Verna Bloom

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
08/07/1939
Birthplace:
Lynn, Massachusetts
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biography
Attractive stage-trained actress who made her screen debut as the female lead in Haskell Wexler's brilliant anti-establishment critique "Medium Cool" (1969). Alternating between film and TV, Bloom earned praise in Peter Fonda's "Hired Hand" (1971) and has appeared in films for Clint Eastwood ("High Plains Drifter" 1973; "Honkytonk Man" 1982), Jeremy Paul Kagan ("Heroes" 1977; "The Journey of Natty Gann" 1985) and Martin Scorsese ("After Hours" 1985; "The Last Temptation of Christ" 1988).
milestones
Year
Milestone
1967 
Broadway debut, replaced Glenda Jackson in "Marat/Sade"
1969 
Film acting debut in "Medium Cool"
1973 
First film with Clint Eastwood, "High Plains Drifter"
1974 
TV-movie debut, "Where Have All the People Gone?"
1977 
First film for director Jeremy Paul Kagan, "Heroes"
Continued