A Cabaret Moment - Portia Nelson

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Born in Utah, Portia Nelson (1920-2001) became a mainstay of the New York cabaret circuit and then an actress in film and television, playing such roles as Sister Berthe in the Sound of Music. Donald F. Smith profiles her cabaret career in this brief portrait.


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