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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Parker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Volpi Cup — Best Actress
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1951 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
The Sound of Music
Murder, She Wrote
Hollywood Canteen
Hawaii Five-O
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Caged
Scaramouche
Detective Story
The Tiger and the Pussycat
Destination Tokyo
Home from the Hill
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Voice of the Turtle
Return to Peyton Place
Many Rivers to Cross
The Naked Jungle
Warning Shot
The Love Boat
Escape from Fort Bravo
Never Say Goodbye
A Hole in the Head
Above and Beyond
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Interrupted Melody
The King and Four Queens
Mission to Moscow
Eye of the Cat
The Oscar