Updated 04-May-2020.
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Tuesday Weld is a retired american actress . she won a golden globe award for most promising female newcomer in 1960 . over the following decade, she established a career playing dramatic roles in films . since the late 1980s, her acting appearances have been infrequent . her father, lathrop motley weld, was a member of the Weld family of Massachusetts . she had her name legally changed actress was expected to make up for everything that had ever gone wrong in Mama’s life . she became obsessed with me, pouring out her pent-up love on me . it’s been heavy on my shoulders ever since she officially adopted her name in October 1959 . weld made her acting debut on television at the age of 12 . she also made her feature film debut in 1956 . Weld appeared in an episode of Goodyear Playhouse, “Backwoods Cinderella” she understudied on Broadway in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. (1958) made by 20th Century Fox weld appeared in 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., in 1959 episode, “Secret Island” she was co-winner of a “Most Promising Newcomer” award at Fox, she played Joy, a free-spirited university student in High Time . she sang a love song to Fabian in the season opener of NBC’s The Dinah Shore Chevy Show . four weeks later, her portrayal of an incest victim was well received, but the film was less successful than its predecessor . she supported Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country (1962), along with Lange . on November 12, 1961, she Weld supported Terry-Thomas in the Frank Tashlin comedy Bachelor Flat (1962), for Fox . she appeared on what’s my line as the celebrity mystery guest . “i was Lolita”.Weld took three months off to go to greenwich village in new york and “study myself” she won excellent reviews for an episode in the Naked City, “A Case Study of Two Sa Weld was in “the Legend of Lylah Clare” for the duPont show of the week (1963) in 1964 she appeared in the title role of the episode “Keep an Eye on Emily” on Craig Stevens weld supported Bob Hope in the comedy I’ll Take Sweden (1965) there was controversy when she refused to meet the local governor at a fund-raiser for hurricane victims . the film was a big hit . Weld got a star role in Lord Love a Duck (1966) with Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, and Harvey Korman . she followed it playing Abigail in a TV adaptation of The Crucible Weld became famous for turning down roles in films that succeeded at the box office . she refused ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ because she was nursing at the time, but also because deep down I knew it was going she said she preferred television. “Two weeks for even a heavy part – great. “Too much thinking about a role is a disaster for me. I mean, let’s do it – let’ “She played the lead in the TV films A Question of Guilt (1978)” in 1984, she appeared in Sergio Leone’s gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America . she also appeared in weld played a police officer’s neurotic wife in Falling Down . she had small supporting roles in Feeling Minnesota (1996), Investigating Sex (2001) and Chelsea Walls (2001). Weld was married to screenwriter Claude Harz from 1965 until their divorce in 1970 . they had a daughter, Natasha, in 1966 . weld told Guy Flatley of the new york times in 1971 she married British actor, musician, and comedian Dudley Moore in 1975 . in 1976 they had a son, Patrick, now an actor, director and editor . their marriage lasted 5 years . in 1985, weld married Israeli concert violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman . the couple divorced in 1980, with Weld receiving a $200,000 settlement plus $3,000 monthly alimony . the cover of Matthew Sweet’s third album features a photo of Weld from the late 1950s . weld was honored with an eponymous song on Walter Egan’s fourth CBS album . Weld was the inspiration for the song “Groovy Tuesday” by the pop duo Swan Dive . in episode 12 of american horror story’s second season, Lana Winters mentions her name