Eleanor Parker

Born: 1922-06-26, Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Died: 2013-12-09

Biography

Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also known for her roles in the films Of Human Bondage (1946), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Jungle (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), A Hole in the Head (1959), The Sound of Music (1965), and The Oscar (1966).

Filmography

• The Love Boat (1977)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Hotel (1982)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• Checkmate (1960)
• Ghost Story (1972)
• Home from the Hill (1960)
• Chain Lightning (1950)
• The Oscar (1966)
• Scaramouche (1952)
• The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
• Destination Tokyo (1943)
• A Hole in the Head (1959)
• Warning Shot (1967)
• The King and Four Queens (1956)
• It's a Great Feeling (1949)
• Detective Story (1951)
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
• Eye of the Cat (1969)
• Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
• Il Tigre (1967)
• Escape Me Never (1947)
• Valley of the Kings (1954)
• The Big Shot (1942)
• Once Upon a Spy (1980)
• An American Dream (1966)
• Dead on the Money (1991)
• Return to Peyton Place (1961)
• Pride of the Marines (1945)