Acting
Patricia Neal
Born 1926-01-20
Packard, Kentucky, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her 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 middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Known For
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
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Little House on the Prairie
1974
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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Hud
1963
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Tony Awards
1956
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A Face in the Crowd
1957
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
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Kung Fu
1972
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (83 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Flying By | Margie | Movie | 2009 |
 | Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fantastic Mr. Dahl | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Private Screenings: Patricia Neal | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bright Leaves | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The John Garfield Story | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Making The Earth Stand Still | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Inside 'You Only Live Twice' | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Cookie's Fortune | Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt | Movie | 1999 |
 | Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Heidi | Grandmother | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Antonia Morgan | Movie | 1992 |
 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | Movie | 1991 |
 | Caroline? | Miss Trollope | Movie | 1990 |
 | An Unremarkable Life | Frances McEllany | Movie | 1989 |
 | Shattered Vows | Sister Carmelita | Movie | 1984 |
 | Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Mrs. Frank | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Milena Maryska | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Glitter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Ghost Story | Stella | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Patricia Neal Story | Patricia Neal (uncredited) | Movie | 1981 |
 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul's Mother | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Passage | Mrs. Bergson | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Bastard | Marie Charboneau | TV Series | 1978 |
 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Mrs. Gehrig | Movie | 1978 |
 | Widows' Nest | Lupe | Movie | 1977 |
 | Tail Gunner Joe | Margaret Chase Smith | Movie | 1977 |
 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Narrator | Movie | 1976 |
 | Eric | Lois Swensen | Movie | 1975 |
 | B. Must Die | Julia | Movie | 1975 |
 | Things in Their Season | Peg Gerlach | Movie | 1974 |
 | Little House on the Prairie | Julia Sanderson | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Cara | Movie | 1973 |
 | Baxter! | Dr. Roberta Clemm | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kung Fu | Sara Kingsley | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Ghost Story | Ellen Alexander | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Olivia Walton | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Road Builder | Maura Prince | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Subject Was Roses | Nettie Cleary | Movie | 1968 |
| Pat Neal Is Back | Self | Movie | 1968 | |
 | In Harm's Way | Lt. Maggie Hayes | Movie | 1965 |
| The Making of A Movie | Herself | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Psyche 59 | Alison Crawford | Movie | 1964 |
 | Espionage | Jeanne | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Hud | Alma Brown | Movie | 1963 |
 | Zero One | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 2E Failenson | Movie | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Special for Women | Ruth Evans | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Checkmate | Fran Davis | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Playroom | Margaret Flood | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Face in the Crowd | Marcia Jeffries | Movie | 1957 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Stranger from Venus | Susan North | Movie | 1954 |
| La tua donna | Countess Germana de Torri | Movie | 1954 | |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Something for the Birds | Anne Richards | Movie | 1952 |
 | Washington Story | Alice Kingsley | Movie | 1952 |
 | Diplomatic Courier | Joan Ross | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lois Swensen | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Paul's Mother | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Miss Trollope | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Week-End with Father | Jean Bowen | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Helen Benson | Movie | 1951 |
 | Raton Pass | Ann Challon | Movie | 1951 |
 | Operation Pacific | Mary Stuart | Movie | 1951 |
 | Three Secrets | Phyllis Horn | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Breaking Point | Leona Charles | Movie | 1950 |
 | Bright Leaf | Margaret Jane Singleton | Movie | 1950 |
 | Your Show of Shows | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Hasty Heart | Sister Margaret Parker | Movie | 1949 |
 | It's a Great Feeling | Patricia Neal (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Fountainhead | Dominique Francon | Movie | 1949 |
 | John Loves Mary | Mary McKinley | Movie | 1949 |
 | Studio One | Miriam Leslie | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Caroline Mann | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | Movie | 1947 |