Eileen Heckart was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. Born Anna Eileen Herbert, her career spanned nearly 60 years. She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play Picnic on Broadway. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in Butterflies Are Free, a role she originated on Bro...
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Heartbreak Ridge
As Little Mary Jackson
The First Wives Club
As Catherine MacDuggan
Suddenly, Love
As Mrs. Malloy
Bus Stop
As Vera
Somebody Up There Likes Me
As Ma Barbella
Burnt Offerings
As Roz Allardyce
The Bad Seed
As Hortense Daigle
No Way to Treat a Lady
As Mrs. Brummel
Up the Down Staircase
As Henrietta Pastorfield
Heller in Pink Tights
As Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
The Hiding Place
As Katje
Butterflies Are Free
As Mrs. Florence Baker
Zandy's Bride
As Ma Allan
Miracle in the Rain
As Grace Ullman
The Victim
As Mrs. Hawkes
Hot Spell
As Fan
Breathing Lessons
As Mabel
My Six Loves
As Ethel
White Mama
As Three Bag Lady
F.D.R.: The Last Year
As Eleanor Roosevelt
Stuck with Each Other
As Fay Cass
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
As Shelly
Games Mother Never Taught You
As Martha Brewster
Ultimate Betrayal
As Sarah McNeil
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
As Sister Clara
The Tree
As Sally Dunning
All the Way Home
As Aunt Hannah Lynch
The Sorrows of Gin
As Rosemary
Wedding Band
As Herman's Mother
Sunshine Christmas
As Bertha Hayden
Stephen King's Golden Tales
As Rose Pennywell
The Little Foxes
As Birdie
A Doll's House
As Kristine
The Trip to Bountiful
As Jessie Mae Watts
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
As Ma Barker
Lou Grant
Alice
Trapper John, M.D.
Home Improvement
As Elaine Jenkins
The F.B.I.
As Mrs. Creighton
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
As Mother Emma Buchanan
Hawaii Five-O
As Agatha Henderson
The Cosby Show
As Mrs. Hickson
Highway to Heaven
As Helen Spencer
Murder One
Naked City
As Mildred Pepper
Gunsmoke
As Hattie Silks
Studio One
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Birdie
Backstairs at the White House
As Eleanor Roosevelt
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Lucy Baldwin
Tales from the Darkside
As Rose Pennywell
Felony Squad
Love & War
Out of the Blue
As The Boss Angel
The Fugitive
As Sister Veronica
Switch
As Annie Warren
Lux Video Theatre
As Florie
Banyon
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ben Casey
The New Breed
As Harriet Dawson
Suspense
As Mollie
CBS Playhouse
Trauma Center
As Amy Decker
Flying High
Annie McGuire
Dr. Kildare
As Nurse Jenny Freesmith
Partners in Crime
As Jeanine
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
The Streets of San Francisco
As Stella 'Stell' Charnovski
Ellen
As Grandma
Play of the Week
As Myrtle
Tony Awards
As Self - Winner
Barnaby Jones
As Virginia Lennox / Steele
Rhoda
As Aunt Lillian Fiedler
Kraft Television Theatre
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self