Celeste Holm

Acting

Celeste Holm

Born 29 April 1917 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Died 15 July 2012 at 95

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). She also is known for her performances in The Snake Pit (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and High Society (1956). Description above from the Wikipedia article Celeste Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

All About Eve1950 · Film · Karen Richards
Columbo1971 · Series · Phyllis Lytton Brandt
Cheers1982 · Series · Grandmother Gaines
Magnum, P.I.1980 · Series · Abigail Baldwin
Third Watch1999 · Series · Florence
3 Men and a Baby1987 · Film · Jack's Mother

Filmography

Movies

44 films

College Debts2015 · Film · Grandma GG
Driving Me Crazy2012 · Film · Mrs. Ginsberg
Alchemy2005 · Film · Iris
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story2000 · Film
Still Breathing1997 · Film · Ida
Once You Meet a Stranger1996 · Film · Clara
Talking With1995 · Film · Lila (segment "Lamps")
Polly: Comin' Home!1990 · Film · Miss Snow
Polly1989 · Film · Miss Snow
Nora's Christmas Gift1989 · Film · Nora Richards
3 Men and a Baby1987 · Film · Jack's Mother
Murder by the Book1987 · Film · Claire
This Girl for Hire1983 · Film · Zandra Stoneham
The Shady Hill Kidnapping1982 · Film · The Celebrity
Midnight Lace1981 · Film · Sylvia Randall
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover1977 · Film · Florence Hollister
The Bluegrass Special1977 · Film · Deirdre Wainwright
Love Boat II1977 · Film · Eva McFarland
Bittersweet Love1976 · Film · Marian
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976 · Film · Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Death Cruise1974 · Film · Elizabeth Mason
The Underground Man1974 · Film · Beatrice Broadhurst
Tom Sawyer1973 · Film · Tia Polly
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment1972 · Film · Sybil Van Loween
Swing Out, Sweet Land1970 · Film · Nancy Lincoln
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!1967 · Film · Louise Halloran
Kilroy1965 · Film · Mrs. Fuller
Cinderella1965 · Film · Fairy Godmother
Bachelor Flat1961 · Film · Helen Bushmill
The Yeomen of the Guard1957 · Film · Phoebe Meryll
High Society1956 · Film · Liz Imbrie
The Tender Trap1955 · Film · Sylvia Crewes
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers1951 · Film
All About Eve1950 · Film · Karen Richards
Champagne for Caesar1950 · Film · Flame O'Neill
Everybody Does It1949 · Film · Doris Blair Borland
Come to the Stable1949 · Film · Sister Scholastica
A Letter to Three Wives1949 · Film · Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)
Chicken Every Sunday1949 · Film · Emily Hefferen
The Snake Pit1948 · Film · Grace
Road House1948 · Film · Susie Smith
Gentleman's Agreement1947 · Film · Anne Dettrey
Carnival in Costa Rica1947 · Film · Celeste
Three Little Girls in Blue1946 · Film · Miriam Harrington

Filmography

Series

33 shows

Whoopi2003 · Series · Diana
The Beat2000 · Series · Frances Robinson
Third Watch1999 · Series · Florence
Promised Land1996 · Series · Hattie Greene
Touched by an Angel1994 · Series · Hattie Greene
Christine Cromwell1989 · Series · Samantha Cromwell
Jessie1984 · Series · Molly Hayden
Cheers1982 · Series · Grandmother Gaines
Matt Houston1982 · Series · Katherine Hershey
American Playhouse1982 · Series · The Celebrity
Falcon Crest1981 · Series · Anna Rossini
Magnum, P.I.1980 · Series · Abigail Baldwin
Backstairs at the White House1979 · Series · Florence Harding
Fantasy Island1978 · Series · Mabel Jarvis
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Estelle Castlewood
Captains and the Kings1976 · Series · Sister Angela
Wonder Woman1975 · Series · Dolly Tucker
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series · Mrs. Shaninger
Columbo1971 · Series · Phyllis Lytton Brandt
Medical Center1969 · Series · Geraldine Stern
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Irene Comdon
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Flo Clementi
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Margot Horst
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Helen Forsythe
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Flo Hagerman
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Nurse Jane Munson
Checkmate1960 · Series · Loraine Whitman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Sarah Kimball
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Hostess at Lawn Party (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Mrs. Fuller
Studio 571954 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series
Lux Video Theatre1950 · Series · Eliza