Elizabeth Montgomery
Known for: Acting
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is best remembered as the star of the TV series Bewitched. The daughter of Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1960s, she rose to fame as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films. In 1974, she portrayed Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and Lizzie Borden in the 1975 television film The Legend of Lizzie Borden. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. Montgomery was married four times, most notably to actor producer/director William Asher with whom she had three children. Her final marriage was to actor Robert Foxworth, with whom she lived for twenty years before marrying in 1993. Montgomery died of colorectal cancer in May 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with the disease.
Filmography
Series
Tony Awards
Self
1956
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Bewitched
Samantha Stephens
1964
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Barmaid (voice)
1992
Series
Wagon Train
Julie Crail
1957
Series
The Flintstones
Samantha Stephens (voice)
1960
Series
The Twilight Zone
Woman
1959
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Susan Ward
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Claire
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Cornelia Otis Skinner
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Patricia
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Chris Luck
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jen Deveraux
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Betty
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Naomi
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Julie Reed
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Carol
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Peggy Parker
1950
Series
Rawhide
Rose Cornelius
1959
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Thriller
Rosamond Denham
1960
Series
Studio One
Helen Durand
1948
Series
Studio One
Marcia Loring Adams
1948
Series
Studio One
Maggie
1948
Series
The Untouchables
Rusty Heller
1959
Series
Climax!
Betsy
1954
Series
Burke's Law
Stacey Evans
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Smitty
1963
Series
One Step Beyond
Lillie Clarke
1959
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Karen Adams
1955
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Ann Evans
1947
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Jasmine Washington
1947
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Marilyn Shepard
1947
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Sally O'Brien
1947
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Charlotte Delavalle
1958
Series
Checkmate
Vicki Page
1960
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Ellen Craig
1950
Series
Suspicion
Ellen
1957
Series
The Third Man
Lorraine Borka
1959
Series
Riverboat
Abigail Carruthers
1959
Series
Johnny Staccato
Fay Linn Benton
1959
Film
Bewitched
Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Appointment with Adventure
Helen Ebsen
1955
Appointment with Adventure
Virginia Loomis
1955
Series
Saints and Sinners
Eadie Donelli
1962
Series
Frontier Circus
Karina Andrews
1961
Series
Letter to Loretta
Millie
1953
Series
The Tab Hunter Show
Hilary Fairfield
1960
Film
Johnny Cool
Darien 'Dare' Guiness
1963
Series
The Awakening Land
Sayward Luckett Wheeler
1978
Film
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Margaret Lansdowne
1955
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Diana Firestone
1951
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
Film
Bells Are Ringing
Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
1960
Film
Bikini Beach
Lady Bug (voice)
1964
Film
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive video)
2022
Film
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden
1975
Film
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
1980
Film
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
2023
Film
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Mellisa Morris
1963
Film
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
1965
Film
Sins of the Mother
Ruth Coe
1991
Film
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Edna Buchanan
1994
Film
A Case of Rape
Ellen Harrod
1974
Film
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Narrator
1988
Film
Act of Violence
Catherine McSweeney
1979
Film
Mrs. Sundance
Etta Place
1974
Film
The Panama Deception
Narrator
1992
Film
Dark Victory
Katherine Merrill
1976
Film
The Victim
Kate Wainwright
1972
Film
Super 8½
Insane Woman
1994
Film
Amos
Daisy Daws
1985
Film
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Blanche Taylor Moore
1993
Film
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Edna Buchanan
1995
Film
Patterns
Ann Evans
1955
Film
A Bewitched Christmas
Samantha Stephens
1994
Film
With Murder in Mind
Gayle Wolfer
1992
Film
A Killing Affair
Vikki Eaton
1977
Film
Second Sight: A Love Story
Alexandra McKay
1984
Film
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Abigail Foster
1985
Film
When the Circus Came to Town
Mary Flynn
1981
Film
The Rules of Marriage
Joan Hagen
1982
Film
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Jennifer Prince
1979
Film
Bitter Heritage
Mary Brecker
1958
Film
Missing Pieces
Sara Scott
1983
Film
Summer Pavilion
Helen Durand
1955
Film
Face to Face
Dr. Diana Firestone
1990
Film
The Spiral Staircase
Helen Warren
1961