.
She also made numerous guest appearances on such popular TV shows as "Baretta", "Vegs$", and "Police Woman", and had recurring roles on CBS-TV's "Dallas" as Aunt Maggie Monahan, and Nurse Andrews on CBS's "Trapper John, M.D."
She died after suffering an asthmatic attack while attending the Academy Awards Dinner in Los Angeles with her husband on March 24, 1986.
She was survived by her longtime husband John, daughter Martha Eoline, and son Harrison Henry.
In her stage acting career, Sarah appeared on and off Broadway, notably in such productions as Federico Garcia Lorca's ''Blood Wedding'' and ''The House of Bernarda Alba,'' with Katina Paxinou.
She also made appearances in such films as "Black Like Me" (1963), "The Cowboys" (1972) with John Wayne, "Frances" (1982), and "Jagged Edge" in 1985.
She also made numerous guest appearances on such popular TV shows as "Baretta", "Vegs$", and "Police Woman", and had recurring roles on CBS-TV's "Dallas" as Aunt Maggie Monahan, and Nurse Andrews on CBS's "Trapper John, M.D."
She died after suffering an asthmatic attack while attending the Academy Awards Dinner in Los Angeles with her husband on March 24, 1986.
She was survived by her longtime husband John, daughter Martha Eoline, and son Harrison Henry.
Sarah Cunningham was a venerable veteran stage, film and television actress, and co-founder of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City in 1971. She played in many of its productions, sometimes alongside her actor husband, veteran stage, films and TV actor John Randolph. The sister company in Los Angeles was formed in 1980, and Miss Cunningham was serving as its board chairman at the time of her death.
In her stage acting career, Sarah appeared on and off Broadway, notably in such productions as Federico Garcia Lorca's ''Blood Wedding'' and ''The House of Bernarda Alba,'' with Katina Paxinou.
She also made appearances in such films as "Black Like Me" (1963), "The Cowboys" (1972) with John Wayne, "Frances" (1982), and "Jagged Edge" in 1985.
She also made numerous guest appearances on such popular TV shows as "Baretta", "Vegs$", and "Police Woman", and had recurring roles on CBS-TV's "Dallas" as Aunt Maggie Monahan, and Nurse Andrews on CBS's "Trapper John, M.D."
She died after suffering an asthmatic attack while attending the Academy Awards Dinner in Los Angeles with her husband on March 24, 1986.
She was survived by her longtime husband John, daughter Martha Eoline, and son Harrison Henry.
In her stage acting career, Sarah appeared on and off Broadway, notably in such productions as Federico Garcia Lorca's ''Blood Wedding'' and ''The House of Bernarda Alba,'' with Katina Paxinou.
She also made appearances in such films as "Black Like Me" (1963), "The Cowboys" (1972) with John Wayne, "Frances" (1982), and "Jagged Edge" in 1985.
She also made numerous guest appearances on such popular TV shows as "Baretta", "Vegs$", and "Police Woman", and had recurring roles on CBS-TV's "Dallas" as Aunt Maggie Monahan, and Nurse Andrews on CBS's "Trapper John, M.D."
She died after suffering an asthmatic attack while attending the Academy Awards Dinner in Los Angeles with her husband on March 24, 1986.
She was survived by her longtime husband John, daughter Martha Eoline, and son Harrison Henry.
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