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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.
Birth Name
Patricia Louise Neal
Born
Wednesday, 20 January 1926
Died
Sunday, 08 August 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl | Self | 2016 |
| Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen | Self | 2013 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2011 |
| Flying By | Margie | 2009 |
| How the West Was Lost | Alma Brown | 2008 |
| Beyond Baklava: The Fairy Tale Story of Sylvia's Baklava | 2007 | |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2006 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic | Self | 2006 |
| Facing the Past | Self | 2005 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl | Self | 2016 |
| Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen | Self | 2013 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2011 |
| Flying By | Margie | 2009 |
| How the West Was Lost | Alma Brown | 2008 |
| Beyond Baklava: The Fairy Tale Story of Sylvia's Baklava | 2007 | |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2006 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic | Self | 2006 |
| Facing the Past | Self | 2005 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Maxim Coffee | 2004 |
| Bright Leaves | Self | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | Self | 2002 |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2001 |
| The Face: Jesus in Art | Narrator | 2001 |
| Cookie's Fortune | Jewel Mae 'Cookie' Orcutt | 1999 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Helen Benson | 1997 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1996 |
| Making the Earth Stand Still | Self | 1995 |
| Heidi | Grandmother | 1993 |
| Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Helen Benson | 1993 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| Caroline? | Miss Trollope | 1990 |
| An Unremarkable Life | Frances McEllany | 1989 |
| The Joan Rivers Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| Biography | Self - Actress / Friend | 1987 |
| Shattered Vows | Sister Carmelita | 1984 |
| Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Mrs. Frank | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Milena Maryska | 1984 |
| Glitter | Madame Lil | 1984 |
| Ghost Story | Stella / Stella Hawthorne | 1981 |
| The Patricia Neal Story | Patricia Neal | 1981 |
| The Way They Were | 1981 | |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1981 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul's Mother | 1979 |
| The Passage | Mrs. Bergson / Ariel Bergson | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Bastard | Marie Charboneau | 1978 |
| A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Mrs. Gehrig | 1977 |
| Tail Gunner Joe | Sen. Margaret Chase Smith / Margaret Chase Smith | 1977 |
| Hay que matar a B. | Julia | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Movin' On | Maddie | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Julia Sanderson | 1974 |
| Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Cara / Cara Perry | 1973 |
| Baxter! | Dr. Roberta Clemm / Dr. Clemm | 1973 |
| Circle of Fear | Ellen Alexander | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Sara Kingsley | 1972 |
| The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Olivia Walton | 1971 |
| The Night Digger | Maura Prince | 1971 |
| The Subject Was Roses | Nettie Cleary | 1968 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| Good Company | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| In Harm's Way | Maggie / Lt. Maggie Hayes | 1965 |
| Psyche 59 | Alison Crawford / Allison Crawford | 1964 |
| Espionage | Jeanne | 1963 |
| Hud | Alma Brown | 1963 |
| Zero One | Margo | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | 2E Failenson | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Louise Chapelle | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Beebee Fenstermaker | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Fran Davis | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Amelia / Miss Y, the Mistress (in 'The Stronger') / Grace Wilson | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Maggie Storm | 1959 |
| Pursuit | Mrs. Conrad | 1958 |
| Rendezvous | Kate Merlin | 1958 |
| Suspicion | Paula Elgin | 1957 |
| A Face in the Crowd | Marcia Jeffries | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Margaret Flood / Rena Menken | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Venusian | Susan North | 1954 |
| Omnibus | Queen Herodias (segment "Salome") | 1952 |
| Something for the Birds | Anne Richards | 1952 |
| Washington Story | Alice Kingsley | 1952 |
| Diplomatic Courier | Joan Ross | 1952 |
| Week-End with Father | Jean Bowen | 1951 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Helen Benson | 1951 |
| Raton Pass | Ann Challon | 1951 |
| Operation Pacific | Lt. (j.g.) Mary Stuart / Mary Stuart | 1951 |
| The Breaking Point | Leona Charles | 1950 |
| Three Secrets | Phyllis Horn | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Margaret Jane Singleton | 1950 |
| The Hasty Heart | Sister Parker / Sister Margaret Parker | 1949 |
| It's a Great Feeling | Patricia Neal | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Dominique Francon | 1949 |
| John Loves Mary | Mary McKinley | 1949 |
| Studio One | Miriam Leslie / Caroline Mann | 1948 |
| Blow Ups of 1947 | Herself / Self | 1947 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
