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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as 2E Failenson
1961
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Helen Benson
1951
The Patricia Neal Story
as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1981
Diplomatic Courier
as Joan Ross
1952
A Face in the Crowd
as Marcia Jeffries
1957
Ghost Story
as Stella Hawthorne
1981
The Fountainhead
as Dominique Francon
1949
Hud
as Alma Brown
1963
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Narrator
1976
It's a Great Feeling
as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1949
Cookie's Fortune
as Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
1999
Operation Pacific
as Mary Stuart
1951
Three Secrets
as Phyllis Horn
1950
In Harm's Way
as Lt. Maggie Hayes
1965
The Breaking Point
as Leona Charles
1950
The Passage
as Mrs. Bergson
1979
Flying By
as Margie
2009
Bright Leaf
as Margaret Jane Singleton
1950
The Hasty Heart
as Sister Margaret Parker
1949
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Olivia Walton
1971
TV Appearances
Little House on the Prairie
as Julia Sanderson
1974
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Studio One
as Miriam Leslie
1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lois Swensen
1951
Glitter
1984
Your Show of Shows
1950
Ben Casey
1961
Zero One
1962
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Ghost Story
as Ellen Alexander
1972
Heidi
as Grandmother
1993
Checkmate
as Fran Davis
1960