Eileen Heckart


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Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart (left) with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray in Bus Stop (1956)
Born Anna Eileen Heckart
March 29, 1919(1919-03-29)
Columbus, Ohio
Died December 31, 2001 (aged 82)
Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s) John Harrison Yankee, Jr. (1944-1997)

Eileen Heckart (March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning American actress of stage, screen, and television.

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Background

Heckart was born Anna Eileen Heckart[1] in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Esther (née Stark) and Leo Herbert Heckart.[2] Her family was of Irish descent.[citation needed] She graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. in drama.

Career

Heckart began her Broadway career as the assistant stage manager and an understudy for The Voice of the Turtle in 1943. Her many credits include Picnic, The Bad Seed, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, A Family Affair, Barefoot in the Park, Butterflies Are Free, and The Cemetery Club. Her awards include a special 2000 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theatre, a 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for the off-Broadway The Waverly Gallery, and the 1953 Theatre World Award for Picnic. Her nominations include a 1996 Drama Desk Award for Northeast Local and Tony nods for Butterflies Are Free, Invitation to a March, and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

Heckart won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1972 movie adaptation of Butterflies Are Free and was nominated in 1956 for her performance as the bereaved, besotted Mrs. Daigle in The Bad Seed. She also appeared as a Vietnam War widow with Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge.

Heckart was familiar to TV audiences with starring roles in The Five Mrs. Buchanans, Annie McGuire, Out of the Blue, Trauma Center, Partners in Crime, Backstairs at the White House (as Eleanor Roosevelt), and guest spots on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (as journalist Flo Meredith, a role she carried over to a guest appearance on MTM's spinoff Lou Grant), Rhoda, Murder One, Cybill, The Cosby Show, and many other shows.

Personal life

Heckart was married to John Harrison Yankee Jr. from 1944 until his death in 1997. Her son Luke Yankee is the author of Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart (ISBN 0-8230-7888-4), published by Back Stage Books in 2006.

Heckart died of lung cancer at her home in Norwalk, Connecticut at the age of 82. She also had lived in Stamford, Connecticut.[3] She was survived by 3 children and 2 stepsisters.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE2DD1230F931A35752C0A9649C8B63
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/21/Eileen-Heckart.html
  3. ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Director grabs a coffee before daughter's wedding" the June 24, 2006 "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate of Stamford, page A2

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marisa Pavan
for The Rose Tattoo		 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1957
for The Bad Seed		 Succeeded by
Elsa Lanchester
for Witness for the Prosecution
Preceded by
Cloris Leachman
for The Last Picture Show		 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1972
for Butterflies Are Free		 Succeeded by
Tatum O'Neal
for Paper Moon
Preceded by
Kathleen Chalfant
for Wit		 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
1999-2000
for The Waverly Gallery		 Succeeded by
Mary-Louise Parker
for Proof
v • d • e
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Rita Moreno (1961) · Patty Duke (1962) · Margaret Rutherford (1963) · Lila Kedrova (1964) · Shelley Winters (1965) · Sandy Dennis (1966) · Estelle Parsons (1967) · Ruth Gordon (1968) · Goldie Hawn (1969) · Helen Hayes (1970) · Cloris Leachman (1971) · Eileen Heckart (1972) · Tatum O'Neal (1973) · Ingrid Bergman (1974) · Lee Grant (1975) · Beatrice Straight (1976) · Vanessa Redgrave (1977) · Maggie Smith (1978) · Meryl Streep (1979) · Mary Steenburgen (1980)

Complete list · (1928–1940) · (1941–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001-present)
v • d • e
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series

Cloris Leachman (1975) · Beah Richards (1988) · Colleen Dewhurst (1989) · Swoosie Kurtz (1990) · Colleen Dewhurst (1991) · Tracey Ullman (1993) · Eileen Heckart (1994) · Cyndi Lauper (1995) · Betty White (1996) · Carol Burnett (1997) · Emma Thompson (1998) · Tracey Ullman (1999) · Jean Smart (2000)

Complete list: (1975-2000) · (2001-present)


Persondata
NAME Heckart, Eileen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heckart, Anna Eileen
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH Norwalk, Connecticut






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