Personal Info
Birth date
1919-03-29 (106 Years)
Day of death
2001-12-31
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Also known as
-Eileen Heckart
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 played mothers, including Rocky Graziano's mother in Somebody Up There Likes Me; the mother of a murdered child in The Bad Seed; the elderly mother of an estranged son in the PBS production of the one-act play Save Me a Place at Forest Law; the overbearing mother of the detective portrayed by George Segal in No Way to Treat a Lady; the mother of reporter Jack Stein on the 1990s television sitcom Love & War; the mother of two separate characters on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live in the 1980s and 1990s; and the meddling mother of a jilted wife (played by Diane Keaton) in The First Wives Club, her last film role. She also had a recurring role on the 1970s sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as Mary's Aunt Flo Meredith, a famous woman reporter, which she repeated on the subsequent spin-off series, Lou Grant. In addition to her Academy Award, she also won two Emmy Awards for Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn and Love & War, and a Golden Globe Award for The Bad Seed. She also received a special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in 2000, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She made her final acting appearance in 2000 at age 80 in an off-Broadway production, The Waverly Gallery, in which she played the leading role of an elderly grandmother with Alzheimer's disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eileen Heckart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
5.4
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Hawaii Five-O
7.128
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".Tony Awards
5.9
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.The Fugitive
7.2
Overview:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.The Cosby Show
6.992
Overview:
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.Barnaby Jones
6.929
Overview:
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".The F.B.I.
5.391
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.The Philco Television Playhouse
6.3
Overview:
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.Highway to Heaven
7.4
Overview:
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Home Improvement
7.392
Overview:
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.Naked City
5.5
Overview:
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.Alice
7.071
Overview:
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.Tales from the Darkside
7.2
Overview:
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.Ellen
6.2
Overview:
Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. The title role of Ellen Morgan, played by stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres, was a neurotic bookstore owner in her thirties. The series centered on Ellen's dealing with her quirky friends, her family and the problems of daily life. The series is notable for being the first one in which the main character came out as gay, which DeGeneres' character did in the 1997 episode "Puppy Episode". This event received a great deal of media exposure, ignited controversy, and prompted ABC to place a parental advisory at the beginning of each episode. The series' theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas. A running gag was that each episode had a distinct opening credits sequence, resulting from Ellen's ongoing search for the perfect opening credits.Lou Grant
7.3
Overview:
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.The First Wives Club
6.71
Overview:
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!Trapper John, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Gunsmoke
6.59
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.Switch
6.7
Overview:
Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.The Streets of San Francisco
6.9
Overview:
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.Suspense
4.9
Overview:
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.Felony Squad
6.4
Overview:
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.Murder One
7.8
Overview:
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon, a famous young actor who has been suffering from severe drug and alcohol problems - and has been charged with the murder for which Cross was acquitted.Acting
1996The First Wives Club as Catherine MacDuggan
1995Murder One (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1994The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (17 Episodes) as Mother Emma Buchanan
1994Ellen (1 Episode) as Grandma
1994Ultimate Betrayal as Sarah McNeil
1994Breathing Lessons as Mabel
1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story as Shelly, Shelley
1993Stephen King's Golden Tales as Rose Pennywell
1992Love & War (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1991Home Improvement (1 Episode) as Elaine Jenkins
1989Stuck with Each Other as Fay Cass
1988Annie McGuire (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1986Heartbreak Ridge as Little Mary Jackson
1984Tales from the Darkside (1 Episode) as Rose Pennywell
1984Partners in Crime (13 Episodes) as Jeanine
1984The Cosby Show (1 Episode) as Mrs. Hickson
1984Highway to Heaven (1 Episode) as Helen Spencer
1983Trauma Center (13 Episodes) as Amy Decker
1982Games Mother Never Taught You as Martha Brewster
1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill as Sister Clara
1980F.D.R.: The Last Year as Eleanor Roosevelt
1980White Mama as Three Bag Lady
1979The Sorrows of Gin as Rosemary
1979Trapper John, M.D. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Out of the Blue (16 Episodes) as The Boss Angel
1979Backstairs at the White House (4 Episodes) as Eleanor Roosevelt
1978The Honeymooners Christmas Special as Mildred
1978Suddenly, Love as Mrs. Malloy
1978Flying High (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Sunshine Christmas as Bertha Hayden
1977Lou Grant (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Burnt Offerings as Roz Allardyce
1976Alice (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1975Switch (1 Episode) as Annie Warren
1975The Hiding Place as Katje
1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One as Ma Barker
1974Rhoda (1 Episode) as Aunt Lillian Fiedler
1974Zandy's Bride as Ma Allan
1974Wedding Band as Herman's Mother
1973Barnaby Jones (1 Episode) as Virginia Lennox / Steele
1972The Victim as Mrs. Hawkes
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
1972Banyon (1 Episode) as Mrs. Shaw
1972Butterflies Are Free as Mrs. Florence Baker
1971All the Way Home as Aunt Hannah Lynch
1969The Tree as Sally Dunning
1968Hawaii Five-O (1 Episode) as Agatha Henderson
1968No Way to Treat a Lady as Mrs. Brummel
1967Up the Down Staircase as Henrietta Pastorfield
1966CBS Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Felony Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Mrs. Creighton
1963The Fugitive (3 Episodes) as Sister Veronica
1963My Six Loves as Ethel
1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1961The New Breed (1 Episode) as Harriet Dawson
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Nurse Jenny Freesmith
1960Heller in Pink Tights as Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
1959A Doll's House as Kristine
1959Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Myrtle
1958Naked City (1, 1 Episode) as Mildred Pepper, Virginia Cort
1958Hot Spell as Fan
1956The Little Foxes as Birdie
1956The Bad Seed as Hortense Daigle
1956Bus Stop as Vera
1956Somebody Up There Likes Me as Ma Barbella
1956Tony Awards (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Winner, Self - Nominee
1956Miracle in the Rain as Grace Ullman
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Lucy Baldwin
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1 Episode) as Hattie Silks, Athena Partridge Royce
1953Kraft Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953The Trip to Bountiful as Jessie Mae Watts
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Birdie, Mabel, Kristine Linde, Aunt Hannah Lynch
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Florie, Miss Green
1949Suspense (1, 5, 1, 1 Episode) as Mollie, Unknown, Margaret Quartermain, Mrs. Haskell
1948Studio One (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Evie Jackson
1948The Ford Theatre Hour (1 Episode) as Carrie
1948The Philco Television Playhouse (3, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Jessie Mae, Ruthie
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self