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Elizabeth Montgomery(1933-1995)

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Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlement's and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no-one connects him with a long series of violent rapes that have been troubling the area.
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Vihansa vanki (1991)
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Elizabeth Montgomery was born into show business. Her parents were screen actor Robert Montgomery and Broadway actress Elizabeth Allen. Elizabeth graduated from the Spence School in New York City and attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After three years' intensive training, she made her TV debut in her father's 1950s playhouse series Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and appeared in more than 200 live programs over the next decade. She once remarked, "I guess you could say I'm a TV baby." Notable early film roles included Yhden miehen kapina (1955) and Johnny Cool (1963). However, she is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha in the top-rated ABC sitcom Vaimoni on noita (1964). Her family - mother Endora (Agnes Moorehead), look-alike cousin Serena (Montgomery, wearing a dark wig) and advertising executive husband Darrin (first Dick York then Dick Sargent) - tried to suppress her supernatural skills but often turned to her tricks to solve problems. The signal of impending witchcraft was a twitch of Samantha's nose. After her first and only TV series ended she turned to made-for-TV movies, many of which won critical praise: A Case of Rape (1974), Lizzie Borden - kirvesmurhaaja (1975), Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993). She narrated the movie Panaman petos (1992) which won an Academy Award in 1993. Reference works showed her as 62 when she died though the family said she was 57. The family did not disclose the type of cancer which caused her death.
BornApril 15, 1933
DiedMay 18, 1995(62)
BornApril 15, 1933
DiedMay 18, 1995(62)
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  • Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 21 nominations total

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Elizabeth Montgomery in With Murder in Mind (1992)
Elizabeth Montgomery and Mary Ann Hagan in With Murder in Mind (1992)
Elizabeth Montgomery and Mary Ann Hagan in With Murder in Mind (1992)
Elizabeth Montgomery, Carol Burnett, and Macha Méril in Keskiviikkona kello 9 (1963)
Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Collins, Barbara Drew, David White, and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)

Known for:

Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
Vaimoni on noita
7.6
TV Series
  • Samantha Stephens
  • Serena
  • Tour Guide
Elizabeth Montgomery in Lizzie Borden - kirvesmurhaaja (1975)
Lizzie Borden - kirvesmurhaaja
7.4
TV Movie
  • Lizzie Borden
  • 1975
Elizabeth Montgomery and Jane Seymour in The Awakening Land (1978)
The Awakening Land
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Sayward Luckett Wheeler
Elizabeth Montgomery, Robert Foxworth, Arthur Hunnicutt, and L.Q. Jones in Mrs. Sundance (1974)
Mrs. Sundance
6.1
TV Movie
  • Etta Place
  • 1974

Credits

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Actress

  • Kevin Conroy in Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    Batman: The Animated Series
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Barmaid (voice)
    • 1995
  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)
    Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Edna Buchanan
    • 1995
  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)
    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Edna Buchanan
    • 1994
  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)
    Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Blanche Taylor Moore
    • 1993
  • With Murder in Mind (1992)
    With Murder in Mind
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Gayle Wolfer
    • 1992
  • Elizabeth Montgomery and Dale Midkiff in Vihansa vanki (1991)
    Vihansa vanki
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Ruth Coe
    • 1991
  • Face to Face (1990)
    Face to Face
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Diana Firestone
    • 1990
  • Elizabeth Montgomery in Pimeyden jälkeen (1985)
    Pimeyden jälkeen
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Abigail Foster
    • 1985
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Pat Morita, Dorothy McGuire, and James Sloyan in Amos (1985)
    Amos
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Daisy Daws
    • 1985
  • Second Sight: A Love Story (1984)
    Second Sight: A Love Story
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Alaxandra McKay
    • 1984
  • Kuoleman palapeli (1983)
    Kuoleman palapeli
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Sara Scott
    • 1983
  • The Rules of Marriage (1982)
    The Rules of Marriage
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Joan Hagen
    • 1982
  • Elizabeth Montgomery in When the Circus Came to Town (1981)
    When the Circus Came to Town
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Mary Flynn
    • 1981
  • Belle Starr (1980)
    Belle Starr
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Belle Starr
    • 1980
  • Act of Violence (1979)
    Act of Violence
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Catherine McSweeney
    • 1979

Additional Crew

  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
    Vaimoni on noita
    7.6
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Belle Starr (1980)
    Belle Starr
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • performer: "If I Marry You"
    • 1980
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
    Vaimoni on noita
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Of All The Gay Birds That E'er I Did See"
    • performer: "Early One Morning"
    • performer: "Blow the Man Down" ...
    • 1966–1971
  • Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase in The Hollywood Palace (1964)
    The Hollywood Palace
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
    • 1966

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Pandora Spocks
  • Height
    • 1.72 m
  • Born
    • April 15, 1933
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(colorectal cancer)
  • Spouses
      Robert FoxworthJanuary 28, 1993 - May 18, 1995 (her death)
  • Children
      William Asher Jr.
  • Parents
      Elizabeth Allen
  • Relatives
      Robert Montgomery Jr.(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Quisp/Quake cereals (1966)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    A nine-foot bronze statue of Elizabeth as Samantha Stephens riding sidesaddle on her broomstick now resides in a downtown park in Salem, Massachusetts, home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century.
  • Quotes
    The minute someone says, "Oh God, you could never do that; you can't get that kind of stuff on the air!" . . . that's the kind of stuff I want to do.
  • Trademarks
      Nose twitch
  • Nicknames
    • Liz
    • Lizzie

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