Margaret Whitton
Actress
67 years (Nov 30, 1949 – Dec 4, 2016)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Whitton is an American actress whose presence is easier to place than to name. In film, 'Nine 1/2 Weeks' is the credit that carries furthest, as Molly. 'Major League' is a second title that reaches an audience. 20 credits across 54 years give an idea of the pace.
Margaret Whitton
Actress
Margaret Whitton is an American actress whose presence is easier to place than to name. In film, 'Nine 1/2 Weeks' is the credit that carries furthest, as Molly. 'Major League' is a second title that reaches an audience. 20 credits across 54 years give an idea of the pace.
16 Movies
Plays Molly
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986
Plays Vera Prescott
The Secret of My Success
1987
Plays Catherine Palin
The Man Without a Face
1993
Plays Rachel Phelps
Major League
1989
Plays Rachel Phelps
Major League II
1994
Plays Holly Stevenson
Little Monsters
1989
Plays Darla Robinson
The Best of Times
1986
Plays Katrina
Ironweed
1987
Plays First Lady Lousille Fogerty ("Success Wanters")
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
Plays Jane Lyle, Juror
Trial by Jury
1994
Plays Melinda
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
Plays Jacki Steinberg
Love Child
1982
Plays Sola Alcoa (as Peggy Whitton)
Teenage Hitchhikers
1974
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Trial by Jury
Full Filmography
Trial by Jury
Jane Lyle, Juror
1994
Major League II
Rachel Phelps
1994
The Man Without a Face
Catherine Palin
1993
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Melinda
1992
Good & Evil
Genevieve · 11 episodes
1991–
The Summer My Father Grew Up
Naomi
1991
Little Monsters
Holly Stevenson
1989
Major League
Rachel Phelps
1989
A Fine Romance
Louisa Phillips · 13 episodes
1989–
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Margaret Whitton still alive?
Margaret Whitton passed away on December 4, 2016 at age 67.
What are the most famous roles of Margaret Whitton?
Margaret Whitton is best known for roles in Nine 1/2 Weeks, Major League, The Secret of My Success.
How many movies has Margaret Whitton been in?
Over a 44-year career (since 1972), Margaret Whitton has appeared in 16 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Margaret Whitton's first movie?
The career of Margaret Whitton began with Parades (1972).
What is Margaret Whitton's most recent movie or series?
Margaret Whitton's most recent release is Trial by Jury, which premiered on September 9, 1994.
What TV shows has Margaret Whitton appeared in?
On television, Margaret Whitton has appeared in Miami Vice, Tales from the Darkside, Spenser: For Hire, Good & Evil.
Margaret Whitton
1949-11-30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Whitton (November 30, 1949 – December 4, 2016) was an American actress. Her most known roles were that of baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League II, and as Michael J. Fox's vibrant and underappreciated aunt-by-marriage in The Secret of My Success (1987). She also appeared in the films The Best of Times (1986) and The Man Without a Face (1993).
She first noticeably appeared on the stage in 1973, billed as Peggy Whitton. In the early 1980s, she began to be billed as Margaret Whitton and made her Broadway debut in 1982's Steaming. After her seven year experiment with film, she returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in And the Apple Doesn't Fall... (1995) and in the original, award-winning musical Marlene (1999), starring Siân Phillips as Marlene Dietrich.Margaret Whitton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.