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Eileen Heckart (1919–2001)

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Versatile, award-winning character actress Eileen Heckart, with the lean, horsey face and assured, fervent gait, was born Anna Eileen Stark on March 29, 1919, in Columbus, Ohio. An only child, she lived with her mother after her parents separated at age 2. Her childhood was an acutely unhappy one. Her mother... See full bio »

Born:

Anna Eileen Stark
in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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1996-1998 Cybill (TV series)
Marge
– Farewell, My Sweet (1998) … Marge
– The Wedding (1997) … Marge
– Buffalo Gals (1996) … Marge
 
1997 Home Improvement (TV series)
Elaine Jenkins
– Losing My Religion (1997) … Elaine Jenkins
 
1997 Ellen (TV series)
Grandma
– Secrets & Ellen (1997) … Grandma
 
1996 Murder One (TV series)
Frances Wyler
– Chapter Eight, Year Two (1996) … Frances Wyler
– Chapter Seven, Year Two (1996) … Frances Wyler
– Chapter Five, Year Two (1996) … Frances Wyler
– Chapter Four, Year Two (1996) … Frances Wyler
– Chapter Two, Year Two (1996) … Frances Wyler
See all 6 episodes »
 
1996 The First Wives Club
Catherine MacDuggan
 
1994-1995 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (TV series)
Mother Emma Buchanan
– Viv'acious (1995) … Mother Emma Buchanan
– Never on the Road Again (1995) … Mother Emma Buchanan
– Becoming a Buchanan (1995) … Mother Emma Buchanan
– The Heart of the Matter (1995) … Mother Emma Buchanan
– All About Bree (1995) … Mother Emma Buchanan
See all 17 episodes »
 
1994 Ultimate Betrayal (TV movie)
Sarah McNeil
 
1993-1994 Love & War (TV series)
Rose Stein
– You Make Me Feel So Young (1994) … Rose Stein
– Friends and Relations (1993) … Rose Stein
 
1994 Breathing Lessons (TV movie)
Mabel
 
1993 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (TV movie)
Shelley
 
1989 Stuck with Each Other (TV movie)
 
1988-1989 Annie McGuire (TV series)
Emma Block
– Soft Hearted Annie (1989) … Emma Block
– The Computer (1989) … Emma Block
– The Journey (1988) … Emma Block
– Lewis in Love (1988) … Emma Block
– The Ferry (1988) … Emma Block
See all 10 episodes »
 
1988 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Rose Pennywell
– Do Not Open This Box (1988) … Rose Pennywell
 
1987 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Mrs. Hickson
– Autumn Gifts (1987) … Mrs. Hickson
 
1987 Nine to Five (TV series)
– Mother Bernly (1987)
 
1987 Morning Maggie (TV movie)
Aunt Esther Handlesman
 
1992 One Life to Live (TV series)
Ruth Perkins (1986) / Wilma Bern #1
 
1986 Heartbreak Ridge
Little Mary
 
1986 The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV series)
Nathalie Garrett
– The Guest Lecturer (1986) … Nathalie Garrett
 
1986 Seize the Day
Funeral Woman #1
 
1985 The Recovery Room (TV movie)
Mrs. Griffin, Steve's Grandmother
 
1985 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Helen Spencer
– An Investment in Caring (1985) … Helen Spencer
 
1984 Partners in Crime (TV series)
Jeanine
– Double Jeopardy (1984) … Jeanine
– Getting in Shape (1984) … Jeanine
– The Strangler (1984) … Jeanine (credit only)
– Fashioned for Murder (1984) … Jeanine
– The Set-Up (1984) … Jeanine (credit only)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1981-1984 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Lydia Pearl / Thelma
– Send in the Clowns (1984) … Lydia Pearl
– Mother Dearest (1981) … Thelma
 
