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Hildy Brooks (previously known as Hilda Brawner)^[1] is an American actress who appeared on Broadway (starting in the late 1950s) and later on television.^[2]^[3]^[4] Elia Kazan directed her on the Broadway stage in Tennessee Williams' play Sweet Bird of Youth.^[5]^[6]

In 1961, she appeared in an episode of Route 66 ("Mon Petit Chou") and in the movie "One Plus One" (credited as "Hilda Brawner" in both). She later appeared on episodes of the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1963, and a handful of roles on The Nurses that same year. In Reginald Rose's “Metamorphosis” episode of The Defenders (1961), she played the wife of a prison inmate (played by Robert Duvall).

She appeared on Naked City three times. Her last credit as "Hilda Brawner" came in 1964, when she changed her name to Hildy Brooks. In 1972, she played Eleanor Jordan on "A Very Strange Triangle" episode of The Bold Ones: The New Doctors. She guest-starred in several television episodes during the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond. She is credited as "Hilda" and "Hildy" having played the same role ("Margie") in two recorded versions of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh: Sidney Lumet's videotaped The Iceman Cometh (Play of the Week), two-part episode of 1960, and John Frankenheimer's The Iceman Cometh (1973). Her most recent television appearances were in three episodes of Boston Legal (2004–07); one episode of ER (2005); one episode of Cold Case (2009), and, her last credit, one episode of Nip/Tuck (2010).^[5]

Personal life

In April 1965 in New York City, Brooks married actor James Antonio,^[7] elder brother of actor/director Lou Antonio.

References

^ "Hildy or Mrs. Mayor". The Daily Record. Long Beach, California. January 27, 1965. p. 16.
^ Elliot, Jack (May 5, 1963). "Hilda Brawner: She'll Take TV". The Star-Ledger. p. T8.
^ Morehouse, Ward (February 6, 1964). "Hilda Doffs Hat to Studio". The Star Ledger. p. 18.
^ "TV actress Hilda Brawner redefines meaning of Star". The Arizona Republic. July 10, 1963. p. 28.
^ ^a ^b "Hilda & Hildy". classictvhistory.wordpress.com. February 7, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
^ "Hildy Brooks profile". TV.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
^ Wincehell, Walter (April 29, 1965). "Stage Door". Wilkes-Barr Times Leader. p. 23. James Antonio of "Othello" and actress Hilda Brawner (wed at city hall last week)...

External links

[1] "Hildy or Mrs. Mayor". The Daily Record. Long Beach, California. January 27, 1965. p. 16.

[2] Elliot, Jack (May 5, 1963). "Hilda Brawner: She'll Take TV". The Star-Ledger. p. T8.

[3] Morehouse, Ward (February 6, 1964). "Hilda Doffs Hat to Studio". The Star Ledger. p. 18.

[4] "TV actress Hilda Brawner redefines meaning of Star". The Arizona Republic. July 10, 1963. p. 28.

[wordpress.com-5] "Hilda & Hildy". classictvhistory.wordpress.com. February 7, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

[6] "Hildy Brooks profile". TV.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

[7] Wincehell, Walter (April 29, 1965). "Stage Door". Wilkes-Barr Times Leader. p. 23. James Antonio of "Othello" and actress Hilda Brawner (wed at city hall last week)...

