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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) -- Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) -- Atticus Finch (Peck), a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
Midnight Cowboy (1969) -- A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.

Overview

Date of Death:
3 December 1969, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA more
Trivia:
Her death, from cancer, was sudden and unexpected. more
STARmeter: ?
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Director Robert Mulligan passes away aged 83.
 (From Movie Jungle. 23 December 2008, 12:32 AM, PST)

Director Robert Mulligan passes away aged 83.
 (From Movie Jungle. 23 December 2008, 12:32 AM, PST)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self
Actress:
  1. The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) .... Mrs. Popper
    ... aka Buscant la felicitat (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka En busca de la felicidad (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Hyvästi, USA (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Jakten på lyckan (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Mutluluk pesinde (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Retfærdighedens skygge (Denmark) [da]

  2. The Reivers (1969) .... Miss Reba
    ... aka The Yellow Winton Flyer (UK: video title)
    ... aka Boon il saccheggiatore (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Der Gauner (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Koniokrady (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Les reivers (France) [fr]
    ... aka Leva rövare (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Los rateros (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Veijarit (Finland) [fi]
  3. Midnight Cowboy (1969) .... Sally Buck - Texas
    ... aka Asphalt-Cowboy (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Perdidos en la noche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Asfalt Cowboy (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Asfaltcowboy (Norway: TV title) [no]
    ... aka Asphalt-Cowboy (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Cowboy Shel Hatzot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka Cowboy de medianoche (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cowboy de mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Geceyarisi kovboyu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Keskiyön cowboy (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Macadam cow-boy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Macadam cowboy (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Nocny kowboj (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka O Cowboy da Meia-Noite (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O cow boy tou mesonyktiou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka O cowboy tou mesonyhtiou (Greece: reissue title) [el]
    ... aka Perdidos na Noite (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Ponocni kauboj (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Un uomo da marciapiede (Italy) [it]
  4. Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969) (TV) .... Helen
  5. "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969) TV episode
  6. "Premiere" .... Ellen St. John (1 episode, 1968)
        - Higher and Higher (1968) TV episode .... Ellen St. John
  7. Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Madame 'Peaches' Sophie
    ... aka Hängt ihn höher (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka À Sombra da Forca (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka A Marca da Forca (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Cometieron dos errores (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Häng dom högt (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Hirttäkää heidät (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Impiccalo più in alto (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Klyng dem op (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Kremaste tous psila (Greece) [el]
    ... aka La marca de la horca (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Pendez-les haut et court (France) [fr]
    ... aka Pengem-los ben amunt (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Powiescie go wysoko (Poland: TV title) [pl]
    ... aka Zemsta szeryfa (Poland) [pl]
  8. Charly (1968) .... Mrs. Apple
    ... aka Charly (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Charly (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Charly (Greece) [el]
    ... aka I due mondi di charly (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Os dois Mundos de Charly (Brazil) [pt]
  9. A Lovely Way to Die (1968) .... Biddy, Cook
    ... aka A Lovely Way to Go
    ... aka Der schnellste Weg zum Jenseits (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Bodyguard (Japan: English title) [en]
    ... aka Den hårde kerne (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Enas oraios tropos gia na pethanis (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Etsivä kovanyrkki (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Jim l'irresistibile detective (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sindicato de asesinos (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Skott ur mörkret (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Un détective à la dynamite (France) [fr]
  10. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) .... Mrs. Himmel
    ... aka Así no se trata a una dama (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Bizarre Morde (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ensam dam får besök (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Huulipunamurhaaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Kynigontas ton dolofono (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Não Se Trata Assim Uma Senhora (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Non si maltrattano così le signore (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sådan behandler man ikke damer (Denmark) [da]
  11. The Tiger Makes Out (1967) .... Mrs. Kelly
    ... aka Der Tiger schlägt zurück (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Hans andet jeg (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Um Tigre de Alcova (Brazil) [pt]
  12. Up the Down Staircase (1967) .... Beatrice Schacter
    ... aka Contra corriente (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Escalier interdit (France) [fr]
    ... aka Gegen den Strom die Treppe hinauf (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka O Último Degrau (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Su per la discesa (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Ylös vääriä portaita (Finland) [fi]
  13. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) .... Mrs. Chaison
    ... aka Der Schatten des Giganten (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Combattenti della notte (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Jättiläisen varjo (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L'ombre d'un géant (France) [fr]
    ... aka La sombra de un gigante (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Skuggan av en jätte (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Skyggen af en gigant (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Ta 4 liontaria tis erimou (Greece) [el]
  14. A Rage to Live (1965) .... Mrs. Bannon
    ... aka John O'Hara's A Rage to Live (USA: complete title)
    ... aka En kvindes begær (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Kiihko elää (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Nymphomania (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Smania di vita (Italy) [it]
  15. "The Defenders" .... Dorothy Martin / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka "Los defensores" (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka "Les accusés" (France) [fr]
    ... aka "Preston & Preston" (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka "Puolustuksella on puheenvuoro" (Finland) [fi]
