Eileen Heckart
Born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. — Mar 29 1919• Died Dec 31 2001
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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 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in Butterflies Are Free, a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film. She often played mothers, including Rocky Graziano's mother in Somebody…
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Hawaii Five-O
Agatha Henderson
The Fugitive
Sister Veronica
Home Improvement
Elaine Jenkins
Dr. Kildare
Nurse Jenny Freesmith
Naked City
Mildred Pepper
Alice
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Creighton
The Cosby Show
Mrs. Hickson
Ben Casey
Ellen
Grandma
Studio One
Highway to Heaven
Helen Spencer
Cybill
Marge
Tales from the Darkside
Rose Pennywell
Lou Grant
Barnaby Jones
Virginia Lennox / Steele
Felony Squad
Rhoda
Aunt Lillian Fiedler
Murder One
Trapper John, M.D.
Gunsmoke
Hattie Silks
The Streets of San Francisco
Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
The Philco Television Playhouse
Suspense
Mollie
Switch
Annie Warren
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucy Baldwin
The New Breed
Harriet Dawson
Love & War
Lux Video Theatre
Florie
Trauma Center
Amy Decker
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
Mother Emma Buchanan
CBS Playhouse
Flying High
Banyon
Mrs. Shaw
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Birdie
Partners in Crime
Jeanine
The First Wives Club
Catherine MacDuggan
Play of the Week
Myrtle
Backstairs at the White House
Eleanor Roosevelt
Heartbreak Ridge
Little Mary Jackson
The Bad Seed
Hortense Daigle
The Ford Theatre Hour
Carrie
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Ma Barbella
Out of the Blue
The Boss Angel
Kraft Television Theatre
Burnt Offerings
Roz Allardyce
No Way to Treat a Lady
Mrs. Brummel
Annie McGuire
Hot Spell
Fan
White Mama
Three Bag Lady
Suddenly, Love
Mrs. Malloy
Up the Down Staircase
Henrietta Pastorfield
The Hiding Place
Katje
Butterflies Are Free
Mrs. Florence Baker
Bus Stop
Vera
The Victim
Mrs. Hawkes
My Six Loves
Ethel
Zandy's Bride
Ma Allan
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Rose Pennywell
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Sister Clara
Breathing Lessons
Mabel
Miracle in the Rain
Grace Ullman
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunshine Christmas
Bertha Hayden
Heller in Pink Tights
Lorna Hathaway
The Sorrows of Gin
Rosemary
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
A Doll's House
Kristine
The Tree
Sally Dunning
Stuck with Each Other
Fay Cass
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Shelly
Games Mother Never Taught You
Martha Brewster
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Ma Barker
The Little Foxes
Birdie
All the Way Home
Aunt Hannah Lynch
Ultimate Betrayal
Sarah McNeil
Wedding Band
Herman's Mother
The Honeymooners Christmas Special
Mildred