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Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Versatile, award-winning character actress Eileen Heckert with the lean... more
Trivia:
Sons: Mark, Philip, and Luke Yankee. more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
4 wins
&
7 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Irene Heckart
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actress:
- "Cybill" .... Marge (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
- Farewell, My Sweet (1998) TV episode .... Marge
- The Wedding (1997) TV episode .... Marge
- Buffalo Gals (1996) TV episode .... Marge - "Home Improvement" .... Elaine Jenkins (1 episode, 1997)
- Losing My Religion (1997) TV episode .... Elaine Jenkins - "Ellen" .... Grandma (1 episode, 1997)
... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title)
- Secrets & Ellen (1997) TV episode .... Grandma - "Murder One" .... Frances Wyler (6 episodes, 1996)
- Chapter Eight, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
- Chapter Seven, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
- Chapter Five, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
- Chapter Four, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
- Chapter Two, Year Two (1996) TV episode .... Frances Wyler
(1 more) - The First Wives Club (1996) .... Catherine MacDuggan
- "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans" .... Mother Emma Buchanan (17 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Viv'acious (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
- Never on the Road Again (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
- Becoming a Buchanan (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
- The Heart of the Matter (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
- All About Bree (1995) TV episode .... Mother Emma Buchanan
(12 more) - Ultimate Betrayal (1994) (TV) .... Sarah McNeil
- "Love & War" .... Mrs. Stein (1 episode, 1994)
- You Make Me Feel So Young (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Stein - Breathing Lessons (1994) (TV) .... Mabel
- Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993) (TV) .... Shelley
- Stuck with Each Other (1989) (TV)
- "Annie McGuire" (1988) TV series .... Emma Heckart (unknown episodes)
- "Tales from the Darkside" .... Rose Pennywell (1 episode, 1988)
- Do Not Open This Box (1988) TV episode .... Rose Pennywell - "The Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Hickson (1 episode, 1987)
- Autumn Gifts (1987) TV episode .... Mrs. Hickson - "9 to 5" (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Nine to Five (USA)
- Mother Bernly (1987) TV episode - "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Ruth Perkins (1986) / ... (unknown episodes, 1992)
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Little Mary Jackson
- "The Ellen Burstyn Show" .... Nathalie Garrett (1 episode, 1986)
- The Guest Lecturer (1986) TV episode .... Nathalie Garrett - Seize the Day (1986) .... Funeral Woman #1
- The Recovery Room (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Griffin, Steve's Grandmother
- "Highway to Heaven" .... Helen (1 episode, 1985)
- An Investment in Caring (1985) TV episode .... Helen - "Partners in Crime" .... Jeanine (13 episodes, 1984)
... aka 50/50 (Europe)
- Double Jeopardy (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
- Getting in Shape (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
- The Strangler (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
- Fashioned for Murder (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
- The Set-Up (1984) TV episode .... Jeanine
(8 more) - "Trapper John, M.D." .... Lydia Pearl / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
- Send in the Clowns (1984) TV episode .... Lydia Pearl
- Mother Dearest (1981) TV episode .... Thelma - "Trauma Center" .... Nurse Decker (1 episode, 1983)
- Breakthrough (1983) TV episode .... Nurse Decker - "Gloria" (1 episode, 1983)
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (1983) TV episode - Games Mother Never Taught You (1982) (TV) .... Martha Brewster
- Table Settings (1982) (TV)
- The Big Black Pill (1981) (TV) .... Sister Clara
... aka Joe Dancer (USA: reissue title) - "Lou Grant" .... Flo Meredith (1 episode, 1980)
- Pack (1980) TV episode .... Flo Meredith - F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) .... Eleanor Roosevelt
- White Mama (1980) (TV) .... Three Bag Lady
- "Out of the Blue" .... The Boss Angel (6 episodes, 1979)
- Double Jeopardy (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
- Out for the Season (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
