Patricia Neal
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1949–1957
- Schools and movements
- Classical Hollywood
Directors worked with
Biography
Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), radio journalist Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963). She also featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Awards and honours
International
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1947
- Academy Award for Best Actress 1964
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1964
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1966
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 1972
National / local
- Theatre World Award 1947
- Donaldson Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
2 films on this site
- The Fountainhead 1949 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
- A Face in the Crowd 1957 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 8.1 · Cast