1983 Trauma Center (TV series)
Nurse Amy Decker
– Silent Sounds (1983) … Nurse Amy Decker
– Shock Waves (1983) … Nurse Amy Decker
– Trail's End (1983) … Nurse Amy Decker
– Turnaround (1983) … Nurse Amy Decker
– No More Heroes (1983) … Nurse Amy Decker
See all 13 episodes »
 
1983 Gloria (TV series)
– Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (1983)
 
1982 Games Mother Never Taught You (TV movie)
Martha Brewster
 
1982 Table Settings (TV movie)
 
1981 The Big Black Pill (TV movie)
Sister Clara
 
1980 Lou Grant (TV series)
Flo Meredith
– Pack (1980) … Flo Meredith
 
1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year (TV movie)
Eleanor Roosevelt
 
1980 White Mama (TV movie)
Three Bag Lady
 
1979 Out of the Blue (TV series)
The Boss Angel
– Double Jeopardy (1979) … The Boss Angel
– Out for the Season (1979) … The Boss Angel
– Laura, the Runaway (1979) … The Boss Angel
– The Hustle (1979) … The Boss Angel
– The Random Bust (1979) … The Boss Angel
See all 10 episodes »
 
1979 3 by Cheever (TV mini-series)
Rosemary
– The Sorrows of Gin (1979) … Rosemary
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (credit only)
– Episode #1.1 (1979) … Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (credit only)
– Episode #1.2 (1979) … Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (credit only)
 
1979 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Amanda Cooper
– Dance with Me (1979) … Amanda Cooper
 
1978/I The Honeymooners (TV movie)
Mrs. Gibson - Alice's Mother
 
1978 Suddenly, Love (TV movie)
Mrs. Malloy
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Ruthie
– Fear of Cheesecake (1978) … Ruthie
 
1977 Sunshine Christmas (TV movie)
Bertha Hayden
 
1976 Alice (TV series)
Rose Hyatt
– Mother-in-Law: Part 2 (1976) … Rose Hyatt
– Mother-in-Law: Part 1 (1976) … Rose Hyatt
 
1975-1976 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Flo Meredith
– Lou Proposes (1976) … Flo Meredith
– Mary's Aunt Returns (1976) … Flo Meredith
– Mary's Aunt (1975) … Flo Meredith
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Annie Warren
– Quicker Than the Eye (1976) … Annie Warren
 
1976 Burnt Offerings
Roz Allardyce
 
1976 Rhoda (TV series)
Aunt Lillian
– It's Not My Fault, Is It? (1976) … Aunt Lillian
 
1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Agatha Henderson
– Honor Is an Unmarked Grave (1975) … Agatha Henderson
 
1975 The Hiding Place
Katje
 
1974 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (TV movie)
Ma Barker
 
1974/I Lily (TV movie)
 
1974 Zandy's Bride
Ma Allan
 
1974 Wedding Band (TV movie)
Herman's Mother
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
'Steele' / Virginia Lennox
– Dark Legacy (1974) … Virginia Lennox/'Steele'
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Marge Stone
– Love Came Laughing (1973) … Marge Stone
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
Mrs. Shaw
– A Date with Death (1972) … Mrs. Shaw
 
1972 The Victim (TV movie)
Mrs. Hawkes
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
– The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) … Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
 
1972 Butterflies Are Free
Mrs. Baker
 
1971 All the Way Home (TV movie)
Aunt Hannah Lynch
 
1965-1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Athena Partridge Royce / Hattie Silks
– The Innocent (1969) … Athena Partridge Royce
– The Lady (1965) … Hattie Silks
 
1969 The Tree
Sally Dunning
 
1968 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Janet Furguson
– Secrets (1968) … Janet Furguson
 
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady
Mrs. Brummel
 
1967 Up the Down Staircase
Henrietta Pastorfield
 
1964-1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Sister Veronica
– The Breaking of the Habit (1967) … Sister Veronica
– Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 2 (1964) … Sister Veronica
– Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 1 (1964) … Sister Veronica
 
