Patricia Neal

Acting

Patricia Neal

Born 20 January 1926 · Packard, Kentucky, USA · Died 8 August 2010 at 84

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.

Known for

Highlights

Breakfast at Tiffany's1961 · Film · 2E Failenson
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Julia Sanderson
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · Film · Helen Benson
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Milena Maryska
Hud1963 · Film · Alma Brown
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Film · Marcia Jeffries

Filmography

Movies

45 films

Flying By2009 · Film · Margie
Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise2008 · Film
Bright Leaves2004 · Film
Cookie's Fortune1999 · Film · Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story1992 · Film · Antonia Morgan
Caroline?1990 · Film · Miss Trollope
An Unremarkable Life1989 · Film · Frances McEllany
Shattered Vows1984 · Film · Sister Carmelita
Love Leads the Way: A True Story1984 · Film · Mrs. Frank
Ghost Story1981 · Film · Stella
The Patricia Neal Story1981 · Film · Patricia Neal (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front1979 · Film · Paul's Mother
The Passage1979 · Film · Mrs. Bergson
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story1978 · Film · Mrs. Gehrig
Widows' Nest1977 · Film · Lupe
Tail Gunner Joe1977 · Film · Margaret Chase Smith
Eric1975 · Film · Lois Swensen
B. Must Die1975 · Film · Julia
Things in Their Season1974 · Film · Peg Gerlach
Happy Mother's Day, Love George1973 · Film · Cara
Baxter!1973 · Film · Dr. Roberta Clemm
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story1971 · Film · Olivia Walton
The Road Builder1971 · Film · Maura Prince
The Subject Was Roses1968 · Film · Nettie Cleary
In Harm's Way1965 · Film · Lt. Maggie Hayes
Psyche 591964 · Film · Alison Crawford
Hud1963 · Film · Alma Brown
Breakfast at Tiffany's1961 · Film · 2E Failenson
The Playroom1957 · Film · Margaret Flood
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Film · Marcia Jeffries
Stranger from Venus1954 · Film · Susan North
Something for the Birds1952 · Film · Anne Richards
Washington Story1952 · Film · Alice Kingsley
Diplomatic Courier1952 · Film · Joan Ross
Week-End with Father1951 · Film · Jean Bowen
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · Film · Helen Benson
Raton Pass1951 · Film · Ann Challon
Operation Pacific1951 · Film · Mary Stuart
Three Secrets1950 · Film · Phyllis Horn
The Breaking Point1950 · Film · Leona Charles
Bright Leaf1950 · Film · Margaret Jane Singleton
The Hasty Heart1949 · Film · Sister Margaret Parker
It's a Great Feeling1949 · Film · Patricia Neal (uncredited)
The Fountainhead1949 · Film · Dominique Francon
John Loves Mary1949 · Film · Mary McKinley

Filmography

Series

14 shows

Heidi1993 · Series · Grandmother
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Milena Maryska
Glitter1984 · Series
The Bastard1978 · Series · Marie Charboneau
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Julia Sanderson
Kung Fu1972 · Series · Sara Kingsley
Ghost Story1972 · Series · Ellen Alexander
Espionage1963 · Series · Jeanne
Zero One1962 · Series
Ben Casey1961 · Series
Special for Women1960 · Series · Ruth Evans
Checkmate1960 · Series · Fran Davis
Your Show of Shows1950 · Series
Studio One1948 · Series · Miriam Leslie