--- name: "Zoe Caldwell" canonical: "https://film.one/person/zoe-caldwell" fi1m_id: "zoe-caldwell" imdb_id: "nm0129807" tmdb_id: 937681 wikidata_id: "Q1995506" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 September 1933" died: "16 February 2020" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 69 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T02:39:46.711145+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Zoe Caldwell ## Identity Zoe Caldwell - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/zoe-caldwell - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** zoe-caldwell - **IMDb ID:** nm0129807 - **TMDB ID:** 937681 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1995506 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1995506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129807/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937681 Actor. Born 14 September 1933 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died 16 February 2020. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 September 1933, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - **Died:** 16 February 2020 - **Active:** 1985–2011 - **Also known as:** Zoe Ada Caldwell - **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 2000s 82 (1), 2010s 41 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 64 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Animation 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $339m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1995506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129807/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937681 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*The Purple Rose of Cairo*](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) (84) - **Disney+:** [*Lilo & Stitch*](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) (82) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) (41) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Zoe Ada Caldwell was an Australian actress. Born in Melbourne in 1933, she began her professional career in the 1950s with the Union Theatre Repertory Company and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in England. She won four Tony Awards for her Broadway performances: Best Featured Actress in a Play for *Slapstick Tragedy* (1966) and Best Actress in a Play for *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1968), *Medea* (1982) and *Master Class* (1996). She was appointed OBE in 1970. Her film appearances include the role of The Countess in Woody Allen's *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Mrs Hill in *Birth* (2004) and Oskar's grandmother in *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011). She voiced the Grand Councilwoman in the *Lilo & Stitch* franchise (2002–2006). Caldwell was married to producer Robert Whitehead from 1968 until his death in 2002. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Fi1m 41, as Oskar's Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) - *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), Fi1m 82, as Grand Councilwoman (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) - *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as The Countess — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) ## Complete filmography (17) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), as Oskar's Grandmother — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) - *Leroy & Stitch* (2006), as Grand Councilwoman (voice) - *Birth* (2004), as Mrs. Hill - *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* (2003), series, as Grand Councilwoman (voice) - *Stitch! The Movie* (2003), as Grand Councilwoman (voice) - *Lilo & Stitch Read-Along* (2002), as Grand Councilwoman (voice) - *A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert* (2002), as Madame Armfeldt - *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), as Grand Councilwoman (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) - *Just a Kiss* (2002), as Jessica - *Lantern Hill* (1989), as Mrs. Kennedy - *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as The Countess — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) - *It Is of Eden I Was Dreaming* (1983), as Narrator - *Medea* (1983), as Medea - *The Seagull* (1978), as Mme. Arkadina - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Irina Arkadina - *Macbeth* (1961), as Lady Macbeth - *Theatre '70* (1960), series, as Lise ## Gallery - ![Zoe Caldwell](https://film.one/media/person/118396/gallery-4bf91d989ff4.jpg) Zoe Caldwell — Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Zoe_Caldwell_%281985%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Zoe Caldwell](https://film.one/media/person/118396/gallery-74210b474974.jpg) Zoe Caldwell — Image via TMDB - ![Zoe Caldwell](https://film.one/media/person/118396/gallery-3063b4b858b6.jpg) Zoe Caldwell — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 6 won - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1996: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1982: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1969: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1968: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Theatre World Award 1966: Theatre World Award (won) - Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1966: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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