Person
Patricia Neal
Acting · 1926–2010 · Packard, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known for
Murder, She Wrote
Milena Maryska
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Little House on the Prairie
Julia Sanderson
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Studio One
Miriam Leslie
Ben Casey
1961
The Oscars
Self
Checkmate
Fran Davis
Ghost Story
Ellen Alexander
Your Show of Shows
1950
Filmography
- 2009Flying ByMargie
- 2008Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
- 2006Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a ClassicSelf
- 2005Fantastic Mr. DahlSelf
- 2004Private Screenings: Patricia NealSelf
- 2004Bright Leaves
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
- 2003The John Garfield StorySelf
- 2001Making The Earth Stand StillSelf
- 2000Inside 'You Only Live Twice'Self
- 1999Cookie's FortuneJewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
- 1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a HeroSelf
- 1995Theremin: An Electronic OdysseyHelen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993HeidiGrandmother
- 1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryAntonia Morgan
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf
- 1990Caroline?Miss Trollope
- 1989An Unremarkable LifeFrances McEllany
- 1984Shattered VowsSister Carmelita
- 1984Love Leads the Way: A True StoryMrs. Frank
- 1984Murder, She WroteMilena Maryska
- 1984Glitter
- 1981Ghost StoryStella
- 1981The Patricia Neal StoryPatricia Neal (uncredited)
- 1979All Quiet on the Western FrontPaul's Mother
- 1979The PassageMrs. Bergson
- 1978The BastardMarie Charboneau
- 1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryMrs. Gehrig
- 1977Widows' NestLupe
- 1977Tail Gunner JoeMargaret Chase Smith
- 1976The American Woman: Portraits of CourageNarrator
- 1975EricLois Swensen
- 1975B. Must DieJulia
- 1974Things in Their SeasonPeg Gerlach
- 1974Little House on the PrairieJulia Sanderson
- 1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeCara
- 1973Baxter!Dr. Roberta Clemm
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
- 1972Kung FuSara Kingsley
- 1972Ghost StoryEllen Alexander
- 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryOlivia Walton
- 1971The Road BuilderMaura Prince
- 1968The Subject Was RosesNettie Cleary
- 1968Pat Neal Is BackSelf
- 1965In Harm's WayLt. Maggie Hayes
- 1965The Making of A MovieHerself
- 1964Psyche 59Alison Crawford
- 1963EspionageJeanne
- 1963HudAlma Brown
- 1962Zero One
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961Breakfast at Tiffany's2E Failenson
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1960Special for WomenRuth Evans
- 1960CheckmateFran Davis
- 1957The PlayroomMargaret Flood
- 1957A Face in the CrowdMarcia Jeffries
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1954Stranger from VenusSusan North
- 1954La tua donnaCountess Germana de Torri
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Something for the BirdsAnne Richards
- 1952Washington StoryAlice Kingsley
- 1952Diplomatic CourierJoan Ross
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameLois Swensen
- 1951Week-End with FatherJean Bowen
- 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillHelen Benson
- 1951Raton PassAnn Challon
- 1951Operation PacificMary Stuart
- 1950Three SecretsPhyllis Horn
- 1950The Breaking PointLeona Charles
- 1950Bright LeafMargaret Jane Singleton
- 1950Your Show of Shows
- 1949Breakdowns of 1949Self
- 1949The Hasty HeartSister Margaret Parker
- 1949It's a Great FeelingPatricia Neal (uncredited)
- 1949The FountainheadDominique Francon
- 1949John Loves MaryMary McKinley
- 1948Studio OneMiriam Leslie
- 1947Blow-Ups of 1947Self
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