Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Acting • Born 1926-01-20 – Died 2010-08-08

Acting1Packard, Kentucky, USA

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.

Filmography

80 credits
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Movie • 1961

2E Failenson

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie • 1951

Helen Benson

The Patricia Neal Story

The Patricia Neal Story

Movie • 1981

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

Movie • 1952

Joan Ross

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Movie • 1957

Marcia Jeffries

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Movie • 1981

Stella Hawthorne

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

Movie • 1949

Dominique Francon

Hud

Hud

Movie • 1963

Alma Brown

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Movie • 1976

Narrator

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

Movie • 1949

Patricia Neal (uncredited)

Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune

Movie • 1999

Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt

Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

Movie • 1951

Mary Stuart

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

Movie • 1950

Phyllis Horn

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

Movie • 1965

Lt. Maggie Hayes

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

Movie • 1950

Leona Charles

The Passage

The Passage

Movie • 1979

Mrs. Bergson

Flying By

Flying By

Movie • 2009

Margie

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

Movie • 1950

Margaret Jane Singleton

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Movie • 1949

Sister Margaret Parker

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Movie • 1971

Olivia Walton

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

Movie • 1971

Maura Prince

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

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

Movie • 2003

Self

Caroline?

Caroline?

Movie • 1990

Miss Trollope

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Movie • 1973

Cara

Stranger from Venus

Stranger from Venus

Movie • 1954

Susan North

The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses

Movie • 1968

Nettie Cleary

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

Movie • 1975

Julia

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Movie • 1995

Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

Movie • 1951

Jean Bowen

Washington Story

Washington Story

Movie • 1952

Alice Kingsley

Psyche 59

Psyche 59

Movie • 1964

Alison Crawford

An Unremarkable Life

An Unremarkable Life

Movie • 1989

Frances McEllany

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Movie • 1978

Mrs. Gehrig

Raton Pass

Raton Pass

Movie • 1951

Ann Challon

Baxter!

Baxter!

Movie • 1973

Dr. Roberta Clemm

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

Movie • 1977

Margaret Chase Smith

John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary

Movie • 1949

Mary McKinley

Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

Movie • 1952

Anne Richards

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Movie • 1984

Mrs. Frank

La tua donna

La tua donna

Movie • 1954

Countess Germana de Torri

Pat Neal Is Back

Pat Neal Is Back

Movie • 1968

Self

Making The Earth Stand Still

Making The Earth Stand Still

Movie • 2001

Self

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie • 1979

Paul's Mother

Widows' Nest

Widows' Nest

Movie • 1977

Lupe

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Movie • 1973

Self (archive footage)

Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

Movie • 1947

Self

Things in Their Season

Things in Their Season

Movie • 1974

Peg Gerlach

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Movie • 2005

Self

Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

Movie • 1949

Self

Shattered Vows

Shattered Vows

Movie • 1984

Sister Carmelita

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movie • 1991

Self

Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

Movie • 2000

Self

Bright Leaves

Bright Leaves

Movie • 2004

Eric

Eric

Movie • 1975

Lois Swensen

The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

Movie • 2003

Self

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Movie • 1998

Self

Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Movie • 2006

Self

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Movie • 1992

Antonia Morgan

Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise

Movie • 2008

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Movie • 2004

Self

The Making of A Movie

The Making of A Movie

Movie • 1965

Herself

The Playroom

The Playroom

Movie • 1957

Margaret Flood

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

TV • 1974

Julia Sanderson

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

TV • 1962

Self

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Miriam Leslie

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Lois Swensen

Glitter

Glitter

TV • 1984

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

TV • 1950

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

TV • 1961

Zero One

Zero One

TV • 1962

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

TV • 1972

Ellen Alexander

Heidi

Heidi

TV • 1993

Grandmother

Checkmate

Checkmate

TV • 1960

Fran Davis

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Paul's Mother

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Miss Trollope

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Caroline Mann

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

TV • 1984

Milena Maryska

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

TV • 1972

Sara Kingsley

The Bastard

The Bastard

TV • 1978

Marie Charboneau