All All. Sign In. Advanced search. Search filters Expand all. Birth date. Enter full date. Page topics. Only includes names with the selected topics. Death date. Gender identity. Male Female Non-binary Other. Adult names. Exclude Include. Celia Weston. Actress Soundtrack Knight and Day Direct from Spartanburg, South Carolina, this tall, blonde actress has earned the respect of stage and film audiences alike for her many touching portrayals of matter-of-fact, down-to-earth Southern folk.
For someone who first attracted attention as a hash-slinging replacement for Diane Ladd herself a replacement for the ever-popular Polly Holliday in the final, languishing years of the popular CBS sitcom Alice , Celia Weston certainly has evolved into one of the more sought-after character performers of "Deep South" film drama.
Born December 14, , and raised in South Carolina, Celia, along with her sister, enjoyed creating their own little world of characters, acting out small skits and later began appearing in local plays. She did not, however, meet the unanimous encouragement of her family when the one-time art and psychology major at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, decided to do an abrupt about-face and study acting. More than determined, she eventually returned to the States in and studied with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof while slinging hash herself in New York City.
In between, there was sporadic regional and off-off-Broadway work along with summer stock. Following her prime theater role in Edward Albee 's "The Lady from Dubuque" in and a small part in Clint Eastwood 's film Honky Tonk Freeway , Hollywood showed her the money when she became the new Southern-fried waitress in town alongside Linda Lavin and Beth Howland on the "Alice" series.
Her character of Jolene was given rather short shrift during the four seasons she appeared. Although Celia valiantly tried the invest the role with some sass, she was the newcomer and was too often overshadowed by the other two.
