Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her film 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 the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons.
Patricia Neal
Active - 1947 - 2016 |
Birth - Jan 20, 1926 |
Death - Aug 8, 2010 |
Genres - Drama, Documentary, Romance, Comedy, Thriller
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Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Biographical Film, Black Comedy Film, Epic Film, Family Film
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Patricia Louise Neal-
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