Eileen Heckart
American actress (1919-2001) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Anna Eileen Heckart was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. Heckart won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Awards, as well as was nominated for three Tony Awards. In 2000, she received the Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre.
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2001Died31 December 20012000Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressAward1996
The First Wives ClubFilm, Catherine MacDuggan1994Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward
EllenSeries, 1994Grandma1993
Stephen King's Golden TalesFilm, Rose Pennywell1986
Heartbreak RidgeFilm, Little Mary Jackson1984
Highway to HeavenSeries, Helen Spencer1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black PillFilm, Sister Clara1980
F.D.R.: The Last YearFilm, Eleanor Roosevelt1978
Suddenly, LoveFilm, Mrs. Malloy1977
Lou GrantSeries1976
Burnt OfferingsFilm, Roz Allardyce1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries, Amanda Cooper
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneFilm, 1974Ma Barker1973Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1972
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries, Stella 'Stell' Charnovski1971
All the Way HomeFilm, Aunt Hannah Lynch1970
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries, Flo Meredith1968
No Way to Treat a LadyFilm, Mrs. Brummel1967
Up the Down StaircaseFilm, Henrietta Pastorfield1965
The F.B.I.Series, Mrs. Creighton1961
Ben CaseySeries1960
Heller in Pink TightsFilm, Lorna Hathaway1958
Hot SpellFilm, Fan1956
Tony AwardsSeries1953Theatre World AwardAwardThe Trip to BountifulFilm, 1953Jessie Mae Watts1948
Studio OneSeries, Evie Jackson1919Born29 March 1919
The First Wives ClubFilm, Catherine MacDuggan1994Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesAwardEllenSeries, 1994Grandma1993Stephen King's Golden TalesFilm, Rose Pennywell1986Heartbreak RidgeFilm, Little Mary Jackson1984Highway to HeavenSeries, Helen Spencer1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black PillFilm, Sister Clara1980F.D.R.: The Last YearFilm, Eleanor Roosevelt1978Suddenly, LoveFilm, Mrs. Malloy1977Lou GrantSeries1976Burnt OfferingsFilm, Roz Allardyce1974Little House on the PrairieSeries, Amanda CooperThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneFilm, 1974Ma Barker1973Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries, Stella 'Stell' Charnovski1971All the Way HomeFilm, Aunt Hannah Lynch1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries, Flo Meredith1968No Way to Treat a LadyFilm, Mrs. Brummel1967Up the Down StaircaseFilm, Henrietta Pastorfield1965The F.B.I.Series, Mrs. Creighton1961Ben CaseySeries1960Heller in Pink TightsFilm, Lorna Hathaway1958Hot SpellFilm, Fan1956Tony AwardsSeries1953Theatre World AwardAwardThe Trip to BountifulFilm, 1953Jessie Mae Watts1948Studio OneSeries, Evie Jackson1919Born29 March 1919People around Eileen
Close ties
George Cukor Directed Heller in Pink Tights and Hot Spell
Clint Eastwood Produced Heartbreak Ridge (1987)
Anthony Quinn Also in Heller in Pink Tights and Hot Spell
Goldie Hawn Also in The First Wives Club (1996)
Tim Allen Directed Home Improvement
Carlo Ponti Produced Heller in Pink Tights (1959)
Alan J. Pakula Produced Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Hot Spell (1958)
Mervyn LeRoy Produced The Bad Seed (1956)
Robert Mulligan Directed Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Bubba Smith Also in Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
Scott Rudin Produced The First Wives Club (1996)
Joshua Logan Directed Bus Stop (1956)
Hans Conried Also in My Six Loves and Bus Stop
Hugh Wilson Directed The First Wives Club (1996)
Peter Baldwin Directed Out of the Blue
Peter Bonerz Directed Home Improvement
Charles Schnee Produced Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Sol C. Siegel Produced No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)- Fred Karlin Wrote Zandy's Bride and Up the Down Staircase
Richard B. Shull Also in Seize the Day (1986)
Milton Katselas Directed Butterflies Are Free (1972)- Tad Mosel Wrote Up the Down Staircase and All the Way Home
M. J. Frankovich Produced Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Known for
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Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956
The Bad Seed 1956
Heartbreak Ridge 1986
Butterflies Are Free 1972
The First Wives Club 1996
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 37
99 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2001 · aged 82
