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The First Wives Club (1996) -- Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.
Bus Stop (1956) -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox

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Date of Death:
31 December 2001, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA more
Mini Biography:
Versatile, award-winning character actress Eileen Heckert with the lean... more
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Marlene Dietrich said of her, "If she were acting in Europe, she'd be... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Irene Heckart

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Cybill" .... Marge (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
        - Farewell, My Sweet (1998) TV episode .... Marge
        - The Wedding (1997) TV episode .... Marge
        - Buffalo Gals (1996) TV episode .... Marge
  2. "Home Improvement" .... Elaine Jenkins (1 episode, 1997)
        - Losing My Religion (1997) TV episode .... Elaine Jenkins
  3. "Ellen" .... Grandma (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka "These Friends of Mine" (USA: first season title)
        - Secrets & Ellen (1997) TV episode .... Grandma
  4. "Murder One" .... Frances Wyler (6 episodes, 1996)
        - Chapter Eight, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
        - Chapter Seven, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
        - Chapter Five, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
        - Chapter Four, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
        - Chapter Two, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
          (1 more)
  5. The First Wives Club (1996) .... Catherine MacDuggan
  6. "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans" .... Mother Emma Buchanan (17 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Viv'acious (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
        - Never on the Road Again (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
        - Becoming a Buchanan (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
        - The Heart of the Matter (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
        - All About Bree (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
          (12 more)
  7. Ultimate Betrayal (1994) (TV) .... Sarah McNeil
  8. "Love & War" .... Mrs. Stein (1 episode, 1994)
        - You Make Me Feel So Young (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Stein
  9. Breathing Lessons (1994) (TV) .... Mabel
  10. Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993) (TV) .... Shelley

  11. Stuck with Each Other (1989) (TV)
  12. "Annie McGuire" (1988) TV series .... Emma Heckart (unknown episodes)
  13. "Tales from the Darkside" .... Rose Pennywell (1 episode, 1988)
        - Do Not Open This Box (1988) TV episode .... Rose Pennywell
  14. "The Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Hickson (1 episode, 1987)
        - Autumn Gifts (1987) TV episode .... Mrs. Hickson
  15. "9 to 5" (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka "Nine to Five" (USA)
        - Mother Bernly (1987) TV episode
  16. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Ruth Perkins (1986) / ... (unknown episodes, 1992)
  17. Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Little Mary Jackson
  18. "The Ellen Burstyn Show" .... Nathalie Garrett (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Guest Lecturer (1986) TV episode .... Nathalie Garrett
  19. Seize the Day (1986) .... Funeral Woman #1
  20. The Recovery Room (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Griffin, Steve's Grandmother
  21. "Highway to Heaven" .... Helen (1 episode, 1985)
        - An Investment in Caring (1985) TV episode .... Helen
  22. "Partners in Crime" .... Jeanine (13 episodes, 1984)
    ... aka "50/50" (Europe)
        - Double Jeopardy (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
        - Getting in Shape (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
        - The Strangler (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
        - Fashioned for Murder (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
        - The Setup (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
          (8 more)
  23. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Lydia Pearl (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
        - Send in the Clowns (1984) TV episode .... Lydia Pearl
        - Mother Dearest (1981) TV episode
  24. "Trauma Center" .... Nurse Decker (1 episode, 1983)
        - Breakthrough (1983) TV episode .... Nurse Decker
  25. "Gloria" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (1983) TV episode
  26. Games Mother Never Taught You (1982) (TV) .... Martha Brewster
  27. Table Settings (1982) (TV)
  28. The Big Black Pill (1981) (TV) .... Sister Clara
    ... aka Joe Dancer (USA: reissue title)
  29. "Lou Grant" .... Flo Meredith (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pack (1980) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
  30. F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) .... Eleanor Roosevelt
  31. White Mama (1980) (TV) .... Three Bag Lady

