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name: "Margaret Eginton"
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# Margaret Eginton

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Margaret Eginton is an American actress, dancer, choreographer and movement director. She is known for her roles as Gail in the film *Scent of a Woman* (1992) and as Mary in *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993).

She began her career in the 1970s as a dancer, performing with companies including those of Merce Cunningham and Stephen Petronio. Eginton later worked as a movement coach and director at institutions such as the American Repertory Theater and taught at Yale University and the University of Iowa. Her stage credits include a Broadway appearance in *Largely New York* (1989).

Eginton holds an MFA in directing and is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. She has received awards including a Bessie Award for dance and performance.

*Sources: imdb.com, americanrepertorytheater.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, as Gail — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)

## Also known for

- *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993), Mary

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