Patricia Neal

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Packard, Kentucky, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

20 January 1926, 99 years old

Known For

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Hud

A Face in the Crowd

All Quiet on the Western Front

Cookie's Fortune

Ghost Story

The Fountainhead

In Harm's Way

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Flying By

Margie

2009

Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

2008

Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Self

2006

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Self

2005

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Self

2004

Bright Leaves

2004

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003

The John Garfield Story

Self

2003

Making The Earth Stand Still

Self

2001

Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

Self

2000

Cookie's Fortune

Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt

1999

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Self

1998

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Antonia Morgan

1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self

1991

Caroline?

Miss Trollope

1990

An Unremarkable Life

Frances McEllany

1989

Shattered Vows

Sister Carmelita

1984

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Mrs. Frank

1984

Ghost Story

Stella Hawthorne

1981

The Patricia Neal Story

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

1981

All Quiet on the Western Front

Paul's Mother

1979

The Passage

Mrs. Bergson

1979

The Bastard

Marie Charboneau

1978

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Mrs. Gehrig

1978

Widows' Nest

Lupe

1977

Tail Gunner Joe

Margaret Chase Smith

1977

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Narrator

1976

Eric

Lois Swensen

1975

B. Must Die

Julia

1975

Things in Their Season

Peg Gerlach

1974

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Cara

1973

Baxter!

Dr. Roberta Clemm

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

1973

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Olivia Walton

1971

The Road Builder

Maura Prince

1971

The Subject Was Roses

Nettie Cleary

1968

Pat Neal Is Back

Self

1968

In Harm's Way

Lt. Maggie Hayes

1965

The Making of A Movie

Herself

1965

Psyche 59

Alison Crawford

1964

Hud

Alma Brown

1963

Breakfast at Tiffany's

2E Failenson

1961

The Playroom

Margaret Flood

1957

A Face in the Crowd

Marcia Jeffries

1957

Stranger from Venus

Susan North

1954

La tua donna

Countess Germana de Torri

1954

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

Mary Stuart

1951

Three Secrets

Phyllis Horn

1950

The Breaking Point

Leona Charles

1950

Bright Leaf

Margaret Jane Singleton

1950

Breakdowns of 1949

Self

1949

The Hasty Heart

Sister Margaret Parker

1949

It's a Great Feeling

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

1949

The Fountainhead

Dominique Francon

1949

John Loves Mary

Mary McKinley

1949

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947