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Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Acting

Born: January 20, 1926Packard, Kentucky, USA

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
Filmography
Flying By

Flying By

Margie

2009
Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

2008
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Self

2006
Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Self

2005
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Self

2004
Bright Leaves

Bright Leaves

2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

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

Self

2003
The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

Self

2003
Making The Earth Stand Still

Making The Earth Stand Still

Self

2001
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

Self

2000
Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune

Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt

1999
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Self

1998
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Antonia Morgan

1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self

1991
Caroline?

Caroline?

Miss Trollope

1990
An Unremarkable Life

An Unremarkable Life

Frances McEllany

1989
Shattered Vows

Shattered Vows

Sister Carmelita

1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Mrs. Frank

1984
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Stella Hawthorne

1981
The Patricia Neal Story

The Patricia Neal Story

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

1981
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Paul's Mother

1979
The Passage

The Passage

Mrs. Bergson

1979
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Mrs. Gehrig

1978
Widows' Nest

Widows' Nest

Lupe

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

Margaret Chase Smith

1977
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Narrator

1976
Eric

Eric

Lois Swensen

1975
B. Must Die

B. Must Die

Julia

1975
Things in Their Season

Things in Their Season

Peg Gerlach

1974
Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Cara

1973
Baxter!

Baxter!

Dr. Roberta Clemm

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

1973
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Olivia Walton

1971
The Road Builder

The Road Builder

Maura Prince

1971
The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses

Nettie Cleary

1968

Pat Neal Is Back

Self

1968
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

Lt. Maggie Hayes

1965

The Making of A Movie

Herself

1965
Psyche 59

Psyche 59

Alison Crawford

1964
Hud

Hud

Alma Brown

1963
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

2E Failenson

1961
The Playroom

The Playroom

Margaret Flood

1957
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Marcia Jeffries

1957
Stranger from Venus

Stranger from Venus

Susan North

1954

La tua donna

Countess Germana de Torri

1954
Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

Anne Richards

1952
Washington Story

Washington Story

Alice Kingsley

1952
Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

Joan Ross

1952
Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

Jean Bowen

1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Helen Benson

1951
Raton Pass

Raton Pass

Ann Challon

1951
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

Mary Stuart

1951
Three Secrets

Three Secrets

Phyllis Horn

1950
The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

Leona Charles

1950
Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

Margaret Jane Singleton

1950
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

Self

1949
The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Sister Margaret Parker

1949
It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

1949
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

Dominique Francon

1949
John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary

Mary McKinley

1949
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947