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Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Acting·1922–2013·64 films

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 Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)The Baroness
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)Zosh Machine
Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)Mary McLeod
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle (1954)Joanna Leiningen
Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1952)Lenore
Caged
Caged (1950)Marie Allen
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)Carla Forester
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo (1943)Mike's Wife on Record (voice) (uncredited)
Home from the Hill
Home from the Hill (1960)Hannah Hunnicutt
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head (1959)Eloise Rogers
Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place (1961)Connie Rossi
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat (1969)Aunt Danny
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds (1944)Ann Bergner
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)Mme Vincenzini
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling (1949)Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens (1956)Sabina McDade
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen (1944)Self
Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)Mrs. Doris Ruston
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays (1974)Alexandra Morgan
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning (1950)Joan "Jo" Holloway
Sunburn
Sunburn (1979)Mrs. Thoren
The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1942)Telephone Operator (voice)
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings (1954)Ann Barclay Mercedes
The Woman in White
The Woman in White (1948)Laura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)Emlen Davies
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)Mary Stuart Cherne
Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond (1953)Lucey Tibbets
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1946)Ellen Gayley
The Oscar
The Oscar (1966)Sophie Cantaro
Three Secrets
Three Secrets (1950)Susan Chase
How to Steal the World
How to Steal the World (1968)Margitta Kingsley
Lizzie
Lizzie (1957)Elizabeth Richmond
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines (1945)Ruth Hartley
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody (1955)Marjorie Lawrence
Once Upon a Spy
Once Upon a Spy (1980)The Lady
The Mysterious Doctor
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)Letty Carstairs
Escape Me Never
Escape Me Never (1947)Fenella MacLean
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)Claire Miller
The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin (1957)Carol Carwin
The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle (1947)Sally Middleton
Panic Button
Panic Button (1964)Louise
The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1944)Janet Wheeler
An American Dream
An American Dream (1966)Deborah Kelly Rojack
She's Dressed to Kill
She's Dressed to Kill (1979)Regine Danton
Valentino
Valentino (1951)Joan Carlisle / Sarah Gray
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)Self (archive footage)
Crime by Night
Crime by Night (1944)Irene Carr
Busses Roar
Busses Roar (1942)Norma
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)Zosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)Christabel 'Christy' Sloane
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker (1969)Dame Brinker
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (1961)Anne Tremaine
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1946)Mildred Rogers
The Last Ride
The Last Ride (1944)Kitty Kelly
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1977)Eunice Hollander Baines
Dead on the Money
Dead on the Money (1991)Catherine Blake
Always Together
Always Together (1947)Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
Vaudeville Days
Vaudeville Days (1942)Colleen (song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling")
The Great American Beauty Contest
The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)Peggy Lowery
Madame X
Madame X (1981)Katherine Richardson
Men of the Sky
Men of the Sky (1942)Mrs. Frank Bickley
Atlantic City
Atlantic City (1944)Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Soldiers in White
Soldiers in White (1942)Nurse Ryan
Blow-Ups of 1946
Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)Self