Ruth Maleczech

Ruth Sophia Reinprecht January 8 1939 September 30 2013 professionally known as Ruth Maleczech was an American avantgarde stage actress She won three Obie Awards for Best Actress in her career for Hajj 1983 Through the Leaves 1984 and Lear 1990 and an Obie Award for Design shared with Julie Archer for Vanishing Pictures 1980 which she also directed Her portrayal of King Lear as an imperious Southern matriarch in Lear was widely acclaimed Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Maleczech licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia