Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Acting

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.

She often played mothers, including Rocky Graziano's mother in Somebody Up There Likes Me; the mother of a…

Filmography

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The First Wives Club ★ 6.7 The First Wives Club 1996 Murder One ★ 7.7 Murder One 1995 Cybill ★ 5.9 Cybill 1995 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans ★ 9.0 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans 1994 Ellen ★ 6.1 Ellen 1994 Ultimate Betrayal ★ 7.3 Ultimate Betrayal 1994 Breathing Lessons ★ 5.6 Breathing Lessons 1994 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story ★ 6.5 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story 1993 Stephen King's Golden Tales ★ 4.2 Stephen King's Golden Tales 1993 Love & War ★ 6.4 Love & War 1992 Home Improvement ★ 7.4 Home Improvement 1991 Stuck with Each Other ★ 9.0 Stuck with Each Other 1989 Annie McGuire ★ 7.5 Annie McGuire 1988 Heartbreak Ridge ★ 6.9 Heartbreak Ridge 1986 Tales from the Darkside ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984 Partners in Crime ★ 6.5 Partners in Crime 1984 The Cosby Show ★ 7.0 The Cosby Show 1984 Highway to Heaven ★ 7.4 Highway to Heaven 1984 Trauma Center ★ 7.0 Trauma Center 1983 Games Mother Never Taught You ★ 8.0 Games Mother Never Taught You 1982 Table Settings ★ 5.0 Table Settings 1982 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill ★ 6.8 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill 1981 F.D.R.: The Last Year ★ 6.9 F.D.R.: The Last Year 1980 White Mama ★ 8.0 White Mama 1980 The Sorrows of Gin ★ 10.0 The Sorrows of Gin 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 Out of the Blue ★ 7.3 Out of the Blue 1979 Backstairs at the White House ★ 6.1 Backstairs at the White House 1979 The Honeymooners Christmas Special ★ 7.0 The Honeymooners Christmas Special 1978 Suddenly, Love ★ 8.3 Suddenly, Love 1978 Flying High ★ 6.3 Flying High 1978 Sunshine Christmas ★ 8.0 Sunshine Christmas 1977 Lou Grant ★ 7.3 Lou Grant 1977 Burnt Offerings ★ 6.5 Burnt Offerings 1976 Alice ★ 7.1 Alice 1976 Switch ★ 6.7 Switch 1975 The Hiding Place ★ 6.9 The Hiding Place 1975 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One ★ 8.0 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 1974 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 Rhoda ★ 6.2 Rhoda 1974 Zandy's Bride ★ 6.3 Zandy's Bride 1974 Wedding Band Wedding Band 1974 Barnaby Jones ★ 7.0 Barnaby Jones 1973 The Victim ★ 6.3 The Victim 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Banyon ★ 8.0 Banyon 1972 Butterflies Are Free ★ 6.7 Butterflies Are Free 1972 All the Way Home ★ 10.0 All the Way Home 1971 The Tree ★ 7.0 The Tree 1969 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 No Way to Treat a Lady ★ 6.7 No Way to Treat a Lady 1968 Up the Down Staircase ★ 7.1 Up the Down Staircase 1967 CBS Playhouse ★ 7.0 CBS Playhouse 1966 Felony Squad ★ 6.5 Felony Squad 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 My Six Loves ★ 5.7 My Six Loves 1963 The New Breed ★ 7.7 The New Breed 1961 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Dr. Kildare ★ 5.7 Dr. Kildare 1961 Heller in Pink Tights ★ 5.8 Heller in Pink Tights 1960 A Doll's House ★ 10.0 A Doll's House 1959 Play of the Week ★ 8.0 Play of the Week 1959 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958 Hot Spell ★ 5.9 Hot Spell 1958 The Little Foxes The Little Foxes 1956 The Bad Seed ★ 7.1 The Bad Seed 1956 Bus Stop ★ 6.1 Bus Stop 1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me ★ 7.2 Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 Miracle in the Rain ★ 6.9 Miracle in the Rain 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955 Kraft Television Theatre ★ 10.0 Kraft Television Theatre 1953 The Trip to Bountiful ★ 10.0 The Trip to Bountiful 1953 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Suspense ★ 5.1 Suspense 1949 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 The Ford Theatre Hour The Ford Theatre Hour 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ★ 6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse 1948