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Patricia Neal

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jan 20, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Packard, Kentucky, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2009Flying ByMargie
2008Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
2006Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a ClassicSelf
2005Fantastic Mr. DahlSelf
2004Bright Leaves
2004Private Screenings: Patricia NealSelf
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2003The John Garfield StorySelf
2001Making The Earth Stand StillSelf
2000Inside 'You Only Live Twice'Self
1999Cookie's FortuneJewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a HeroSelf
1995Theremin: An Electronic OdysseyHelen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993HeidiGrandmother
1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryAntonia Morgan
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf
1990Caroline?Miss Trollope
1989An Unremarkable LifeFrances McEllany
1984Love Leads the Way: A True StoryMrs. Frank
1984Shattered VowsSister Carmelita
1984Glitter
1984Murder, She WroteMilena Maryska
1981The Patricia Neal StoryPatricia Neal (uncredited)
1981Ghost StoryStella Hawthorne
1979The PassageMrs. Bergson
1979All Quiet on the Western FrontPaul's Mother
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryMrs. Gehrig
1978The BastardMarie Charboneau
1977Tail Gunner JoeMargaret Chase Smith
1977Widows' NestLupe
1976The American Woman: Portraits of CourageNarrator
1975B. Must DieJulia
1975EricLois Swensen
1974Things in Their SeasonPeg Gerlach
1974Little House on the PrairieJulia Sanderson
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeCara
1973Baxter!Dr. Roberta Clemm
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
1972Ghost StoryEllen Alexander
1972Kung FuSara Kingsley
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryOlivia Walton
1971The Road BuilderMaura Prince
1968The Subject Was RosesNettie Cleary
1968Pat Neal Is BackSelf
1965In Harm's WayLt. Maggie Hayes
1965The Making of A MovieHerself
1964Psyche 59Alison Crawford
1963HudAlma Brown
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962Zero One
1961Breakfast at Tiffany's2E Failenson
1961Ben Casey
1960CheckmateFran Davis
1957A Face in the CrowdMarcia Jeffries
1957The PlayroomMargaret Flood
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1954Stranger from VenusSusan North
1954La tua donnaCountess Germana de Torri
1953The OscarsSelf
1952Diplomatic CourierJoan Ross
1952Washington StoryAlice Kingsley
1952Something for the BirdsAnne Richards
1951The Day the Earth Stood StillHelen Benson
1951Operation PacificMary Stuart
1951Week-End with FatherJean Bowen
1951Raton PassAnn Challon
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLois Swensen
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePaul's Mother
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiss Trollope
1950Three SecretsPhyllis Horn
1950The Breaking PointLeona Charles
1950Bright LeafMargaret Jane Singleton
1950Your Show of Shows
1949The FountainheadDominique Francon
1949It's a Great FeelingPatricia Neal (uncredited)
1949The Hasty HeartSister Margaret Parker
1949John Loves MaryMary McKinley
1949Breakdowns of 1949Self
1948Studio OneMiriam Leslie
1948Studio OneCaroline Mann
1947Blow-Ups of 1947Self