        - The Merry-Go-Round Mender (1965) TV episode .... Winnie Benedette
        - Who'll Dig His Grave? (1964) TV episode .... Dorothy Martin
  16. "The Fugitive" .... Edith Waverly / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka "El fugitivo" (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka "Åcigany" (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka "Auf der Flucht" (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka "Le fugitif" (France: dubbed version) [fr]
    ... aka "O Fugitivo" (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
    ... aka "Takaa-ajettu" (Finland) [fi]
        - The Survivors (1965) TV episode .... Edith Waverly
        - The Other Side of the Mountain (1963) TV episode .... Grams
  17. "For the People" .... Mrs. Krug (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "Syyttäjän oikeus" (Finland) [fi]
        - Guilt Shall Not Escape Nor Innocence Suffer (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Krug
  18. "The Nurses" .... Mrs. Halpern / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1965)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Las enfermeras" (Argentina) [es]
        - A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Sally Carroll
        - The Barbara Bowers Story (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Halpern
  19. Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) .... Miss Clara
    ... aka Die Lady und der Tramp (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dziecino, deszcz musi padac (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka El último intento (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Errando pelo Caminho (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka Giv mig en chance! (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka I megali apopeira (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Kaderin oyunu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka L'ultimo tentativo (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La última tentativa (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Le sillage de la violence (France) [fr]
    ... aka Nie powstrzymasz deszczu (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Polttava maa (Finland) [fi]
  20. "New York Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Drapes Come (1965) TV episode
  21. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Mrs. Turner (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Gambling Heart (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Turner
  22. "Ben Casey" .... Catherine DiLorenzo (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Ben Casey" (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka "Ben Casey" (Finland) [fi]
        - From Too Much Love of Living (1963) TV episode .... Catherine DiLorenzo
  23. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Mama (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
    ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
        - Something About Lee Wiley (1963) TV episode .... Mama
  24. "Dr. Kildare" .... Hester Cullen (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Dr. Kildare" (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka "Dr. Kildare" (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka "El doctor Kildare" (Spain) [es]
    ... aka "Le jeune docteur Kildare" (France) [fr]
    ... aka "Tohtori Kildare" (Finland) [fi]
        - The Good Samaritan (1963) TV episode .... Hester Cullen
  25. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Sister St. Anne / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1963)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Don't Shake the Family Tree (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Botsford
        - One Red Rose for Christmas (1959) TV episode .... Sister St. Anne
        - Apple of His Eye (1959) TV episode .... Nettie Bowers
        - Whisper of Evil (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Vining
        - One Red Rose for Christmas (1958) TV episode .... Sister St. Anne
  26. "The Twilight Zone" .... Mrs. Ford (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone: The Original Series" (Australia)
    ... aka "Twilight Zone" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Ai confini della realtà" (Italy) [it]
    ... aka "Além da Imaginação" (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka "Dimensión desconocida" (Spain) [es]
    ... aka "En los límites de la realidad" (Spain) [es]
    ... aka "Hämärän rajamailla - mielikuvitusta vai totta?" (Finland: original subtitled version) [fi]
    ... aka "Hämärän rajamailla" (Finland: new title) [fi]
    ... aka "La dimensió desconeguda" (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka "La dimensión desconocida" (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka "La quatrième dimension" (France) [fr]
    ... aka "Mystery Zone" (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka "Quinta Dimensão" (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka "Tweeduister" (Netherlands) [nl]
    ... aka "Unglaubliche Geschichten" (West Germany) [de]
        - The Incredible World of Horace Ford (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Ford
  27. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) .... Mrs. Dubose
    ... aka Du silence et des ombres (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Wer die Nachtigall stört (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka De onbekende in de schaduw (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
    ... aka Dræb ikke en sangfugl (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Il buio oltre la siepe (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Jako zabít ptácka (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
    ... aka Kuin surmaisi satakielen (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Matar a un ruiseñor (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Na Sombra e no Silêncio (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O Sol É Para Todos (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Para matar a un ruiseñor (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Skuggan över södern (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Zabic drozda (Poland) [pl]
  28. "The Untouchables" .... Bertha Levinson (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "Chicago 1930" (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka "Los intocables" (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka "Die Unbestechlichen" (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka "Lahjomattomat" (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka "Les incorruptibles" (France: dubbed version) [fr]
    ... aka "Os Intocáveis" (Brazil) [pt]
        - The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) TV episode .... Bertha Levinson
  29. "Naked City" .... Mama Ganoulian / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
    ... aka "Alaston kaupunki" (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka "Gnadenlose Stadt" (West Germany) [de]
        - The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff (1961) TV episode .... Mary Nagler
        - A Very Cautious Boy (1961) TV episode .... Mama Ganoulian
  30. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1956-1961)
        - A Chapter on Tyranny: Dateline Berlin (1961) TV episode
        - Devil at the Door (1956) TV episode
  31. "Great Ghost Tales" .... Mrs. Piggot (1 episode, 1961)
        - Who Is the Fairest One of All? (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Piggot
  32. "'Way Out" .... Stephanie Cartwright (1 episode, 1961)
        - 20/20 (1961) TV episode .... Stephanie Cartwright
  33. "Diagnosis: Unknown" .... Mrs. Layton (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Parasite (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Layton
  34. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Lullaby (1960) TV episode
  35. Lullaby (1960) (TV) .... Mother
    ... aka To nanourisma (Greece) [el]

  36. "Brenner" .... Mrs. Campell (1 episode, 1959)
        - I, Executioner (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Campell
  37. The Nun's Story (1959) .... Mother Marcella (School of Medicine)
    ... aka Au risque de se perdre (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Historia de una monja (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka A História de Uma Freira (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Die Geschichte einer Nonne (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Història d'una monja (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Historia zakonnicy (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka I istoria mias monahis (Greece) [el]
    ... aka La storia di una monaca (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Nonnen (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Nunnan (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Nunnan tarina (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Uma Cruz à Beira do Abismo (Brazil) [pt]
  38. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) TV episode
        - Eddie (1958) TV episode
        - The Killer Instinct (1957) TV episode
  39. The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) (TV)
  40. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Mrs. Burgess (1 episode, 1957)
        - Beyond This Place (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Burgess
  41. "Studio One" .... Belle Travers / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... 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)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Deaf Heart (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Cornelius
        - Mama's Boy (1955) TV episode .... Mama
        - Summer Pavilion (1955) TV episode .... Belle Travers
  42. A Merry Mix-up (1957) .... Leona
  43. Edge of the City (1957) .... Mrs. Nordmann
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
    ... aka Ein Mann besiegt die Angst (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Donde la ciudad termina (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Espasa ta desma mou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Ingen undkommer (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka L'homme qui tua la peur (France) [fr]
    ... aka Miehen mitta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Nel fango della periferia (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Slagsmål i vente (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Um Homem Tem Três Metros de Altura (Portugal) [pt]
  44. Rumpus in the Harem (1956) (uncredited) .... Sheba, Reba or Heba
  45. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Ma (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - Joey (1956) TV episode .... Ma
  46. "Justice" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Desperate Man (1955) TV episode
  47. Shot in the Frontier (1954) (uncredited) .... Bella
  48. "Danger" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Obsession (1954) TV episode
  49. Pals and Gals (1954) (uncredited) .... Belle
  50. Musty Musketeers (1954) (uncredited) .... