Cast & creator
Patricia Neal
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Murder, She Wrote, Tony Awards
Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Also known as: Patsy Louise Neal, پاتریشا نیل
61
film credits
21
television credits
82
1947–2009 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (82)
Showing 82 of 82 credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Murder, She Wrote
Milena Maryska
1984
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Little House on the Prairie
Julia Sanderson
1974
Studio One
Miriam Leslie
1948Studio One
Caroline Mann
1948
Ben Casey
1961
The Oscars
Self
1953
Checkmate
Fran Davis
1960
Your Show of Shows
1950
Ghost Story
Ellen Alexander
1972
Espionage
Jeanne
1963
Breakfast at Tiffany's
2E Failenson
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lois Swensen
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul's Mother
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Miss Trollope
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Helen Benson
1951
The Bastard
Marie Charboneau
1978
Zero One
1962
Glitter
1984
In Harm's Way
Lt. Maggie Hayes
1965
Special for Women
Ruth Evans
1960
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul's Mother
1979
Hud
Alma Brown
1963
Operation Pacific
Mary Stuart
1951
Ghost Story
Stella
1981
A Face in the Crowd
Marcia Jeffries
1957
Heidi
Grandmother
1993
The Fountainhead
Dominique Francon
1949
The Subject Was Roses
Nettie Cleary
1968
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Olivia Walton
1971
Psyche 59
Alison Crawford
1964
It's a Great Feeling
Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1949
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
1991
The Passage
Mrs. Bergson
1979
The Breaking Point
Leona Charles
1950
Bright Leaf
Margaret Jane Singleton
1950
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
Cookie's Fortune
Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
1999
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Cara
1973
The John Garfield Story
Self
2003
The Patricia Neal Story
Patricia Neal (uncredited)
1981
The Playroom
Margaret Flood
1957
Kung Fu
Sara Kingsley
1972
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
Self
2000
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Mrs. Frank
1984
Tail Gunner Joe
Margaret Chase Smith
1977
Shattered Vows
Sister Carmelita
1984
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Mrs. Gehrig
1978
The Hasty Heart
Sister Margaret Parker
1949
Week-End with Father
Jean Bowen
1951The Making of A Movie
Herself
1965
Things in Their Season
Peg Gerlach
1974
B. Must Die
Julia
1975
Three Secrets
Phyllis Horn
1950
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self
1998
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Narrator
1976
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
1947
Diplomatic Courier
Joan Ross
1952
Something for the Birds
Anne Richards
1952
John Loves Mary
Mary McKinley
1949Pat Neal Is Back
Self
1968
Baxter!
Dr. Roberta Clemm
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
1973
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Antonia Morgan
1992
Eric
Lois Swensen
1975
Stranger from Venus
Susan North
1954
Making The Earth Stand Still
Self
2001
Raton Pass
Ann Challon
1951
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Self
2006
Flying By
Margie
2009
The Road Builder
Maura Prince
1971
Washington Story
Alice Kingsley
1952
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Caroline?
Miss Trollope
1990
Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
2008
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
Self
2005
Bright Leaves
2004
Widows' Nest
Lupe
1977
An Unremarkable Life
Frances McEllany
1989La tua donna
Germana De Torri
1954