Eileen Heckart
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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 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 pl...
Known For
Filmography
The First Wives Club
1996
as Catherine MacDuggan
Murder One
1995
Cybill
1995
as Marge
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Mabel
Ultimate Betrayal
1994
as Sarah McNeil
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
as Mother Emma Buchanan
Ellen
1994
as Grandma
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Shelly
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993
as Rose Pennywell
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993
as Shelley
Love & War
1992
Home Improvement
1991
as Elaine Jenkins
Stuck with Each Other
1989
as Fay Cass
Annie McGuire
1988
Heartbreak Ridge
1986
as Little Mary Jackson
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mrs. Hickson
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Helen Spencer
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Rose Pennywell
Partners in Crime
1984
as Jeanine
Trauma Center
1983
as Amy Decker
Games Mother Never Taught You
1982
as Martha Brewster
Table Settings
1982
9 to 5
1982
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Sister Clara
White Mama
1980
as Three Bag Lady
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
as Eleanor Roosevelt
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Rosemary
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Out of the Blue
1979
as The Boss Angel
Suddenly, Love
1978
as Mrs. Malloy
The Honeymooners Christmas Special
1978
as Mildred
Flying High
1978
Sunshine Christmas
1977
as Bertha Hayden
Lou Grant
1977
Burnt Offerings
1976
as Roz Allardyce
Alice
1976
The Hiding Place
1975
as Katje
Switch
1975
as Annie Warren
Zandy's Bride
1974
as Ma Allan
Wedding Band
1974
as Herman's Mother
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Ma Barker
Rhoda
1974
as Aunt Lillian Fiedler
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Amanda Cooper
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Virginia Lennox / Steele
Butterflies Are Free
1972
as Mrs. Florence Baker
The Victim
1972
as Mrs. Hawkes
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
Banyon
1972
as Mrs. Shaw
All the Way Home
1971
as Aunt Hannah Lynch
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Flo Meredith
The Tree
1969
as Sally Dunning
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Agatha Henderson
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
as Mrs. Brummel
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Henrietta Pastorfield
Felony Squad
1966
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Janet Ferguson
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Creighton
My Six Loves
1963
as Ethel
The Fugitive
1963
as Sister Veronica
Ben Casey
1961
The New Breed
1961
as Harriet Dawson
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Jenny Freesmith
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Heller in Pink Tights
1960
as Lorna Hathaway
A Doll's House
1959
as Kristine
Play of the Week
1959
as Myrtle
Hot Spell
1958
as Fan
Naked City
1958
as Mildred Pepper
Naked City
1958
as Virginia Cort
Bus Stop
1956
as Vera
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Ma Barbella
The Bad Seed
1956
as Hortense Daigle
Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Grace Ullman
The Little Foxes
1956
as Birdie
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hattie Silks
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lucy Baldwin
Gunsmoke
1955
as Athena Partridge Royce
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
as Jessie Mae Watts
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Birdie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mabel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kristine Linde
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Aunt Hannah Lynch
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Florie
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Miss Green
Suspense
1949
as Mollie
Suspense
1949
as Margaret Quartermain
Suspense
1949
as Mrs. Haskell
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Evie Jackson
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Jessie Mae
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Ruthie
The Ford Theatre Hour
1948
as Carrie