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Eleanor Parker

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 26, 1922 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Biography

Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also known for her roles in the films Of Human Bondage (1946), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Jungle (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), A Hole in the Head (1959), The Sound of Music (1965), and The Oscar (1966). Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Parker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf (archive footage)
1991Dead on the MoneyCatherine Blake
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerZosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984Murder, She WroteMaggie Tarrow
1984Finder of Lost LovesNora Spencer
1982Hotel
1981Madame XKatherine Richardson
1980Once Upon a SpyThe Lady
1979SunburnMrs. Thoren
1979She's Dressed to KillRegine Danton
1978Vega$
1978The BastardLady Amberly
1977Fantasy IslandEunice Hollander Baines
1977The Love BoatAlicia Fairchild Bradbury
1977The Love BoatRosie Strickland
1974Home for the HolidaysAlexandra Morgan
1973The Great American Beauty ContestPeggy Lowery
1972Ghost StoryPaula Burgess
1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the SpringClaire Miller
1971VanishedSue Greer
1969Eye of the CatAunt Danny
1969Hans BrinkerDame Brinker
1969Bracken's WorldSylvia Caldwell
1968How to Steal the WorldMargitta Kingsley
1968Hawaii Five-OConstance Kincaid
1967The Tiger and the PussycatMme Vincenzini
1967Warning ShotMrs. Doris Ruston
1967Warning ShotDoris Ruston
1966The OscarSophie Cantaro
1966An American DreamDeborah Kelly Rojack
1965The Sound of MusicThe Baroness
1964Panic ButtonLouise
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Margitta Kingsley
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDorian Smith
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1961Madison AvenueAnne Tremaine
1961Return to Peyton PlaceConnie Rossi
1960Home from the HillHannah Hunnicutt
1960CheckmateMarion Bannion/Gussie Hill
1959A Hole in the HeadEloise Rogers
1957LizzieElizabeth Richmond
1957The Seventh SinCarol Carwin
1956The King and Four QueensSabina McDade
1955The Man with the Golden ArmZosch Machine
1955Interrupted MelodyMarjorie Lawrence
1955Many Rivers to CrossMary Stuart Cherne
1954The Naked JungleJoanna Leiningen
1954Valley of the KingsAnn Barclay Mercedes
1953Above and BeyondLucey Tibbets
1953Escape from Fort BravoCarla Forester
1953The OscarsSelf
1952ScaramoucheLenore
1951Detective StoryMary McLeod
1951A Millionaire for ChristyChristabel 'Christy' Sloane
1951ValentinoJoan Carlisle / Sarah Gray
1950CagedMarie Allen
1950Three SecretsSusan Chase
1950Chain LightningJoan "Jo" Holloway
1949It's a Great FeelingEleanor Parker (uncredited)
1948The Woman in WhiteLaura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Escape Me NeverFenella MacLean
1947The Voice of the TurtleSally Middleton
1947Always TogetherEleanor Parker (uncredited)
1946Never Say GoodbyeEllen Gayley
1946Of Human BondageMildred Rogers
1946Blow-Ups of 1946Self
1945Pride of the MarinesRuth Hartley
1944Between Two WorldsAnn Bergner
1944Hollywood CanteenSelf
1944Crime by NightIrene Carr
1944The Last RideKitty Kelly
1944The Very Thought of YouJanet Wheeler
1944Atlantic CityBathing Beauty (uncredited)
1943The Mysterious DoctorLetty Carstairs
1943Mission to MoscowEmlen Davies
1943Destination TokyoMike's Wife on Record (voice) (uncredited)
1942Busses RoarNorma
1942The Big ShotTelephone Operator (voice)
1942Vaudeville DaysColleen (song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling")
1942Soldiers in WhiteNurse Ryan
1942Men of the SkyMrs. Frank Bickley