Biography
Tuesday Weld, born Susan Ker Weld, is an American actress. She began her career as a child performer in the 1950s and moved into mature dramatic roles by the late 1950s.
She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960. Her supporting roles earned nominations for a Golden Globe for Play It as It Lays (1972), an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), an Emmy Award for The Winter of Our Discontent (1983), and a BAFTA for Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
Weld is also known for appearances in Thief (1981), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Pretty Poison (1968) and Falling Down (1993). Her screen work became infrequent after the 1980s.
