Camila Ashland

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Camila Ashland, also known by her married name Camila Ashland Russo, (born Camille Stanczewski, March 24, 1911 – September 12, 2008) was an American actress who was best known for her work on the stage. A native of Chicago, she began performing as a dancer in vaudeville as a child. After training as an actress at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she moved to New York where had an active career on Broadway from the 1940s through the 1970s. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Black Comedy/White Lies in 1967. She was also active in American regional theatre. As a screen actress, Ashland's career was initially negatively impacted when she put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s after making a few television appearances. She later was able to resume work in American television and film beginning in the 1970s with some of her memorable parts including the roles of Minnie Du Val in Dark Shadows (1970), Alice Grant in General Hospital (1976-1977), and Ruby in the miniseries V (1983) and its sequel V The Final Battle (1984). In her later life she lived in Palm Desert, California where she served as the founder and director of the Palm Desert Community Theatre. She continued to perform publicly as late as 2004 when she was in her 90s. She died in 2008 at the age of 97.

Career

1. 1918
   Born
2. 2008
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Chicago
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor