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Eleanor Parker

Acting · Born June 26, 1922 · Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also known for her roles in the films Of Human Bondage (1946), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Jungle (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), A Hole in the Head (1959), The Sound of Music (1965), and The Oscar (1966).

Movies with Eleanor Parker

• The Sound of Music (1965) — The Baroness
• Scaramouche (1952) — Lenore
• The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — Zosh Machine
• Between Two Worlds (1944) — Ann Bergner
• Chain Lightning (1950) — Joan "Jo" Holloway
• The Naked Jungle (1954) — Joanna Leiningen
• Many Rivers to Cross (1955) — Mary Stuart Cherne
• Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) — Carla Forester
• The King and Four Queens (1956) — Sabina McDade
• Home from the Hill (1960) — Hannah Hunnicutt
• Eye of the Cat (1969) — Aunt Danny
• Detective Story (1951) — Mary McLeod

TV shows with Eleanor Parker

• Bracken's World (1969) — Sylvia Caldwell