“If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there.”

American actress, singer, and comedian

Elaine Stritch was an American actress, singer, and comedian. She worked on Broadway and later in television, and her career ranged across stage plays, musicals, feature films, and series. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and went on to a long career in American entertainment. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.