Eileen Heckart

Actor

Born: March 29, 1919
Died: December 31, 2001 (age 82)
From: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

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…

Filmography (37)

The First Wives Club (1996)
Catherine MacDuggan
Ultimate Betrayal (1994)
Sarah McNeil
Breathing Lessons (1994)
Mabel
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
Shelly
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993)
Rose Pennywell
Stuck with Each Other (1989)
Fay Cass
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Little Mary Jackson
Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)
Martha Brewster
Table Settings (1982)
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
Sister Clara
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
Eleanor Roosevelt
White Mama (1980)
Three Bag Lady
The Sorrows of Gin (1979)
Rosemary
The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1978)
Mildred
Suddenly, Love (1978)
Mrs. Malloy
Sunshine Christmas (1977)
Bertha Hayden
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Roz Allardyce
The Hiding Place (1975)
Katje
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
Ma Barker
Zandy's Bride (1974)
Ma Allan
Wedding Band (1974)
Herman's Mother
The Victim (1972)
Mrs. Hawkes
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Mrs. Florence Baker
All the Way Home (1971)
Aunt Hannah Lynch
The Tree
The Tree (1969)
Sally Dunning
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Mrs. Brummel
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Henrietta Pastorfield
My Six Loves (1963)
Ethel
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
Lorna Hathaway
A Doll's House (1959)
Kristine