Patricia Neal

Biography

Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Little House on the Prairie

Tony Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

Ben Casey

Studio One

Studio One

The Oscars

All Movies (62)

• Flying By2009 · as Margie
• Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise2008
• Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic2006 · as Self
• Fantastic Mr. Dahl2005 · as Self
• Private Screenings: Patricia Neal2004 · as Self
• Bright Leaves2004
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
• The John Garfield Story2003 · as Self
• Making The Earth Stand Still2001 · as Self
• Inside 'You Only Live Twice'2000 · as Self
• Cookie's Fortune1999 · as Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
• Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero1998 · as Self
• Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey1995 · as Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
• A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story1992 · as Antonia Morgan
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · as Self
• Caroline?1990 · as Miss Trollope
• An Unremarkable Life1989 · as Frances McEllany
• Shattered Vows1984 · as Sister Carmelita
• Love Leads the Way: A True Story1984 · as Mrs. Frank
• Ghost Story1981 · as Stella Hawthorne
• The Patricia Neal Story1981 · as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
• All Quiet on the Western Front1979 · as Paul's Mother
• The Passage1979 · as Mrs. Bergson
• A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story1978 · as Mrs. Gehrig
• Widows' Nest1977 · as Lupe
• Tail Gunner Joe1977 · as Margaret Chase Smith
• The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976 · as Narrator
• Eric1975 · as Lois Swensen
• B. Must Die1975 · as Julia
• Things in Their Season1974 · as Peg Gerlach
• Happy Mother's Day, Love George1973 · as Cara
• Baxter!1973 · as Dr. Roberta Clemm
• The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story1971 · as Olivia Walton
• The Road Builder1971 · as Maura Prince
• The Subject Was Roses1968 · as Nettie Cleary
• Pat Neal Is Back1968 · as Self
• In Harm's Way1965 · as Lt. Maggie Hayes
• The Making of A Movie1965 · as Herself
• Psyche 591964 · as Alison Crawford
• Hud1963 · as Alma Brown
• Breakfast at Tiffany's1961 · as 2E Failenson
• The Playroom1957 · as Margaret Flood
• A Face in the Crowd1957 · as Marcia Jeffries
• Stranger from Venus1954 · as Susan North
• La tua donna1954 · as Countess Germana de Torri
• Something for the Birds1952 · as Anne Richards
• Washington Story1952 · as Alice Kingsley
• Diplomatic Courier1952 · as Joan Ross
• Week-End with Father1951 · as Jean Bowen
• The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · as Helen Benson
• Raton Pass1951 · as Ann Challon
• Operation Pacific1951 · as Mary Stuart
• Three Secrets1950 · as Phyllis Horn
• The Breaking Point1950 · as Leona Charles
• Bright Leaf1950 · as Margaret Jane Singleton
• Breakdowns of 19491949 · as Self
• The Hasty Heart1949 · as Sister Margaret Parker
• It's a Great Feeling1949 · as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
• The Fountainhead1949 · as Dominique Francon
• John Loves Mary1949 · as Mary McKinley
• Blow-Ups of 19471947 · as Self

All TV Shows (21)

• Heidi1993 · as Grandmother
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Milena Maryska
• Glitter1984
• The Bastard1978 · as Marie Charboneau
• Little House on the Prairie1974 · as Julia Sanderson
• Kung Fu1972 · as Sara Kingsley
• Ghost Story1972 · as Ellen Alexander
• Espionage1963 · as Jeanne
• Zero One1962
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961
• Special for Women1960 · as Ruth Evans
• Checkmate1960 · as Fran Davis
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lois Swensen
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Paul's Mother
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Miss Trollope
• Your Show of Shows1950
• Studio One1948 · as Miriam Leslie
• Studio One1948 · as Caroline Mann