Rosemary Prinz, a renowned actress, was born on January 4, 1931, in the Bronx borough of New York City. Her father, a classical musician, played the cello for the legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, and her destiny was seemingly tied to the arts. Prinz was an extremely gifted child, graduating from high school at the age of 16 and immediately entering summer stock theater.
She began her career in the 1947 production of "Dream Girls" and went on to tour with various theater troupes, including The Vagabond Players. Trained by the renowned Sanford Meisner, Prinz made her New York/Broadway debut in 1952 in the production of "The Grey-Eyed People" at the Martin Beck Theatre.
In 1954, Prinz found her niche in daytime soap operas, starring as "Amy" in "First Love" and later as "Penny Hughes" in "As the World Turns," a role that cemented her status as a soap opera icon. After her run on "As the World Turns," Prinz was tapped by soap creator Agnes Nixon to star in the popular soap "All My Children" in 1970.
Although primarily known for her work in soap operas, Prinz was a formidable stage performer, dedicated to the theater throughout her career. She appeared in a wide range of productions, including dinner theater, Broadway shows, and musicals such as "Paint Your Wagon," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," "Kiss Me Kate," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Applause," "Mame," "Gypsy," and "I Do! I Do!"
One of her most notable stage roles was that of opera diva Maria Callas in four different productions of "MasterClass." Prinz has also appeared in classic productions such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "The Glass Menagerie," "A Long Day's Journey Into Night," and the Broadway production of "Tribute" alongside Jack Lemmon in 1978.
In addition to her work in soap operas, Prinz appeared in other TV shows, including "How to Survive a Marriage" and "Ryan's Hope." She revisited her old alma mater, "As the World Turns," on several occasions.
Later in her career, Prinz made isolated film appearances, including the romantic film "The Bread, My Sweet" in 2001, the short "Extreme Mom" in 2004, and the comedy "Humor Me" in 2017.
