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Eleanor Parker

Actor

Eleanor Parker

Born June 26, 1922 in Cedarville, Ohio, USADied December 9, 201358 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).

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The Sound of Music posterFirst watchThe Sound of Music19657.7as The BaronessIn the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Man with the Golden Arm poster7.1The Man with the Golden Arm1955Detective Story poster7.0Detective Story1951Scaramouche poster7.0Scaramouche1952Caged poster7.1Caged1950The Naked Jungle poster6.6The Naked Jungle1954Destination Tokyo poster6.9Destination Tokyo1943Home from the Hill poster6.9Home from the Hill1960Escape from Fort Bravo poster6.3Escape from Fort Bravo1953

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 1991Dead on the MoneyCatherine Blake
  2. 1981Madame XKatherine Richardson
  3. 1980Once Upon a SpyThe Lady
  4. 1979She's Dressed to KillRegine Danton
  5. 1979SunburnMrs. Thoren
  6. 1977Fantasy IslandEunice Hollander Baines
  7. 1974Home for the HolidaysAlexandra Morgan
  8. 1973The Great American Beauty ContestPeggy Lowery
  9. 1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the SpringClaire Miller
  10. 1969Hans BrinkerDame Brinker
  11. 1969Eye of the CatAunt Danny
  12. 1968How to Steal the WorldMargitta Kingsley
  13. 1967The Tiger and the PussycatMme Vincenzini
  14. 1967Warning ShotMrs. Doris Ruston
  15. 1966An American DreamDeborah Kelly Rojack
  16. 1966The OscarSophie Cantaro
  17. 1965The Sound of MusicThe Baroness
  18. 1964Panic ButtonLouise
  19. 1961Return to Peyton PlaceConnie Rossi
  20. 1961Madison AvenueAnne Tremaine
  21. 1960Home from the HillHannah Hunnicutt
  22. 1959A Hole in the HeadEloise Rogers
  23. 1957The Seventh SinCarol Carwin
  24. 1957LizzieElizabeth Richmond
  25. 1956The King and Four QueensSabina McDade
  26. 1955The Man with the Golden ArmZosh Machine
  27. 1955Interrupted MelodyMarjorie Lawrence
  28. 1955Many Rivers to CrossMary Stuart Cherne
  29. 1954Valley of the KingsAnn Barclay Mercedes
  30. 1954The Naked JungleJoanna Leiningen
  31. 1953Escape from Fort BravoCarla Forester
  32. 1953Above and BeyondLucey Tibbets
  33. 1952ScaramoucheLenore
  34. 1951Detective StoryMary McLeod
  35. 1951A Millionaire for ChristyChristabel 'Christy' Sloane
  36. 1951ValentinoJoan Carlisle / Sarah Gray
  37. 1950Three SecretsSusan Chase
  38. 1950CagedMarie Allen
  39. 1950Chain LightningJoan "Jo" Holloway
  40. 1949It's a Great FeelingEleanor Parker (uncredited)
  41. 1948The Woman in WhiteLaura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
  42. 1947The Voice of the TurtleSally Middleton
  43. 1947Always TogetherEleanor Parker (uncredited)
  44. 1947Escape Me NeverFenella MacLean
  45. 1946Never Say GoodbyeEllen Gayley
  46. 1946Of Human BondageMildred Rogers
  47. 1945Pride of the MarinesRuth Hartley
  48. 1944The Very Thought of YouJanet Wheeler
  49. 1944The Last RideKitty Kelly
  50. 1944Atlantic CityBathing Beauty (uncredited)
  51. 1944Crime by NightIrene Carr
  52. 1944Between Two WorldsAnn Bergner
  53. 1943Destination TokyoMike's Wife on Record (voice) (uncredited)
  54. 1943Mission to MoscowEmlen Davies
  55. 1943The Mysterious DoctorLetty Carstairs
  56. 1942Busses RoarNorma
  57. 1942Men of the SkyMrs. Frank Bickley
  58. 1942The Big ShotTelephone Operator (voice)