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-'''Hildy Brooks''', born '''Hilda Brawner''', is an actress who appeared on Broadway (starting in the late 1950s) and later on television.  Elia Kazan directed her on the Broadway stage in [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]''.  The stars of this play were [[Rip Torn]], [[Paul Newman]], and [[Geraldine Page]], and included [[Bruce Dern]], [[Diana Hyland]], and Hildy as supporting cast.<ref>Stephen Bowie,BA, University of Southern California, 2011 "Hilda & Hildy"</ref><ref>https://classictvhistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/hilda-hildy/</ref>
+'''Hildy Brooks''' (previously known as '''Hilda Brawner''')<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497506867/?match=1&terms=%22Hilda%20Brawner%22%20Brooks | title=Hildy or Mrs. Mayor | newspaper=The Daily Record | location=Long Beach, California | date=January 27, 1965 | page=16}}</ref> is an American actress who appeared on Broadway (starting in the late 1950s) and later on television.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1108562932/?match=1&terms=%22Hilda%20Brawner%22%20 | title=Hilda Brawner: She'll Take TV | first=Jack | last=Elliot | newspaper=The Star-Ledger | date=May 5, 1963 | page=T8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1109169309/?match=1&terms=%22Hilda%20Brawner%22%20 | title=Hilda Doffs Hat to Studio |first=Ward | last =Morehouse | newspaper=The Star Ledger | date=February 6, 1964 | page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/116767701/?match=1&terms=%22Hilda%20Brawner%22%20 | title=TV actress Hilda Brawner redefines meaning of Star | newspaper=The Arizona Republic | date=July 10, 1963 | page=28}}</ref> [[Elia Kazan]] directed her on the Broadway stage in [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]''.<ref name="wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=https://classictvhistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/hilda-hildy/|title=Hilda & Hildy|date=February 7, 2011|publisher=classictvhistory.wordpress.com|accessdate=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/hildy-brooks|title=Hildy Brooks profile|website=TV.com|accessdate=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002071312/http://www.tv.com/people/hildy-brooks/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-In 1961 Hildy appeared on the television show [[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]] (on the episode "[[Route 66 (TV series)#Second season .281961-1962.29|Mon Petit Chou]]") and in the movie "One Plus One"<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055255/?ref_=nmbio_mbio</ref> (credited as "Hilda Brawner" in both).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690471/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</ref>  She later appeared on episodes of the television show "[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]" in 1963.  During that same year she played a handful of roles on the television show "[[The Nurses (CBS TV series)|The Nurses]]," the television show "[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]" (in the episode “[[Route 66 (TV series)#Second season .281961-1962.29|Mon Petit Chou]],” starring [[Lee Marvin]] and French actress [[Macha Meril]], directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]]), and on the television show [[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]].  In [[Reginald Rose|Reginald Rose’s]] “[[List of The Defenders (1961) episodes#Season Two .281962-63.29|Metamorphosis]]” episode of the television show "[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]," Hildy played as Mrs. Jackson (the wife of [[Robert Duvall|Robert Duvall’s]] prison inmate).  Hildy also played on the show "[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]," on which she appeared three times, twice in minor roles, then later in a lead role in the episode “[[Naked City (TV series)#Episodes|Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant]],” playing the girlfriend of the business man played by [[Robert J. Serling|Robert Sterling]].  In all of the above appearances Hilda is credited as "Hilda Brawner."
+In 1961, she appeared in an episode of ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' ("[[Route 66 (TV series)#Second season .281961-1962.29|Mon Petit Chou]]") and in the movie "One Plus One" (credited as "Hilda Brawner" in both). She later appeared on episodes of the soap opera ''[[Guiding Light|The Guiding Light]]'' in 1963, and a handful of roles on ''[[The Nurses (CBS TV series)|The Nurses]]'' that same year. In [[Reginald Rose]]'s “[[List of The Defenders (1961) episodes#Season Two .281962-63.29|Metamorphosis]]” episode of ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'' (1961), she played the wife of a prison inmate (played by [[Robert Duvall]]).
-Hildy's last credit as "Hilda Brawner" came in 1964.  At that time Hilda Brawner changed her name to Hildy Brooks.  The changing of her name is mentioned in [[Jeffrey Sweet|Jeffrey Sweet’s]] "Something Wonderful Right Away: An Oral History of The Second City & The Compass Players."  In 1972 Hildy played as Eleanor Jordan, one-third of “[[List of The Bold Ones: The New Doctors episodes#Season 4 .281972.E2.80.9373.29|A Very Strange Triangle]],” which was a bisexual love story, considered controversial when it aired on the tv series "[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]]."  