Elizabeth Montgomery
Known For
Acting
Born
1933-04-15 in Hollywood, California, USA
Died
1995-05-18
Biography
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is best remembered as the star of the TV series Bewitched. The daughter of Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1960s, she rose to fame as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films. In 1974, she portrayed Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and Lizzie Borden in the 1975 television film The Legend of Lizzie Borden. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. Montgomery was married four times, most notably to actor producer/director William Asher with whom she had three children. Her final marriage was to actor Robert Foxworth, with whom she lived for twenty years before marrying in 1993. Montgomery died of colorectal cancer in May 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with the disease.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Batman: The Animated Series
as Barmaid (voice)
The Twilight Zone
as Woman
Bewitched
as Samantha Stephens
The Flintstones
as Samantha Stephens (voice)
Studio One
as Helen Durand
Studio One
as Marcia Loring Adams
Studio One
as Maggie
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Wagon Train
as Julie Crail
The Untouchables
as Rusty Heller
Climax!
as Betsy
Rawhide
as Rose Cornelius
77 Sunset Strip
as Charlotte Delavalle
Thriller
as Rosamond Denham
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Susan Ward
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Cornelia Otis Skinner
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Patricia
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jen Deveraux