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Patricia Neal
Born: 1926-01-20 in Packard, Kentucky, USA
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.
Rated Filmography (55)
Sorted by Score10.0
An Unremarkable Life
1989
10.0
Things in Their Season
1974
9.5
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
9.0
Eric
1975
8.5
Something for the Birds
1952
8.4
The John Garfield Story
2003
8.0
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001
8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
8.0
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006
7.7
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957
7.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
7.5
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
7.3
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
2000
7.3
Hud
1963
7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
7.2
Baxter!
1973
7.1
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
7.1
The Breaking Point
1950
7.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
7.0
Washington Story
1952
7.0
Widows' Nest
1977
7.0
Bright Leaves
2004
7.0
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
6.9
The Hasty Heart
1949
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
6.5
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
6.5
Three Secrets
1950
6.5
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
6.4
Psyche 59
1964
6.4
Cookie's Fortune
1999
6.3
The Road Builder
1971
6.3
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
6.2
Diplomatic Courier
1952
6.1
Operation Pacific
1951
6.1
The Subject Was Roses
1968
6.0
Ghost Story
1981
6.0
The Passage
1979
6.0
Week-End with Father
1951
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
6.0
Bright Leaf
1950
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
1949
5.8
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
5.8
Caroline?
1990
5.2
Stranger from Venus
1954
5.1
Shattered Vows
1984
5.0
John Loves Mary
1949
4.9
Raton Pass
1951
4.5
B. Must Die
1975
4.3
Flying By
2009