- Laura, the Runaway (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
- The Hustle (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
- The Random Bust (1979) TV episode .... The Boss Angel
(1 more) - 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows of Gin (1979) (TV) .... Rosemary
... aka The Sorrows of Gin (USA: alternative title) - "Backstairs at the White House" .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (4 episodes, 1979)
- Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
- Episode #1.4 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
- Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
- Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt - "Little House on the Prairie" .... Amanda Cooper (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
- Dance with Me (1979) TV episode .... Amanda Cooper - Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Malloy
- "Flying High" .... Ruthie (1 episode, 1978)
- Fear of Cheesecake (1978) TV episode .... Ruthie - Sunshine Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Bertha Hayden
- The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1977) (TV) .... Alice's Mother
- "Alice" .... Rose Hyatt (2 episodes, 1976)
- Mother-in-Law: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Rose Hyatt
- Mother-in-Law: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Rose Hyatt - "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Flo Meredith (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
- Lou Proposes (1976) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
- Mary's Aunt Returns (1976) TV episode .... Flo Meredith
- Mary's Aunt (1975) TV episode .... Flo Meredith - "Switch" .... Annie Warren (1 episode, 1976)
- Quicker Than the Eye (1976) TV episode .... Annie Warren - Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Roz Allardyce
... aka Ballata macabra (Italy) - "Rhoda" .... Aunt Lillian (1 episode, 1976)
- It's Not My Fault, Is It? (1976) TV episode .... Aunt Lillian - "Hawaii Five-O" .... Agatha Henderson (1 episode, 1975)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Honor Is an Unmarked Grave (1975) TV episode .... Agatha Henderson - The Hiding Place (1975) .... Katje
- The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) (TV) .... Ma Barker
... aka Alvin Karpis: Public Enemy No. 1 (USA: alternative title)
... aka The FBI Story - Alvin Karpis - Lily (1974/I) (TV)
- Zandy's Bride (1974) .... Ma Allan
... aka For Better, for Worse (USA: TV title) - "Barnaby Jones" .... 'Steele' / ... (1 episode, 1974)
- Dark Legacy (1974) TV episode .... Virginia Lennox/'Steele' - "Love Story" .... Marge Stone (1 episode, 1973)
- Love Came Laughing (1973) TV episode .... Marge Stone - "Banyon" .... Mrs. Shaw (1 episode, 1972)
- A Date with Death (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Shaw - The Victim (1972) (TV) .... Mrs. Hawkes
... aka Out of Contention - "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Stella 'Stell' Charnovski (1 episode, 1972)
- The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) TV episode .... Stella 'Stell' Charnovski - Butterflies Are Free (1972) .... Mrs. Baker
- All the Way Home (1971) (TV) .... Aunt Hannah Lynch
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Aunt Hannah Lynch / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1971)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- All the Way Home (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Hannah Lynch
- A Doll's House (1959) TV episode .... Kristine Linde
- The Little Foxes (1956) TV episode .... Birdie - "Gunsmoke" .... Athena Partridge Royce / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Innocent (1969) TV episode .... Athena Partridge Royce
- The Lady (1965) TV episode .... Hattie Silks - The Tree (1969) .... Sally Dunning
- "CBS Playhouse" .... Janet Furguson (1 episode, 1968)
- Secrets (1968) TV episode .... Janet Furguson - No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) .... Mrs. Brummel
- Up the Down Staircase (1967) .... Henrietta Pastorfield
- "The Fugitive" .... Sister Veronica (3 episodes, 1964-1967)
- The Breaking of the Habit (1967) TV episode .... Sister Veronica
- Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Veronica
- Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sister Veronica - "Felony Squad" .... Ruth Ehlers (1 episode, 1966)
- The Broken Badge (1966) TV episode .... Ruth Ehlers - "The F.B.I." .... Mrs. Creighton (1 episode, 1965)
- The Insolents (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Creighton - "The Nurses" .... Harriet Watts (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- Night of the Witch (1965) TV episode .... Harriet Watts - "The Defenders" .... Dr. Katherine Tasso (1 episode, 1964)