1966 Felony Squad (TV series)
Ruth Ehlers
– The Broken Badge (1966) … Ruth Ehlers
 
1966 New York Television Theatre (TV series)
– Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn (1966)
– The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1966)
 
1965 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Mrs. Creighton
– The Insolents (1965) … Mrs. Creighton
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Harriet Watts
– Night of the Witch (1965) … Harriet Watts
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Katherine Tasso
– All the Silent Voices (1964) … Dr. Katherine Tasso
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Bea Miller
– There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'! (1963) … Bea Miller
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Polly Jenks
– Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963) … Polly Jenks
 
1963 My Six Loves
Ethel
 
1962-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Mildred Pepper / Virginia Cort
– Her Life in Moving Pictures (1963) … Virginia Cort
– Hold for Gloria Christmas (1962) … Mildred Pepper
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Jenny Freesmith
– The Soul Killer (1962) … Jenny Freesmith
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Harriet
– Til Death Do Us Part (1961) … Harriet
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Lucy Baldwin
– Coming, Mama (1961) … Lucy Baldwin
 
1960-1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Myrtle
– Four by Tennessee (1961)
– The House of Bernarda Alba (1960)
– Morning's at Seven (1960) … Myrtle
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
 
1959 A Doll's House (TV movie)
Kristine Lind
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dorothy / Rose
– A Corner of the Garden (1959) … Dorothy
– The Blue Men (1959) … Rose
 
1958 Hot Spell
Alma's Friend
 
1949-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Courtesan
– Success! (1957)
– Anna Santonello (1956)
– Black Sheep (1950)
– The Comedy of Errors (1949) … Courtesan
 
1950-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Evie Jackson
– The Out-of-Towners (1957) … Evie Jackson
– Zone Four (1950)
– Zone Four (1950)
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Vi Miller
– No License to Kill (1957) … Vi Miller
 
1956 The Little Foxes (TV movie)
Birdie
 
1956 The Bad Seed
Hortense Daigle
 
1956 Bus Stop
Vera
 
1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
Ma Barbella
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain
Grace Ullman
 
1950-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Christmas 'til Closing (1955)
– Other People's Houses (1953)
– The Trip to Bountiful (1953)
– The Best Laid Schemes (1952)
– Segment (1952)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1955 Windows (TV series)
– The Love Letters of Smith (1955)
 
1953-1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Kate
– My Lost Saints (1955) … Kate
– The Haven (1953)
– Other People's Houses (1953)
 
1954 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
Aunt Polly
– A Little Child Shall Lead Them (1954) … Aunt Polly
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
– Run from Honor (1954)
 
1953 The Trip to Bountiful (TV movie)
Jessie Mae Watts
 
1952 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
– The Unknown Factor (1952)
 
1952 Danger (TV series)
– The Intruders (1952)
 
1949-1952 Suspense (TV series)
Margaret Quartermain / Mollie / Mrs. Haskell
– Flare Week (1952)
– Tent on the Beach (1951)
– Telephone Call (1951) … Mrs. Haskell
– The Victims (1951)
– Photo Finish (1950) … Margaret Quartermain
See all 7 episodes »
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
– Mewhu's Jet (1951)
 
1951 The Big Story (TV series)
Ruth Mugglebee
– Ruth Mugglebee, Reporter (1951) … Ruth Mugglebee
 
1951 The Web (TV series)
– The Dishonorable Thief (1951) (as Irene Heckart)
 
1950-1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Florie / Miss Green
– The Speech (1951) … Miss Green
– Saturday's Children (1950) … Florie
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Ride the Pink Horse (1950)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Carrie
– The Barker (1950) … Carrie
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1994 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Best Writing in a Comedy Series
 
1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (documentary)
Herself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 July 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1968 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
– Episode dated 6 September 1968 (1968)
 
1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.36 (1953) … Herself
 
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2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Twice played First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Backstairs at the White House and F.D.R.: The Last Year. See more »

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