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Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Known for: Acting

Born 29/03/1919
Died 2001-12-31
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Eileen Heckart was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. Born Anna Eileen Herbert, her career spanned nearly 60 years. She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play Picnic on Broadway. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in Butterflies Are Free, a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film. She often played mothers, including Rocky Graziano's mother in Somebody Up There Likes Me; the mother of a murdered child in The Bad Seed; the elderly mother of an estranged son in the PBS production of the one-act play Save Me a Place at Forest Law; the overbearing mother of the detective portrayed by George Segal in No Way to Treat a Lady; the mother of reporter Jack Stein on the 1990s television sitcom Love & War; the mother of two separate characters on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live in the 1980s and 1990s; and the meddling mother of a jilted wife (played by Diane Keaton) in The First Wives Club, her last film role. She also had a recurring role on the 1970s sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as Mary's Aunt Flo Meredith, a famous woman reporter, which she repeated on the subsequent spin-off series, Lou Grant. In addition to her Academy Award, she also won two Emmy Awards for Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn and Love & War, and a Golden Globe Award for The Bad Seed. She also received a special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in 2000, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She made her final acting appearance in 2000 at age 80 in an off-Broadway production, The Waverly Gallery, in which she played the leading role of an elderly grandmother with Alzheimer's disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eileen Heckart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Series ★ 7,7

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Flo Meredith

1970

Little House on the Prairie Series ★ 8,0

Little House on the Prairie

Amanda Cooper

1974

Hawaii Five-O Series ★ 7,2

Hawaii Five-O

Agatha Henderson

1968

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Winner

1956

The Fugitive Series ★ 7,4

The Fugitive

Sister Veronica

1963

Home Improvement Series ★ 7,4

Home Improvement

Elaine Jenkins

1991

Alice Series ★ 7,0

Alice

1976

The Cosby Show Series ★ 7,0

The Cosby Show

Mrs. Hickson

1984

Ellen Series ★ 6,1

Ellen

Grandma

1994

Dr. Kildare Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

Nurse Jenny Freesmith

1961

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Hattie Silks

1955

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Athena Partridge Royce

1955

Highway to Heaven Series ★ 7,4

Highway to Heaven

Helen Spencer

1984

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

Jessie Mae

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

Ruthie

1948

Tales from the Darkside Series ★ 7,2

Tales from the Darkside

Rose Pennywell

1984

The F.B.I. Series ★ 5,6

The F.B.I.

Mrs. Creighton

1965

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

1948

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Evie Jackson

1948

Naked City Series ★ 5,7

Naked City

Mildred Pepper

1958

Naked City Series ★ 5,7

Naked City

Virginia Cort

1958

Ben Casey Series ★ 5,9

Ben Casey

1961

Barnaby Jones Series ★ 7,0

Barnaby Jones

Virginia Lennox / Steele

1973

Cybill Series ★ 5,9

Cybill

Marge

1995

Lou Grant Series ★ 7,4

Lou Grant

1977

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Mollie

1949

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Margaret Quartermain

1949

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Mrs. Haskell

1949

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

1949

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lucy Baldwin

1955

Trapper John, M.D. Series ★ 6,6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Rhoda Series ★ 6,3

