Background
Marian Winters was born Marian Weinstein, the eldest of four sisters born to Morris and Sophie Weinstein.
Marian Winters was born Marian Weinstein, the eldest of four sisters born to Morris and Sophie Weinstein.
Erasmus Hall High School.
Her three sisters, Shirley Zeisel (died 2010), Elaine Singer (died 2014), and Annette Laster, long outlived her. She was raised in New York City. She made her debut in summer stock in her teens.
She began her career on Broadway understudying Frances Dee in The Secret Room (1945).
She also played Lady Constance in King John, and toured in such plays as Detective Story, The Heiress and Dream Girl. In 1955, she played Gelda in the American production of The Dark is Light Enough, a verse drama by Christopher Fry, which starred Katharine Cornell and Tyrone Power.
Her last role was in trap. / Her tenure in trap was cut short due to cancer, which claimed her life on November 3, 1978.
She was succeeded in her role (Helga Ten Dorp) by Elizabeth Parrish.
The role was played by Irene Worth in the film version.