Frances Sternhagen News

When Tony Carlin takes to the stage in 'Rabbit Hole' at Hudson Stage Company this weekend, he'll be doing what Carlins do.

Growing up an Irish Catholic kid in the Sutton Manor neighborhood of New Rochelle, Tony Carlin - the son of Broadway actors Frances Sternhagen and Tom Carlin - knew two things: He didn't want to act and he wanted to go to Hebrew school.

Tony-Award-winning actress Frances Sternhagen has made a successful career of playing mothers.

When Broadway and television actor Frances Sternhagen first visited the DeSales University campus in the 1970s, she came as a parent looking for colleges for her son.

Frances Sternhagen delights in the written word. The stage and screen veteran will perform a one-woman show on Thursday at DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township, citing her affection and connection to the university where her two sons attended the theater program.

"A charity performance was staged in town. I went into the Governor's box, having been invited in the interval, and there was Ann Lugonavich, sitting by the Governor's wife.

Frances Sternhagen stars as Brenda's mother on "The Closer" . She pays a surprise visit as Brenda and her new husband return from their honeymoon.

The New York City premiere of Theresa Rebeck's reality television-fueled satire comes to an end Off-Broadway, while a series of one-acts featuring Marian Seldes, Larry Pine and Frances Sternhagen conclude their limited run.