Marian Seldes: Tony Award Winner and Video Vixen?

Marian Seldes: five-time Tony Award nominee, 2010 Lifetime Achievement Tony Award winner…music video vixen? Not entirely, but close. In 2009, everyone’s favorite awards show speech maker became the video muse for documentarian Rick Rodgers when he began filming The Third Act of Marian Seldes, a retrospective about the actress’ storied career and position in the New York theater scene. The film itself is a remarkable look at Seldes featuring tributes from her many high-profile fans (Edward Albee, Elizabeth Marvel, etc.), but it’s this eerie viral trailer for the doc that got our attention when we stumbled upon it on YouTube. Shot by Rodgers and scored to trip-rockers Unkle’s “Burn My Shadow,” this is Seldes as you’ve never quite seen her before. Just watch it already.