Eileen Heckart
(1919-2001)
American actress
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Eileen Heckart (born Anna Eileen Herbert; March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play Picnic on Broadway. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in Butterflies Are Free (1972), a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film.
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Anna Eileen Heckart 29 March 1919 Columbus, Ohio, USA
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31 December 2001 (aged 82) Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (Home)
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