Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

29/03/1919

Day of Death

31/12/2001
(82) years old

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 f... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1996

The First Wives Club

as Catherine MacDuggan

1994

Ultimate Betrayal

as Sarah McNeil

1994

Breathing Lessons

as Mabel

1989

Stuck with Each Other

as Fay Cass

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as Little Mary Jackson

1985

Stephen King's Golden Tales

as Rose Pennywell

1982

Games Mother Never Taught You

as Martha Brewster

1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Eleanor Roosevelt

1980

White Mama

as Three Bag Lady

1979

The Sorrows of Gin

as Rosemary

1978

Suddenly, Love

as Mrs. Malloy

1977

Sunshine Christmas

as Bertha Hayden

1976

Burnt Offerings

as Roz Allardyce

1975

The Hiding Place

as Katje

1974

Zandy's Bride

as Ma Allan

1974

Wedding Band

as Herman's Mother

1972

The Victim

as Mrs. Hawkes

1972

Butterflies Are Free

as Mrs. Florence Baker

1971

All the Way Home

as Aunt Hannah Lynch

1969

The Tree

as Sally Dunning

1968

No Way to Treat a Lady

as Mrs. Brummel

1967

Up the Down Staircase

as Henrietta Pastorfield

1963

My Six Loves

as Ethel

1960

Heller in Pink Tights

as Mrs. Lorna Hathaway

1959

A Doll's House

as Kristine

1958

Hot Spell

as Fan

1956

The Little Foxes

as Birdie

1956

The Bad Seed

as Hortense Daigle

1956

Bus Stop

as Vera

1956

Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Ma Barbella

1956

Miracle in the Rain

as Grace Ullman

1953

The Trip to Bountiful

as Jessie Mae Watts