Hildy also played supporting roles in many movies including "[[The Anderson Tapes]]" (receptionist)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066767/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</ref> in 1971, "[[Islands in the Stream (film)|Islands in the Stream]]" (Helga Ziegner)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076211/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</ref> in 1977, "Playing For Keeps" (Danny's Mom)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091767/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast</ref> in 1986, and "[[Eating (film)|Eating]]" (Mary)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099480/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</ref> in 1990, and also guest-starred in several television episodes during the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond.  She is credited as "Hilda" and "Hildy" having played the same role of Margie in each of two recorded versions of [[Eugene O'Neill|Eugene O’Neill’s]] "[[The Iceman Cometh]],": [[Sidney Lumet|Sidney Lumet’s]] videotaped "[[The Iceman Cometh (The Play of the Week)|The Iceman Cometh]] [[Play of the Week]]" two-part episode of 1960, and John Frankenheimer’s "[[The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)|The Iceman Cometh]]" film from 1973.<ref>https://classictvhistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/hilda-hildy/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070212/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_24</ref>
+She appeared on ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' three times. Her last credit as "Hilda Brawner" came in 1964, when she changed her name to Hildy Brooks. In 1972, she played Eleanor Jordan on "[[List of The Bold Ones: The New Doctors episodes#Season 4 .281972.E2.80.9373.29|A Very Strange Triangle]]" episode of ''[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]]''. She guest-starred in several television episodes during the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond. She is credited as "Hilda" and "Hildy" having played the same role ("Margie") in two recorded versions of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'': [[Sidney Lumet]]'s videotaped ''[[The Iceman Cometh (The Play of the Week)|The Iceman Cometh]]'' ([[The Play of the Week|Play of the Week]]), two-part episode of 1960, and [[John Frankenheimer]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)|The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1973). Her most recent television appearances were in three episodes of ''[[Boston Legal]]'' (2004–07); one episode of ''[[ER (TV Series)|ER]]''  (2005); one episode of ''[[Cold Case]]'' (2009), and, her last credit, one episode of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' (2010).<ref name="wordpress.com"/>
-Hildy still works as actress and director, known for [[The Chosen (1981 film)|The Chosen]] (1981), Forbidden Love (TV Movie, 1982),<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083958/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4</ref> White Palace (1990),<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103251/?ref_=nv_sr_1</ref> Life (1999).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123964/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</ref>  In 2010 she appears in an episode of the television show "[[Nip/Tuck]]." <ref>https://classictvhistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/hilda-hildy/</ref> Since April 1965 she has been married to Jim Antonio.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112019/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref><ref>http://www.tv.com/people/hildy-brooks/</ref>
+==Personal life==
-== Filmography ==
+In April 1965 in New York City, Brooks married actor [[James Antonio (actor)|James Antonio]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/406892319/?match=1&terms=%22Hilda%20Brawner%22%20Antonio | title=Stage Door | newspaper=Wilkes-Barr Times Leader | first=Walter | last=Wincehell | date=April 29, 1965 | page=23 | quote=James Antonio of "Othello" and actress Hilda Brawner (wed at city hall last week)...}}</ref> elder brother of actor/director [[Lou Antonio]].
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-! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Notes
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-| 1999 || "[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]" || Nurse Doherty || [[Ted Demme]] || Movie
-|-
-| 1990 || "[[White Palace (film)|White Palace]]" || Ella Horowitz || [[Luis Mandoki]] || Movie
-|-
-| 1982 || "Forbidden Love" || Carol || [[Steven Hilliard Stern]] || TV Movie
-|-
-| 1981 || "[[The Chosen (1981 film)|The Chosen]]" || Mrs. Saunders || [[Jeremy Kagan]] || Movie
-|-
-| 1961 || "One Plus One"<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055255/?ref_=nmbio_mbio</ref> || Claire, 'Honeymoon' segment || [[Arch Oboler]] || Movie
-|-
-| 1960 || "[[The Iceman Cometh (The Play of the Week)|The Iceman Cometh]]" || Margie || [[Sidney Lumet]] || TV Movie
-|-
-| 2010 || [[Nip/Tuck]]: "[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes|Walter and Edith Krieger]]" || Edith Krieger || Dirk Craft || TV Series / Season 6, Episode 18
-|-
-| 2009 || [[Cold Case]]: "[[Cold Case (season 6)|The Brush Man]]" || Alice Mills '09 || [[Roxann Dawson]] || TV Series / Season 6, Episode 14
-|-
-| 2007 || [[Boston Legal]]: "[[List of Boston Legal episodes|Green Christmas]]" || Judge Nora Lang || [[Lou Antonio]] || TV Series / Season 4, Episode 10
-|-
-| 2006 || [[Boston Legal]]: "[[List of Boston Legal episodes|Too Much Information]]" || Judge Nora Lang || [[Steve Robin]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 13
-|-
-| 2005 || [[ER (TV series)|ER]]: "[[List of ER episodes|Just As I Am]]" || Mrs. Devon || Richard Thorpe || TV Series / Season 11, Episode 14
-|-
-| 2004 || [[Boston Legal]]: "[[List of Boston Legal episodes|Questionable Characters]]" || Chairwoman Nora Lang || [[Mel Damski]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 7
-|-
-| 2000 || [[Get Real (U.S. TV series)|Get Real]]: "[[Get Real (U.S. TV series)#Episodes|The Distance]]" || Lilian Bray || [[Lou Antonio]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 17
-|-
