Eileen Heckart
Biography
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 Broadway before playing it in the film.…
Filmography
Kraft Television Theatre
1953 · 10.0
All the Way Home
1971 · 10.0
A Doll's House
1959 · 10.0
The Sorrows of Gin
1979 · 10.0
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994 · 9.0
Stuck with Each Other
1989 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Suddenly, Love
1978 · 8.3
Play of the Week
1959 · 8.0
Banyon
1972 · 8.0
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 · 8.0
White Mama
1980 · 8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · 8.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · 7.7
Murder One
1995 · 7.7
The New Breed
1961 · 7.7
Annie McGuire
1988 · 7.5
Highway to Heaven
1984 · 7.4
Lou Grant
1977 · 7.4
Home Improvement
1991 · 7.4
The Fugitive
1963 · 7.3
Out of the Blue
1979 · 7.3
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · 7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · 7.2
9 to 5
1982 · 7.2
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · 7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.1
The Bad Seed
1956 · 7.1
Up the Down Staircase
1967 · 7.1
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Alice
1976 · 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973 · 7.0
CBS Playhouse
1966 · 7.0
Trauma Center
1983 · 7.0
The Honeymooners Christmas Special
1978 · 7.0
The Tree
1969 · 7.0
Heartbreak Ridge
1986 · 6.9
The Hiding Place
1975 · 6.9
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 · 6.9
Miracle in the Rain
1956 · 6.8
Butterflies Are Free
1972 · 6.8
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981 · 6.8
Gunsmoke
1955 · 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · 6.7
The First Wives Club
1996 · 6.7
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · 6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · 6.6
Switch
1975 · 6.6
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968 · 6.6
Felony Squad
1966 · 6.5
Partners in Crime
1984 · 6.5
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
1993 · 6.5
Love & War
1992 · 6.4
Burnt Offerings
1976 · 6.4
Zandy's Bride
1974 · 6.4
Flying High
1978 · 6.3
The Victim
1972 · 6.3
Ellen
1994 · 6.2
Rhoda
1974 · 6.2
Backstairs at the White House
1979 · 6.1
Bus Stop
1956 · 6.1
Cybill
1995 · 6.0
Ben Casey
1961 · 5.9
Hot Spell
1958 · 5.9
Heller in Pink Tights
1960 · 5.8
Ultimate Betrayal
1994 · 5.8
Dr. Kildare
1961 · 5.7
Naked City
1958 · 5.7
My Six Loves
1963 · 5.7
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
Studio One
1948 · 5.4
Suspense
1949 · 5.1
Table Settings
1982 · 5.0
Golden Tales
1993 · 4.0
The Ford Theatre Hour
1948 · 0.0