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Whitton was born in Fort Meade, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. She spent many of her formative years in Japan; her father was an Army colonel, and her mother was a nurse. The family eventually relocated to Haddonfield, New Jersey, and then to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Whitton started acting at Northeast High School.^[1] She made her Off-Broadway debut in 1973 with Baby Goya, and her Broadway debut in 1982's Steaming.^[2]

Whitton did her primary film work between 1986 and 1993. Her most visible roles were that of socialite Vera Prescott in The Secret of My Success (1987), and spiteful baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989),^[5] and its sequel, Major League II (1994). Whitton also appeared in The Best of Times (1986) and The Man Without a Face (1993). Her other film roles included parts in National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982), Love Child (1982) and 9½ Weeks (1986).^[6]

Whitton worked as a television actress, with appearances in the soap operas One Life to Live and The Doctors. Her first prime time role was in CBS's 1985 dramedy Hometown.^[6] In 1989, Whitton played a divorcee in the short-lived ABC comedy series A Fine Romance.^[8] She later starred in the 1991 sitcom Good & Evil, which was cancelled after six episodes.^[9]

Whitton returned to the stage, appearing on Broadway in And the Apple Doesn't Fall... (1995), as Mac in Jeffrey Hatcher's The Three Viewings (1995),^[10] and in the original musical Marlene (1999).

Distribution rights to her film A Bird of the Air were acquired by Freestyle Digital Media. It was based upon the novel The Loop by Joe Coomer and was adapted for film by Roger Towne.^[11] At the time of her death, Whitton served as president of an independent-film production company, Tashtego Films, which she co-founded with producer Steven Tabakin.{{cn|date=December 2016}}

Personal life

Whitton was married to Bear, Stearns & Co. executive Warren Spector.^[12] They had no children.

Death

Whitton died on December 4, 2016, aged 67, at her home in Florida after a brief battle with cancer.^[1]^[2]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/movies/margaret-whitton-major-league-actress-dies-at-67.html|title=Margaret Whitton, Major League Actress, Dies at 67|last=Sandomir |first=Richard|date=December 6, 2016|work=The New York Times|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/05/margaret-whitton-dead-major-league-dies|title=Margaret Whitton dead: Major League actress dies at 67|work=Entertainment Weekly|first=Will|last=Robinson|date=December 6, 2016|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}
3. ^¹{{citation | first1=K. | last1=Edgington | first2=Thomas L. | last2=Erskine | first3=James | last3=Welsh | title=Encyclopedia of Sports Films | pages=302–305 | publisher=Scarecrow Press | year=2010 | isbn=0810876523 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3xBVtMpDYaoC&pg=PA302 | postscript=. }}
4. ^¹{{citation | first1=John | last1=Simon | date=April 17, 1995 | title=Funeral Parlor Games | work=New York | volume=28 | issue=16 | page=108 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UOMCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA108 | postscript=. }}
5. ^¹{{citation | first1=William D. | last1=Cohan | title=A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street | publisher=Anchor Books | year=2010 | isbn=0767930894 | page=269 | url=| postscript=. }}
6. ^¹{{citation | first1=Gregg | last1=Kilday | title=Freestyle Digital Media Takes Non-Theatrical Rights to Margaret Whitton's A Bird of the Air | date=March 26, 2012 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/freestyle-margaret-whitton-bird-air-304533 | accessdate=2012-05-27 | postscript=. }}
7. ^¹²{{citation | date=September 26, 1988 | first1=Jerry | last1=Buck | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Margaret Whitton Changes Partners in Fine Romance | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-26/entertainment/ca-1928_1_a-fine-romance | accessdate=2012-05-30 | postscript=. }}
8. ^¹{{citation | title=ABC Drops Good & Evil, Irks Series Creator | date=October 25, 1991 | first1=Daniel | last1=Cerone | work=Los Angeles Times | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-25/entertainment/ca-394_1_series-creator | accessdate=2012-05-28 | postscript=. }}
9. ^¹{{citation | first1=Clifford | last1=Terry | date=January 26, 1989 | title=Fine Romance Fine Mess | work=Chicago Tribune | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-01-26/features/8902280939_1_screwball-temporary-amnesia-margaret-whitton | accessdate=2012-05-29 | postscript=. }}