-| 2000 || [[Chicago Hope]]: "[[List of Chicago Hope episodes|Gray Matters]]" || Judge Wilma Fogg || [[Lou Antonio]]<ref>http://tviv.org/Chicago_Hope/Gray_Matters</ref> || TV Series / Season 6, Episode 14
-|-
-| 2000 || [[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]: "[[List of JAG episodes|Life or Death]]" || Chief Judge Balter || [[Tony Wharmby]] || TV Series / Season 5, Episode 13
-|-
-| 1994 || [[Picket Fences]]: "[[List of Picket Fences episodes|May It Please the Court]]" || Attorney for Stacey Halford || [[Lou Antonio]] || TV Series / Season 3, Episode 8
-|-
-| 1991 || [[Law & Order]]: "[[List of Law & Order episodes|In Memory Of]]" || Jane Lawler || [[Edwin Sherin]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 7
-|-
-| 1991 || [[Sisters (TV series)|Sisters]]: "Of Mice and Women" || Didi Poncell || [[James A. Contner]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 5
-|-
-| 1991 || [[Sisters (TV series)|Sisters]]: "A Thousand Sprinkles" || Didi Poncell || [[Steven Robman]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 3
-|-
-| 1989 || [[Mancuso, F.B.I.|Mancuso, FBI]]: "Classified" || "Guest Star" || [[Roy Campanella II]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 7
-|-
-| 1988 || [[L.A. Law]]: "Hand Roll Express" || Sarah Kerwin || [[Kim Friedman]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 12
-|-
-| 1987 || [[L.A. Law]]: "Goldilocks and the Three Barristers" || Sarah Kerwin || [[Rick Wallace]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 8
-|-
-| 1978 || [[Starsky & Hutch]]: "[[List of Starsky & Hutch episodes|The Avenger]]" || Bobbie || Sutton Roley || TV Series / Season 4, Episode 7
-|-
-| 1975 || [[Harry O]]: "Mayday" || Jean Elton || [[Jerry London]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 7
-|-
-| 1975 || [[McMillan & Wife]]: "[[List of McMillan & Wife episodes|Downshift to Danger]]" || Louise Knowland || [[Lou Antonio]] || TV Series / Season 4, Episode 1
-|-
-| 1974 || [[Toma (TV series)|Toma]]: "Pound of Flesh" || Edie Angelus || (Not Given) || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 19
-|-
-| 1974 || [[Mannix]]: "[[List of Mannix episodes|Walk a Double Line]]" || Julia || [[Leslie H. Martinson]] || TV Series / Season 7, Episode 18
-|-
-| 1973 || [[Hawaii Five-O]]: "[[List of Hawaii Five-O episodes|The $100,000 Nickel]]" || Millie Price || Allen Reisner || TV Series / Season 6, Episode 14
-|-
-| 1973 || [[Griff (TV series)|Griff]]: "Her Name Was Nancy" || "Guest Star" || [[Russ Mayberry]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 9
-|-
-| 1973 || [[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]: "[[List of Ironside episodes|The Armageddon Gang]]" || Ellie Brandon || [[Russ Mayberry]] || TV Series / Season 7, Episode 5
-|-
-| 1973 || The Wide World of Mystery: "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0748280/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Night Train to Terror]" || Nancy || (Not Given) || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 13
-|-
-| 1972 || [[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]]: "[[List of The Bold Ones: The New Doctors episodes|A Very Strange Triangle]]" || Eleanor Jordan || [[Jeremy Kagan]] || TV Series / Season 4, Episode 7
-|-
-| 1971 || [[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law|Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law]]: "[[List of Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law episodes|Voice From A Nightmare]]" || Louise Fallon || (Not Given) || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 13
-|-
-| 1971 || [[Mannix]]: "[[List of Mannix episodes|A Step in Time]]" || Charlotte Benson  || Sutton Roley || TV Series / Season 5, Episode 3
-|-
-| 1963 || [[The Nurses (CBS TV series)|The Nurses]]: "The Life"<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0663371/?ref_=ttep_ep6</ref> || Nurse Helen Cavanaugh || [[Don Richardson (director)|Don Richardson]] || TV Series / Season 1, Episode 19
-|-
-| 1963 || [[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]: "Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant" || Paula Doremus  || [[Ralph Senensky]] || TV Series / Season 4, Episode 24
-|-
-| 1963 || [[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]: "Metamorphosis"<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0557220/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</ref> || Mrs. Jackson || [[David Greene (director)|David Greene]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 24
-|-
-| 1963 || [[Guiding Light (1960–69)|The Guiding Light]]: Episode dated 31 January 1963 and Episode dated 11 October 1963 || Jane Fletcher Hayes  || (Not Given) || TV Series / Season 5, Episode 3
-|-
-| 1961 || [[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]: "[[Route 66 (TV series)#Second season .281961-1962.29|Mon Petit Chou]]" || Gloria Bowers || [[Sam Peckinpah]] || TV Series / Season 2, Episode 9
-|}
-<ref>http://www.tv.com/people/hildy-brooks/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/</ref>
-== References ==
+==References==
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+==External links==
+*[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hildy-brooks-33174 Hildy Brooks at the IBDB (Internet Broadway Database)]
+*[https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Hildy-Brooks/ Broadway World listing of Hillary Brooks performances]
+*[https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/hildy-brooks/credits/3000348561/ TV Guide listings of Hillary Brooks credits]
+*[https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/hildy-brooks Getty images of Hildy Brooks]
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+[[Category:American film actresses]]
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+[[Category:Actresses from New York (state)]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women]]

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