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Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

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

Born

Jun 26, 1922

Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Died

Dec 09, 2013

Known For

Acting

Movies

65 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.9

movie

Known For

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

as The Baroness
The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

as Zosh Machine
Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

as Lenore
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Mary McLeod
The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

1954

as Joanna Leiningen
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
1965 • as The Baroness
★ 7.7
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 • as Zosh Machine
★ 7.1
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
1952 • as Lenore
★ 7.0
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 • as Mary McLeod
★ 7.0
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 • as Carla Forester
★ 6.3
Home from the Hill
Home from the Hill
1960 • as Hannah Hunnicutt
★ 6.9
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 • as Mary Stuart Cherne
★ 6.5
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 • as Sophie Cantaro
★ 5.1
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
1954 • as Joanna Leiningen
★ 6.6
The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens
1956 • as Sabina McDade
★ 5.6
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head
1959 • as Eloise Rogers
★ 6.2
Caged
Caged
1950 • as Marie Allen
★ 7.1
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
1943 • as Mike's Wife on Record (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
1945 • as Ruth Hartley
★ 6.8
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat
1969 • as Aunt Danny
★ 5.5
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning
1950 • as Joan "Jo" Holloway
★ 6.4
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
1974 • as Alexandra Morgan
★ 5.5
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • as Zosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
An American Dream
An American Dream
1966 • as Deborah Kelly Rojack
★ 5.0
How to Steal the World
How to Steal the World
1968 • as Margitta Kingsley
★ 5.4
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
1967 • as Mrs. Doris Ruston
★ 6.4
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
1967 • as Doris Ruston
★ 6.4
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
1954 • as Ann Barclay Mercedes
★ 4.9
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1946 • as Ellen Gayley
★ 6.3
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling
1949 • as Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Three Secrets
Three Secrets
1950 • as Susan Chase
★ 6.5
Once Upon a Spy
Once Upon a Spy
1980 • as The Lady
★ 5.2
Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place
1961 • as Connie Rossi
★ 6.6
Dead on the Money
Dead on the Money
1991 • as Catherine Blake
★ 5.2
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1977 • as Eunice Hollander Baines
★ 7.5
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
1955 • as Marjorie Lawrence
★ 5.8
Valentino
Valentino
1951 • as Joan Carlisle / Sarah Gray
★ 4.3
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Emlen Davies
★ 5.7
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • as Self
★ 7.3
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971 • as Claire Miller
★ 6.0
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Telephone Operator (voice)
★ 6.2
The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin
1957 • as Carol Carwin
★ 5.4
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat
1967 • as Mme Vincenzini
★ 6.8
She's Dressed to Kill
She's Dressed to Kill
1979 • as Regine Danton
★ 5.7
Sunburn
Sunburn
1979 • as Mrs. Thoren
★ 5.0
Lizzie
Lizzie
1957 • as Elizabeth Richmond
★ 6.9
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
1944 • as Ann Bergner
★ 7.2
Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond
1953 • as Lucey Tibbets
★ 6.2
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy
1951 • as Christabel 'Christy' Sloane
★ 7.0
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
1948 • as Laura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
★ 5.7
The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle
1947 • as Sally Middleton
★ 6.8
The Great American Beauty Contest
The Great American Beauty Contest
1973 • as Peggy Lowery
★ 5.8
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage
1946 • as Mildred Rogers
★ 6.8
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
1961 • as Anne Tremaine
★ 6.6
Crime by Night
Crime by Night
1944 • as Irene Carr
★ 6.4
Men of the Sky
Men of the Sky
1942 • as Mrs. Frank Bickley
★ 5.8
The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You
1944 • as Janet Wheeler
★ 6.4
Escape Me Never
Escape Me Never
1947 • as Fenella MacLean
★ 4.8
Panic Button
Panic Button
1964 • as Louise
★ 4.7
Madame X
Madame X
1981 • as Katherine Richardson
★ 6.7
Soldiers in White
Soldiers in White
1942 • as Nurse Ryan
★ 6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946 • as Self
★ 6.0
Always Together
Always Together
1947 • as Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Busses Roar
Busses Roar
1942 • as Norma
★ 6.6
The Mysterious Doctor
The Mysterious Doctor
1943 • as Letty Carstairs
★ 5.9
The Last Ride
The Last Ride
1944 • as Kitty Kelly
★ 6.4
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker
1969 • as Dame Brinker
★ 6.9
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
1944 • as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Vaudeville Days
Vaudeville Days
1942 • as Colleen (song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling")
★ 4.2