Jacqueline Victoire Brookes (July 24, 1930 – April 26, 2013) was an American film, television, and stage actress, best known for her work both off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Life and career Brookes was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of Maria Victoire (née Zur Haar) and Frederick Jack Brookes, an investment banker. She attended a French-speaking school in New York and spoke fluent French. She attended the University of Iowa, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Then she went to London on a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
During the 1960s, she spent several summers acting in the Shakespeare Festival at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, performing in plays such as Antony and Cleopatra, A Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Richard III. During that era, she also performed Rosalind in As You Like It at the New Mexico State University, Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at the University of British Columbia, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut.
Aside from her work in Shakespearian plays, she also performed on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Duchess of Malfi, and originated the role of Norma Henshaw in Jim Leonard's The Diviners in 1980.
Jacqueline Brookes in later years was a teacher at the Circle in the Square Theatre School as well as a life member of The Actors Studio. JACQUELINE BROOKES' obit, New York Times (paid death notice)
Brookes appeared in the films Ghost Story, The Entity, Paternity, The Good Son, and Losing Isaiah.
She died at age 82 from lymphoma.
Awards She received her Theatre World Award in 1955 for The Cretan Woman and won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for Six Characters in Search of an Author.Martin, Douglas. 'Jacqueline Brookes, Actress and Teacher, Dies at 82", The New York Times, May 12, 2013. Accessed February 20, 2024. "Jacqueline Victoire Brookes was born on July 24, 1930, in Montclair, N.J., the daughter of the former Maria Zur Haar and Frederick Jack Brookes, an investment banker."
Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 1971 The Hospital Dr. Immelman (uncredited) 1972 Parades Mrs. Novik (uncredited) 1973 The Werewolf of Washington Angela - Publisher 1974 The Gambler Naomi Freed 1977 Looking Up Becky 1979 Last Embrace Dr. Coopersmith 1981 Paternity Aunt Ethel 1981 Ghost Story Milly 1982 Love and Money Mrs. Paultz 1982 The Entity Dr. Cooley 1983 Without a Trace Margaret Mayo 1989 Sea of Love Helen's Mother 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Commissioner Brumford 1992 Whispers in the Dark Lorraine McDowell 1993 The Good Son Alice Davenport 1995 Losing Isaiah Judge Silbowitz (final film role)
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1964–1965 A Flame in the Wind Flora Perkins 3 episodes 1969–1973 As the World Turns Miss Thompson 1972 The Secret Storm Ursula Winthrop 1 episode 1975–1976 Another World Beatrice Gordon 12 episodes 1978 A Death in Canaan Mildred Carston TV movie 1982 Ryan's Hope Sister Mary Joel 4 episodes 1984 License to Kill Judge Miriam Roth TV movie 1985 Silent Witness Ma Dunne TV movie 1986 Jack and Mike Nora Adler 3 episodes 1986 The Equalizer Phyllis Robertson Episode: "Christmas Presence" 1987 American Playhouse Mrs. Connaloe 1 episode 1989 The Equalizer Dr. Grayson Episode: "Lullaby of Darkness" 1990 Law & Order Judge Grace Larkin Episode: "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" 1991 All My Children Judge Irene Singer 10 episodes 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Admiral Andrea Brand Episode: "The First Duty"
References
External links
Jacqueline Brookes profile at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Obituary in The New York Times