  32. "Out of the Blue" .... The Boss Angel (4 episodes, 1979)
        - Double Jeopardy (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
        - Out for the Season (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
        - Laura, the Runaway (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
        - Random's Arrival (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
  33. 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows of Gin (1979) (TV) .... Rosemary
    ... aka The Sorrows of Gin (USA)
  34. "Backstairs at the White House" .... Eleanor Roosevelt / ... (3 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode .... Eleanor Roosevelt
        - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
        - Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode .... Eleanor Roosevelt
  35. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Amanda Cooper (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - Dance with Me (1979) TV episode .... Amanda Cooper
  36. Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Malloy
  37. "Flying High" .... Ruthie (1 episode, 1978)
        - Fear of Cheesecake (1978) TV episode .... Ruthie
  38. Sunshine Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Bertha Hayden
  39. "Alice" .... Rose Hyatt (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Mother-in-Law: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Rose Hyatt
        - Mother-in-Law: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Rose Hyatt
  40. "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Flo Meredith (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
    ... aka "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (USA: promotional title)
        - Lou Proposes (1976) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
        - Mary's Aunt Returns (1976) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
        - Mary's Aunt (1975) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
  41. "Switch" .... Annie Warren (1 episode, 1976)
        - Quicker Than the Eye (1976) TV episode .... Annie Warren
  42. Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Roz Allardyce
    ... aka Ballata macabra (Italy)
  43. "Rhoda" .... Aunt Lillian (1 episode, 1976)
        - It's Not My Fault, Is It? (1976) TV episode .... Aunt Lillian
  44. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Agatha Henderson (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - Honor Is an Unmarked Grave (1975) TV episode .... Agatha Henderson
  45. The Hiding Place (1975) .... Katje
  46. The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) (TV) .... Ma Barker
    ... aka Alvin Karpis: Public Enemy No. 1 (USA)
    ... aka The FBI Story - Alvin Karpis
  47. Lily (1974/I) (TV)
  48. Zandy's Bride (1974) .... Ma Allan
    ... aka For Better, for Worse (USA: TV title)
  49. "Barnaby Jones" .... 'Steele' / ... (1 episode, 1974)
        - Dark Legacy (1974) TV episode .... Virginia Lennox/'Steele'
  50. "Love Story" .... Marge Stone (1 episode, 1973)
        - Love Came Laughing (1973) TV episode .... Marge Stone
  51. "Banyon" .... Mrs. Shaw (1 episode, 1972)
        - A Date with Death (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Shaw
  52. The Victim (1972) (TV) .... Mrs. Hawkes
    ... aka Out of Contention
  53. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Stella 'Stell' Charnovski (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) TV episode .... Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
  54. Butterflies Are Free (1972) .... Mrs. Baker
  55. All the Way Home (1971) (TV) .... Aunt Hannah Lynch

  56. "Gunsmoke" .... Athena Partridge Royce / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Innocent (1969) TV episode .... Athena Partridge Royce
        - The Lady (1965) TV episode .... Hattie Silks
  57. The Tree (1969) .... Sally Dunning
  58. "CBS Playhouse" .... Janet Furguson (1 episode, 1968)
        - Secrets (1968) TV episode .... Janet Furguson
  59. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) .... Mrs. Brummel
  60. Up the Down Staircase (1967) .... Henrietta Pastorfield
  61. "The Fugitive" .... Sister Veronica (3 episodes, 1964-1967)
        - The Breaking of the Habit (1967) TV episode .... Sister Veronica
        - Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Veronica
        - Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Veronica
  62. "Felony Squad" .... Ruth Ehlers (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Broken Badge (1966) TV episode .... Ruth Ehlers
  63. "The F.B.I." .... Mrs. Creighton (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Insolents (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Creighton
  64. "The Nurses" .... Harriet Watts (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
        - Night of the Witch (1965) TV episode .... Harriet Watts
  65. "The Defenders" .... Dr. Katherine Tasso (1 episode, 1964)
        - All the Silent Voices (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Katherine Tasso
  66. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Bea Miller (1 episode, 1963)
        - There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'! (1963) TV episode .... Bea Miller
  67. "Ben Casey" .... Polly Jenks (1 episode, 1963)
        - Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963) TV episode .... Polly Jenks
  68. My Six Loves (1963) .... Ethel
  69. "Naked City" .... Mildred Pepper / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Her Life in Moving Pictures (1963) TV episode .... Virginia Cort
        - Hold for Gloria Christmas (1962) TV episode .... Mildred Pepper
  70. "Dr. Kildare" .... Jenny Freesmith (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Soul Killer (1962) TV episode .... Jenny Freesmith
  71. "The New Breed" .... Harriet (1 episode, 1961)
        - Til Death Do Us Part (1961) TV episode .... Harriet
  72. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Lucy Baldwin (1 episode, 1961)
        - Coming, Mama (1961) TV episode .... Lucy Baldwin
  73. "Play of the Week" (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Four by Tennessee (1961) TV episode
        - The House of Bernarda Alba (1960) TV episode
        - Mornings at Seven (1960) TV episode
  74. Heller in Pink Tights (1960) .... Mrs. Lorna Hathaway

