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Celeste Holm

Acting

Born April 29, 1917 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died July 15, 2012

Biography

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). She also is known for her performances in The Snake Pit (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and High Society (1956). Description above from the Wikipedia article Celeste Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1948
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1947
  • Order of St. Olav
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1951 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1950 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1948 · nominated

Filmography36 titles

Columbo

1971as Phyllis Lytton Brandt

All About Eve

1950as Karen Richards

Third Watch

1999as Florence

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Hostess at Lawn Party (uncredited)

The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

Cheers

1982as Grandmother Gaines

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986as Self

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Abigail Baldwin

The Fugitive

1963as Pearl Saunders

Touched by an Angel

1994as Hattie Greene

A Letter to Three Wives

1949as Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)

The Snake Pit

1948as Grace

Wonder Woman

1975as Dolly Tucker

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Mrs. Shaninger

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Gentleman's Agreement

1947as Anne Dettrey

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

High Society

1956as Liz Imbrie

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Come to the Stable

1949as Sister Scholastica

Lux Video Theatre

as Miss Prynne

Still Breathing

1997as Ida

Cinderella

1965as Fairy Godmother

Tom Sawyer

1973as Tia Polly

Murder by the Book

1987as Claire

The Love Boat

1977as Florence Flanders

Three Men and a Baby

1987as Jack's Mother

The Tender Trap

1955as Sylvia Crewes

Great Performances

1971as Self

Falcon Crest

1981as Anna Rossini

The F.B.I.

1965as Flo Clementi

Alchemy

2005as Iris

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977as Florence Hollister

This Girl for Hire

1983as Zandra Stoneham