Sada Thompson | |
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 James Broderick and Sada Thompson on Family (1976) | |
| Born | Sada Carolyn Thompson September 27, 1927 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2011 (aged 83) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2000 |
| Spouse | Donald Stewart (1949–2011; her death) |
| Children | 1 |
Sada Carolyn Thompson (September 27, 1927 – May 4, 2011) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Though best known to television audiences as Kate Lawrence in Family (1976–1980), for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1978, Thompson originally won acclaim as a theater actress on Broadway winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Twigs in 1972.