Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1919-03-29
Deathday: 2001-12-31 (82 years old)

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Biography

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.


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Filmography

all 76

TV Shows 42

Movies 34

self 2

Catherine MacDuggan
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club (1996)

Movie
6.55
Murder One

Murder One (1995)

TV
Mother Emma Buchanan
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)

TV
Grandma
Ellen

Ellen (1994)

TV
6
Sarah McNeil
Ultimate Betrayal

Ultimate Betrayal (1994)

Movie
Mabel
Breathing Lessons

Breathing Lessons (1994)

Movie
Shelly
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)

Movie
Love & War

Love & War (1992)

TV
Elaine Jenkins
Home Improvement

Home Improvement (1991)

TV
7
Actress
Stuck with Each Other

Stuck with Each Other (1989)

Movie
Emma Block
Annie McGuire

Annie McGuire (1988)

TV
Little Mary Jackson
Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

Movie
4.29
Rose Pennywell
Stephen King's Golden Tales

Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985)

Movie
Rose Pennywell
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside (1984)

TV
5.38
Jeanine
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1984)

TV
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show (1984)

TV
6.2
Helen Spencer
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven (1984)

TV
Trauma Center

Trauma Center (1983)

TV
Martha Brewster
Games Mother Never Taught You

Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)

Movie
Sister Clara
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)

Movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)

Movie
Three Bag Lady
White Mama

White Mama (1980)

Movie
Rosemary
The Sorrows of Gin

The Sorrows of Gin (1979)

Movie
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. (1979)

TV
6
The Boss Angel
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue (1979)

TV
Eleanor Roosevelt
Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House (1979)

TV
Mrs. Malloy
Suddenly, Love

Suddenly, Love (1978)

Movie
Flying High

Flying High (1978)

TV
Bertha Hayden
Sunshine Christmas

Sunshine Christmas (1977)

Movie
Lou Grant

Lou Grant (1977)

TV
Roz Allardyce
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Movie
6
Alice

Alice (1976)

TV
7.17
Annie Warren
Switch

Switch (1975)

TV
Katje
The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place (1975)

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

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)

Movie
Rhoda

Rhoda (1974)

TV
Ma Allan
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride (1974)

Movie
Herman's Mother
Wedding Band

Wedding Band (1974)

Movie
Virginia Lennox / Steele
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Mrs. Hawkes
The Victim

The Victim (1972)

Movie
Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Banyon

Banyon (1972)

TV
Mrs. Baker
Butterflies Are Free

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

Movie
6
Sally Dunning
The Tree

The Tree (1969)

Movie
Agatha Henderson
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Mrs. Brummel
No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

Movie
Henrietta Pastorfield
Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase (1967)

Movie
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Mrs. Creighton
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Sister Veronica
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Ethel
My Six Loves

My Six Loves (1963)

Movie
Harriet Dawson
The New Breed

The New Breed (1961)

TV
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Nurse Jenny Freesmith
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights (1960)

Movie
Kristine Lind
A Doll's House

A Doll's House (1959)

Movie
Myrtle
Play of the Week

Play of the Week (1959)

TV
Mildred Pepper / Virginia Cort
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Fan
Hot Spell

Hot Spell (1958)

Movie
Birdie
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes (1956)

Movie
Hortense Daigle
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1956)

Movie
4
Vera
Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1956)

Movie
5
Ma Barbella
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Movie
Self - Winner
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Grace Ullman
Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain (1956)

Movie
Lucy Baldwin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Athena Partridge Royce / Hattie Silks
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Jessie Mae Watts
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful (1953)

Movie
Kristine Linde / Mabel / Birdie / Aunt Hannah Lynch
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Miss Green / Florie
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Mrs. Haskell / Mollie / Margaret Quartermain
Suspense

Suspense (1949)

TV
Evie Jackson
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Jessie Mae / Ruthie
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Actress
Corwin

Corwin

TV

Ratings

Average 6.21
Based on 360 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1919-03-29

Deathday
2001-12-31 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Columbus, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Donaldson Awards, Drama League Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Theatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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