
Patricia Neal
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-01-20 in Packard, Kentucky, USA
Died
2010-08-08
Biography
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.
Most Known For

Murder, She Wrote
as Milena Maryska

Little House on the Prairie
as Julia Sanderson

Studio One
as Miriam Leslie

Studio One
as Caroline Mann

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

The Oscars
as Self

Ben Casey

Ghost Story
as Ellen Alexander

Your Show of Shows

Breakfast at Tiffany's
as 2E Failenson

Checkmate
as Fran Davis

Zero One

Shattered Vows
as Sister Carmelita

Psyche 59
as Alison Crawford

The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Helen Benson

In Harm's Way
as Lt. Maggie Hayes

Hud
as Alma Brown

Eric
as Lois Swensen

Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lois Swensen

Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Paul's Mother