Patricia Neal
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.
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Acting History
2009
Flying By as Margie
2008Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
2006Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic as Self
2005Fantastic Mr. Dahl as Self
2004Private Screenings: Patricia Neal as Self
2004Bright Leaves
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2003The John Garfield Story as Self
2001Making The Earth Stand Still as Self
2000Inside 'You Only Live Twice' as Self
1999Cookie's Fortune as Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero as Self
1995Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993Heidi as Grandmother
1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story as Antonia Morgan
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self
1990Caroline? as Miss Trollope
1989An Unremarkable Life as Frances McEllany
1984Shattered Vows as Sister Carmelita
1984Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Mrs. Frank
1984Murder, She Wrote as Milena Maryska
1984Glitter
1981Ghost Story as Stella Hawthorne
1981The Patricia Neal Story as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1979All Quiet on the Western Front as Paul's Mother
1979The Passage as Mrs. Bergson
1978The Bastard as Marie Charboneau
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story as Mrs. Gehrig
1977Widows' Nest as Lupe
1977Tail Gunner Joe as Margaret Chase Smith
1976The American Woman: Portraits of Courage as Narrator
1975Eric as Lois Swensen
1975B. Must Die as Julia
1974Things in Their Season as Peg Gerlach
1974Little House on the Prairie as Julia Sanderson
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love George as Cara
1973Baxter! as Dr. Roberta Clemm
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self (archive footage)
1972Kung Fu as Sara Kingsley
1972Ghost Story as Ellen Alexander
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as Olivia Walton
1971The Road Builder as Maura Prince
1968The Subject Was Roses as Nettie Cleary
1968Pat Neal Is Back as Self
1965In Harm's Way as Lt. Maggie Hayes
1965The Making of A Movie as Herself
1964Psyche 59 as Alison Crawford
1963Hud as Alma Brown
1962Zero One
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961Breakfast at Tiffany's as 2E Failenson
1961Ben Casey
1960Checkmate as Fran Davis
1957The Playroom as Margaret Flood
1957A Face in the Crowd as Marcia Jeffries
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1954Stranger from Venus as Susan North
1954La tua donna as Countess Germana de Torri
1953The Oscars as Self
1952Something for the Birds as Anne Richards
1952Washington Story as Alice Kingsley
1952Diplomatic Courier as Joan Ross
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lois Swensen
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul's Mother
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Miss Trollope
1951Week-End with Father as Jean Bowen
1951The Day the Earth Stood Still as Helen Benson
1951Raton Pass as Ann Challon
1951Operation Pacific as Mary Stuart
1950Three Secrets as Phyllis Horn
1950The Breaking Point as Leona Charles
1950Bright Leaf as Margaret Jane Singleton
1950Your Show of Shows
1949Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
1949The Hasty Heart as Sister Margaret Parker
1949It's a Great Feeling as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1949The Fountainhead as Dominique Francon
1949John Loves Mary as Mary McKinley
1948Studio One as Miriam Leslie
1948Studio One as Caroline Mann
1947Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self