- All the Silent Voices (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Katherine Tasso - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Bea Miller (1 episode, 1963)
- There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'! (1963) TV episode .... Bea Miller - "Ben Casey" .... Polly Jenks (1 episode, 1963)
- Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963) TV episode .... Polly Jenks - My Six Loves (1963) .... Ethel
- "Naked City" .... Mildred Pepper / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Her Life in Moving Pictures (1963) TV episode .... Virginia Cort
- Hold for Gloria Christmas (1962) TV episode .... Mildred Pepper - "Dr. Kildare" .... Jenny Freesmith (1 episode, 1962)
- The Soul Killer (1962) TV episode .... Jenny Freesmith - "The New Breed" .... Harriet (1 episode, 1961)
- Til Death Do Us Part (1961) TV episode .... Harriet - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Lucy Baldwin (1 episode, 1961)
- Coming, Mama (1961) TV episode .... Lucy Baldwin - "Play of the Week" (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
- Four by Tennessee (1961) TV episode
- The House of Bernarda Alba (1960) TV episode
- Morning's at Seven (1960) TV episode - Heller in Pink Tights (1960) .... Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
- A Doll's House (1959) (TV) .... Kristine Lind
- "Playhouse 90" .... Dorothy / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
- A Corner of the Garden (1959) TV episode .... Dorothy
- The Blue Men (1959) TV episode .... Rose - Hot Spell (1958) .... Alma's Friend
- "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Success! (1957) TV episode
- Anna Santonello (1956) TV episode
- Black Sheep (1950) TV episode - "Studio One" .... Evie Jackson (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Out-of-Towners (1957) TV episode .... Evie Jackson
- Zone Four (1950) TV episode
- Zone Four (1950) TV episode - "The Alcoa Hour" .... Vi Miller (1 episode, 1957)
- No License to Kill (1957) TV episode .... Vi Miller - The Bad Seed (1956) .... Hortense Daigle
- Bus Stop (1956) .... Vera
... aka The Wrong Kind of Girl - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) .... Ma Barbella
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) .... Grace Ullman
- "The Philco Television Playhouse" (6 episodes, 1950-1955)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Christmas 'til Closing (1955) TV episode
- Other People's Houses (1953) TV episode
- The Trip to Bountiful (1953) TV episode
- The Best Laid Schemes (1952) TV episode
- Segment (1952) TV episode
(1 more) - "Windows" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Love Letters of Smith (1955) TV episode - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Kate (3 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- My Lost Saints (1955) TV episode .... Kate
- The Haven (1953) TV episode
- Other People's Houses (1953) TV episode - "Campbell Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Campbell Soundstage (USA: new title)
... aka Campbell Summer Soundstage (USA: new title)
- A Little Child Shall Lead Them (1954) TV episode - "Justice" (1 episode, 1954)
- Run from Honor (1954) TV episode - The Trip to Bountiful (1953) (TV) .... Jessie Mae Watts
- "Short Short Dramas" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Unknown Factor (1952) TV episode - "Danger" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Intruders (1952) TV episode - "Suspense" .... Margaret Quartermain / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1952)
- Flare Week (1952) TV episode
- Tent on the Beach (1951) TV episode
- Telephone Call (1951) TV episode
- The Victims (1951) TV episode
- Photo Finish (1950) TV episode .... Margaret Quartermain
(2 more) - "Out There" (1 episode, 1951)
- Mewhu's Jet (1951) TV episode - "The Web" (1 episode, 1951)
- The Dishonorable Thief (1951) TV episode (as Irene Heckart) - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Florie (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Saturday's Children (1950) TV episode .... Florie - "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Barker (1950) TV episode
Self:
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 8 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - "To Tell the Truth" (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 6 September 1968 (1968) TV episode - "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #6.36 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
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(album) Pioneer Women: Selections From Their Journals, 1974.
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