Verna Bloom Net Worth

Verna Bloom net worth is
$9 Million

Verna Bloom was born on the 7th August 1939, in Lynn, Massachusetts USA, and is a retired actress, probably best known to the world for her portrayal of Sarah Belding in the film “High Plains Drifter”, and as Mary, Mother of Jesus in the film “The Last Temptation of Christ”, among many other differing appearances.

Have you ever wondered how rich Verna Bloom is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bloom’s wealth is as high as $9 million, an amount earned through her successful career as an actress, active from the late ‘60s until the early 2000s.

Verna Bloom Net Worth $9 Million

Verna grew up in her hometown, and after the finishing high school moved to Boston, where she enrolled at the School of Fine Arts, from which she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, then continued her learning of performing arts at the HB Studio in New York City.

Verna made her debut in 1967 with a minor role in the TV series “NBC Experiments in Television”, and the same year featured in another TV series “N.Y.P.D.”. She made her film debut in the drama “Medium Cool”, starring next to Robert Forster and Peter Bonerz, while in 1973 she made her breakthrough with the role of Sarah Belding in the western “High Plains Drifter”, starring Clint Eastwood and Marianna Hill, with Verna herself in a lead role; the film became a box office success, grossing more than $15 million, which helped increase her wealth. She had several other successful appearances during the ‘70s, such as Jenny in the sci-fi drama “Where Have All the People Gone” (1974), and as Marion Wormer in the comedy film “Animal Lover” (1978), with John Belushi, Karen Allen and Tom Hulce as the stars of the film.

She continued the momentum from the ‘70s into the early ‘80s by appearing in such successful films as the Golden Globe Award-nominated drama “Playing for Time” (1980), starring Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander and Maud Adams, while in 1982 she portrayed Emmy in Clint Eastwood’s film “Honkytonk Man”, and in 1985 had a role in the Academy Award-nominated adventure film “The Journey of Natty Gann”, which also added to her net worth. The same year she starred in the comedy-drama “After Hours”, with Griffin Dunne, and Rosanna Arquette, and then made one of her most prominent appearances, as Mary, Mother of Jesus in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated drama “The Last Temptation of Christ”.

Since then, Verna has remained away from the world of the entertainment world, focused on other aspects of her life, however, details are yet to be disclosed.

Regarding her personal life, Verna has been married to screenwriter Jay Cocks since 1972; the couple doesn’t have any children.


Net Worth$9 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 7, 1939
Place Of BirthLynn, Massachusetts, United States
ProfessionActress
EducationHB Studio
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJay Cocks
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089244/
NominationsNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
MoviesHigh Plains Drifter, After Hours, Animal House, The Last Temptation of Christ, Medium Cool, The Hired Hand, Honkytonk Man, Badge 373, The Journey of Natty Gann, Playing for Time, Where Have All the People Gone?, Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
#Fact
1Co-founded the Trident Playhouse in Denver and also worked as a box-office custodian, publicity chief and janitress.
2Went to Maine's Bar Harbour Theatre.
3Worked in a coffee shop and shared a basement apartment with two other girls while studying at university.
4Attended the School of Fine Arts in Boston University, graduating with a BFA in 1959. She later studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City.
5Her arresting performance as assassin Charlotte Corday (replacing Glenda Jackson) in the Broadway production of "Marat/Sade" in 1967 led to film offers, most notably in Medium Cool (1969) and Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter (1973). Her last acting film role to date was as Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the highly controversial Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The West Wing2003TV SeriesMolly Lapham
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update2003Video shortMarion Wormer
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993TV SeriesMaude Bray
The Equalizer1988-1989TV SeriesEllen / Marian Grey
The Last Temptation of Christ1988Mary, Mother of Jesus
Cagney & Lacey1987TV SeriesJoan Torvec
Promises to Keep1985TV Movie uncredited
After Hours1985June
The Journey of Natty Gann1985Farm Woman
Déjà Vu1985
Honkytonk Man1982Emmy
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter1981TV MovieBertha
Playing for Time1980TV MoviePaulette
Animal House1978Marion Wormer
Lou Grant1977TV SeriesEmily
Contract on Cherry Street1977TV MovieEmily Hovannes
Visions1977TV SeriesNancy Doucette
Gibbsville1977TV Series
Police Story1973-1976TV SeriesMarge Connor / Elizabeth Shaner
Kojak1976TV SeriesCarrie Zachary
The Blue Knight1975TV SeriesMoody Larkin
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic1975TV MovieJean Hodges
Where Have All the People Gone1974TV MovieJenny
Badge 3731973Maureen
High Plains Drifter1973Sarah Belding
Doc Elliot1973TV SeriesMary Beth Hickey
Particular Men1972TV MovieEvelyn
The Hired Hand1971Hannah Collings
Children's Games1969The Girl
Medium Cool1969Eileen
Bonanza1969TV SeriesEllen Masters
N.Y.P.D.1967TV SeriesBarbara Laney
NBC Experiment in Television1967TV Series

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
By Sidney Lumet2015Documentary thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tell Them Who You Are2004DocumentaryHerself
The Return of 'The Hired Hand'2003Video documentaryHerself
Look Out, Haskell, It's Real: The Making of 'Medium Cool'2001TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion1998Video documentaryHerself
Street Scenes1970DocumentaryHerself
The David Frost Show1969TV SeriesHerself

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1970NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActressMedium Cool (1969)
1970NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest Supporting ActressMedium Cool (1969)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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