Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Acting

Birthday

1919/03/29

Day of death

2001/12/31 (82 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Also know as

--

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...Read more

Acting
Heartbreak Ridge
6.9

(1986) Heartbreak Ridge

as Little Mary Jackson

The First Wives Club
6.7

(1996) The First Wives Club

as Catherine MacDuggan

Suddenly, Love
9.0

(1978) Suddenly, Love

as Mrs. Malloy

Bus Stop
6.1

(1956) Bus Stop

as Vera

Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.2

(1956) Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Ma Barbella

Burnt Offerings
6.5

(1976) Burnt Offerings

as Roz Allardyce

The Bad Seed
7.1

(1956) The Bad Seed

as Hortense Daigle

No Way to Treat a Lady
6.6

(1968) No Way to Treat a Lady

as Mrs. Brummel

Up the Down Staircase
6.9

(1967) Up the Down Staircase

as Henrietta Pastorfield

Heller in Pink Tights
5.7

(1960) Heller in Pink Tights

as Mrs. Lorna Hathaway

The Hiding Place
6.6

(1975) The Hiding Place

as Katje

Butterflies Are Free
6.8

(1972) Butterflies Are Free

as Mrs. Florence Baker

Zandy's Bride
6.3

(1974) Zandy's Bride

as Ma Allan

Miracle in the Rain
6.7

(1956) Miracle in the Rain

as Grace Ullman

The Victim
5.8

(1972) The Victim

as Mrs. Hawkes

Hot Spell
6.0

(1958) Hot Spell

as Fan

Breathing Lessons
5.4

(1994) Breathing Lessons

as Mabel

My Six Loves
5.6

(1963) My Six Loves

as Ethel

White Mama
8.0

(1980) White Mama

as Three Bag Lady

F.D.R.: The Last Year
7.5

(1980) F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Stuck with Each Other
0.0

(1989) Stuck with Each Other

as Fay Cass

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
0.0

(1993) Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

as Shelly

Games Mother Never Taught You
0.0

(1982) Games Mother Never Taught You

as Martha Brewster

Ultimate Betrayal
7.0

(1994) Ultimate Betrayal

as Sarah McNeil

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
5.8

(1981) Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

as Sister Clara

0.0

(1969) The Tree

as Sally Dunning

All the Way Home
0.0

(1971) All the Way Home

as Aunt Hannah Lynch

The Sorrows of Gin
10.0

(1979) The Sorrows of Gin

as Rosemary

Wedding Band
0.0

(1974) Wedding Band

as Herman's Mother

Sunshine Christmas
0.0

(1977) Sunshine Christmas

as Bertha Hayden

Stephen King's Golden Tales
5.1

(1985) Stephen King's Golden Tales

as Rose Pennywell

The Little Foxes
0.0

(1956) The Little Foxes

as Birdie

A Doll's House
10.0

(1959) A Doll's House

as Kristine

0.0

(1953) The Trip to Bountiful

as Jessie Mae Watts

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
0.0

(1974) The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

as Ma Barker

7.0

(1978) The Honeymooners Christmas Special

as Mildred

Lou Grant
7.2

(1977) Lou Grant

as ---

Alice
7.0

(1976) Alice

as ---

Trapper John, M.D.
6.3

(1979) Trapper John, M.D.

as ---

Home Improvement
7.4

(1991) Home Improvement

as Elaine Jenkins

The F.B.I.
5.6

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Mrs. Creighton

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
10.0

(1994) The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

as Mother Emma Buchanan

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Agatha Henderson

The Cosby Show
7.0

(1984) The Cosby Show

as Mrs. Hickson

Highway to Heaven
7.4

(1984) Highway to Heaven

as Helen Spencer

Murder One
7.8

(1995) Murder One

as ---

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Mildred Pepper

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hattie Silks

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Birdie

Backstairs at the White House
5.9

(1979) Backstairs at the White House

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lucy Baldwin

Tales from the Darkside
7.2

(1984) Tales from the Darkside

as Rose Pennywell

Felony Squad
7.0

(1966) Felony Squad

as ---

Love & War
6.2

(1992) Love & War

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Sister Veronica

Out of the Blue
6.0

(1979) Out of the Blue

as The Boss Angel

Switch
6.7

(1975) Switch

as Annie Warren

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Florie

7.0

(1972) Banyon

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Ben Casey
5.7

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Harriet Dawson

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as Mollie

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

Trauma Center
5.0

(1983) Trauma Center

as Amy Decker

Flying High
4.5

(1978) Flying High

as ---

5.0

(1988) Annie McGuire

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Nurse Jenny Freesmith

Partners in Crime
6.2

(1984) Partners in Crime

as Jeanine

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Virginia Cort

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Athena Partridge Royce

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Miss Green

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as Stella 'Stell' Charnovski

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Evie Jackson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mabel

Ellen
6.4

(1994) Ellen

as Grandma

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kristine Linde

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Aunt Hannah Lynch

Play of the Week
0.0

(1959) Play of the Week

as Myrtle

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as Margaret Quartermain

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as Mrs. Haskell

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Jessie Mae

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Ruthie

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Barnaby Jones
7.0

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Virginia Lennox / Steele

Rhoda
6.2

(1974) Rhoda

as Aunt Lillian Fiedler

0.0

(1953) Kraft Television Theatre

as ---

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self