Rhoda

Aunt Lillian Fiedler

1974

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,0

The Streets of San Francisco

Stella 'Stell' Charnovski

1972

Murder One Series ★ 7,7

Murder One

1995

Switch Series ★ 6,6

Switch

Annie Warren

1975

Felony Squad Series ★ 6,5

Felony Squad

1966

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Florie

1950

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Miss Green

1950

Love & War Series ★ 6,4

Love & War

1992

The New Breed Series ★ 7,7

The New Breed

Harriet Dawson

1961

Series ★ 7,0

CBS Playhouse

Janet Ferguson

1966

The First Wives Club Film ★ 6,7

The First Wives Club

Catherine MacDuggan

1996

Trauma Center Series ★ 7,0

Trauma Center

Amy Decker

1983

9 to 5 Series ★ 7,2

9 to 5

1982

Heartbreak Ridge Film ★ 6,9

Heartbreak Ridge

Little Mary Jackson

1986

Flying High Series ★ 6,3

Flying High

1978

Play of the Week Series ★ 8,0

Play of the Week

Myrtle

1959

Banyon Series ★ 8,0

Banyon

Mrs. Shaw

1972

Partners in Crime Series ★ 6,5

Partners in Crime

Jeanine

1984

Somebody Up There Likes Me Film ★ 7,2

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Ma Barbella

1956

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Series ★ 9,0

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

Mother Emma Buchanan

1994

Backstairs at the White House Series ★ 6,1

Backstairs at the White House

Eleanor Roosevelt

1979

Bus Stop Film ★ 6,1

Bus Stop

Vera

1956

The Bad Seed Film ★ 7,1

The Bad Seed

Hortense Daigle

1956

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill Film ★ 6,8

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

Sister Clara

1981

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Birdie

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mabel

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Kristine Linde

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Aunt Hannah Lynch

1951

Burnt Offerings Film ★ 6,5

Burnt Offerings

Roz Allardyce

1976

Out of the Blue Series ★ 7,3

Out of the Blue

The Boss Angel

1979

Zandy's Bride Film ★ 6,3

Zandy's Bride

Ma Allan

1974

Series ★ 10,0

Kraft Television Theatre

1953

The Ford Theatre Hour Series

The Ford Theatre Hour

Carrie

1948

Sunshine Christmas Film ★ 8,0

Sunshine Christmas

Bertha Hayden

1977

Series ★ 7,5

Annie McGuire

1988

Butterflies Are Free Film ★ 6,8

Butterflies Are Free

Mrs. Florence Baker

1972

Stephen King's Golden Tales Film ★ 4,0

Stephen King's Golden Tales

Rose Pennywell

1993

Miracle in the Rain Film ★ 6,9

Miracle in the Rain

Grace Ullman

1956

Heller in Pink Tights Film ★ 5,8

Heller in Pink Tights

Lorna Hathaway

1960

The Hiding Place Film ★ 6,9

The Hiding Place

Katje

1975

Up the Down Staircase Film ★ 7,1

Up the Down Staircase

Henrietta Pastorfield

1967

No Way to Treat a Lady Film ★ 6,6

No Way to Treat a Lady

Mrs. Brummel

1968

Ultimate Betrayal Film ★ 5,8

Ultimate Betrayal

Sarah McNeil

1994

The Victim Film ★ 6,3

The Victim

Mrs. Hawkes

1972

All the Way Home Film ★ 10,0

All the Way Home

Aunt Hannah Lynch

1971

Games Mother Never Taught You Film ★ 8,0

Games Mother Never Taught You

Martha Brewster

1982

F.D.R.: The Last Year Film ★ 6,9

F.D.R.: The Last Year

Eleanor Roosevelt

1980

Table Settings Film ★ 5,0

Table Settings

1982

Breathing Lessons Film ★ 5,6

Breathing Lessons

Mabel

1994

Hot Spell Film ★ 5,9

Hot Spell

Fan

1958

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One Film ★ 8,0

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

Ma Barker

1974

The Honeymooners Christmas Special Film ★ 7,0

The Honeymooners Christmas Special

Mildred

1978

The Little Foxes Film

The Little Foxes

Birdie

1956

White Mama Film ★ 8,0

White Mama

Three Bag Lady

1980

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story Film ★ 6,5

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

Shelly

1993

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story Film ★ 6,5

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

Shelley

1993

Stuck with Each Other Film ★ 9,0

Stuck with Each Other

Fay Cass

1989

The Sorrows of Gin Film ★ 10,0

The Sorrows of Gin

Rosemary

1979

Suddenly, Love Film ★ 8,3

Suddenly, Love

Mrs. Malloy

1978

My Six Loves Film ★ 5,7

My Six Loves

Ethel

1963

A Doll's House Film ★ 10,0

A Doll's House

Kristine

1959

Film ★ 10,0

The Trip to Bountiful

Jessie Mae Watts

1953

Wedding Band Film

Wedding Band

Herman's Mother

1974

Film ★ 7,0

The Tree

Sally Dunning

1969