EILEEN HECKART

Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 29, 1919
Deathday: December 31, 2001
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

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.

Filmography

Starring

Catherine MacDuggan
1994·
Ellen
Grandma
Mother Emma Buchanan
Sarah McNeil
Elaine Jenkins
Fay Cass
Little Mary Jackson
Rose Pennywell
Jeanine
Rose Pennywell
Helen Spencer
Mrs. Hickson
Amy Decker
Martha Brewster
Eleanor Roosevelt
Three Bag Lady
The Boss Angel
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosemary
Mrs. Malloy
1977·
Lou Grant
Bertha Hayden
1976·
Alice
Roz Allardyce
1975·
Switch
Annie Warren
Katje
1974·
Rhoda
Aunt Lillian Fiedler
Herman's Mother
Ma Allan
Virginia Lennox / Steele
1972·
Banyon
Mrs. Shaw
Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
Mrs. Hawkes
Mrs. Florence Baker
Aunt Hannah Lynch
1969·
The Tree
Sally Dunning
Agatha Henderson
Mrs. Brummel
Henrietta Pastorfield
Mrs. Creighton
Sister Veronica
Ethel
Nurse Jenny Freesmith
Harriet Dawson
1961·
Ben Casey
Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
Myrtle
Kristine
Virginia Cort, Mildred Pepper
1958·
Hot Spell
Fan
Self - Nominee, Self - Winner
Birdie
Grace Ullman
Hortense Daigle
1956·
Bus Stop
Vera
1955·
Gunsmoke
Athena Partridge Royce, Hattie Silks
Lucy Baldwin
Jessie Mae Watts
Aunt Hannah Lynch, Kristine Linde, Mabel, Birdie
Miss Green, Florie
1949·
Suspense
Mrs. Haskell, Margaret Quartermain, Mollie
Ruthie, Jessie Mae
Evie Jackson