  75. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Birdie / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - A Doll's House (1959) TV episode .... Kristine Linde
        - The Little Foxes (1956) TV episode .... Birdie
  76. A Doll's House (1959) (TV) .... Kristine Lind
  77. "Playhouse 90" .... Dorothy / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
        - A Corner of the Garden (1959) TV episode .... Dorothy
        - The Blue Men (1959) TV episode .... Rose
  78. Hot Spell (1958) .... Alma's Friend
  79. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Success! (1957) TV episode
        - Anna Santonello (1956) TV episode
        - Black Sheep (1950) TV episode
  80. "Studio One" .... Evie Jackson (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Out-of-Towners (1957) TV episode .... Evie Jackson
        - Zone Four (1950) TV episode
        - Zone Four (1950) TV episode
  81. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Vi Miller (1 episode, 1957)
        - No License to Kill (1957) TV episode .... Vi Miller
  82. The Bad Seed (1956) .... Hortense Daigle
  83. Bus Stop (1956) .... Vera
    ... aka The Wrong Kind of Girl
  84. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) .... Mrs. Ida 'Ma' Barbella
  85. Miracle in the Rain (1956) .... Grace Ullman
  86. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (6 episodes, 1950-1955)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - Christmas 'til Closing (1955) TV episode
        - Other People's Houses (1953) TV episode
        - The Trip to Bountiful (1953) TV episode
        - The Best Laid Schemes (1952) TV episode
        - Segment (1952) TV episode
          (1 more)
  87. "Windows" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Love Letters of Smith (1955) TV episode
  88. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Kate (3 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - My Lost Saints (1955) TV episode .... Kate
        - The Haven (1953) TV episode
        - Other People's Houses (1953) TV episode
  89. "Campbell Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Campbell Soundstage" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Campbell Summer Soundstage" (USA: new title)
        - A Little Child Shall Lead Them (1954) TV episode
  90. "Justice" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Run from Honor (1954) TV episode
  91. The Trip to Bountiful (1953) (TV) .... Jessie Mae Watts
  92. "Short Short Dramas" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Unknown Factor (1952) TV episode
  93. "Danger" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Intruders (1952) TV episode
  94. "Suspense" .... Margaret Quartermain / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1952)
        - Flare Week (1952) TV episode
        - Tent on the Beach (1951) TV episode
        - Telephone Call (1951) TV episode
        - The Victims (1951) TV episode
        - Photo Finish (1950) TV episode .... Margaret Quartermain
          (2 more)
  95. "Out There" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Mewhu's Jet (1951) TV episode
  96. "The Web" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Dishonorable Thief (1951) TV episode (as Irene Heckart)
  97. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Florie (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Saturday's Children (1950) TV episode .... Florie
  98. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Barker (1950) TV episode
Self:
  1. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  2. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 8 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself

  3. "To Tell the Truth" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 6 September 1968 (1968) TV episode
  4. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself

  5. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #6.36 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)


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(album) Pioneer Women: Selections From Their Journals, 1974. more
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