Patricia Neal

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Patricia Neal

Acting January 20, 1926

Packard, Kentucky, USA

Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her roles as World War II widow Helen…

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

7.6 1961 Movie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

7.5 1951 Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
Hud

Hud

7.3 1963 Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.9 1961 TV Show
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

7.6 1957 Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

6.7 1979 Movie

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Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    Flying By

    Movie Margie

  2. 2008
    Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

    Movie

  3. 2006
    Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

    Movie Self

  4. 2005
    Fantastic Mr. Dahl

    Movie Self

  5. 2004
    Bright Leaves

    Movie

  6. 2003
    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Movie Self

  7. 2003
    The John Garfield Story

    Movie Self

  8. 2001
    Making The Earth Stand Still

    Movie Self

  9. 2000
    Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

    Movie Self

  10. 1999
    Cookie's Fortune

    Movie Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt

  11. 1998
    Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

    Movie Self

  12. 1995
    Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

    Movie Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 1993
    Heidi

    TV show Grandmother

  14. 1992
    A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

    Movie Antonia Morgan

  15. 1991
    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Movie Self

  16. 1990
    Caroline?

    Movie Miss Trollope

More credits
  1. 1989
    An Unremarkable Life

    Movie Frances McEllany

  2. 1984
    Shattered Vows

    Movie Sister Carmelita

  3. 1984
    Love Leads the Way: A True Story

    Movie Mrs. Frank

  4. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Milena Maryska

  5. 1984
    Glitter

    TV show

  6. 1981
    Ghost Story

    Movie Stella

  7. 1981
    The Patricia Neal Story

    Movie Patricia Neal (uncredited)

  8. 1979
    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Movie Paul's Mother

  9. 1979
    The Passage

    Movie Mrs. Bergson

  10. 1978
    The Bastard

    TV show Marie Charboneau

  11. 1978
    A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

    Movie Mrs. Gehrig

  12. 1977
    Widows' Nest

    Movie Lupe

  13. 1977
    Tail Gunner Joe

    Movie Margaret Chase Smith

  14. 1976
    The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

    Movie Narrator

  15. 1975
    Eric

    Movie Lois Swensen

  16. 1975
    B. Must Die

    Movie Julia

  17. 1974
    Things in Their Season

    Movie Peg Gerlach

  18. 1974
    Little House on the Prairie

    TV show Julia Sanderson

  19. 1973
    Happy Mother's Day, Love George

    Movie Cara

  20. 1973
    Baxter!

    Movie Dr. Roberta Clemm

  21. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  22. 1972
    Kung Fu

    TV show Sara Kingsley

  23. 1972
    Ghost Story

    TV show Ellen Alexander

  24. 1971
    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    Movie Olivia Walton