I guess she was a rebel from the get-go or her environment made her one. She may have begun the trend toward innovative names for children.
She chose the name—based on a childhood nickname of Tu-Tu—and legally changed it from Susan Ker Weld to Tuesday Weld in 1959.
When she was 4 years old, her father died, leaving the family in dire financial straits. Her mother put her to work as a model. Eventually, Tuesday became the sole support of her widowed mother, sister, and brother.
Using her resume as a model, her mother got her into acting when she was 12. Still in her teens, her mother was scandalized by her daughter's love affairs with older men, such as actor John Ireland.
When she was 16, Tuesday Weld left home. She said, "I just went out the door and bought my own house."
It's not very surprising she was Stanley Kubrick's first choice to play Lolita in his 1962 film. She turned the offer down because she said, "I didn't have to play it. I was Lolita."Her history is fascinating. Read all about it on Tuesday Weld's Wiki.
Origin of Tuesday
The name Tuesday is a girl's name meaning Tiu's Day. Tiu, or Tiw, is Old English, coming from Old Norse Tyr. Tiu/Tiw/Tyr is one of the oldest gods of the Germanic peoples and a rather mysterious entity.
Tuesday Lynn Knight, American actress
Tuesday Bassen, American designer and illustrator
Tuesday Hansen, daughter of singer Beck and actress Marissa Ribisi, who was born in 2007.
Tuesday Gaghan, daughter of film director Stephen Gaghan and socialite Minnie Mortimer, who was born in 2009.
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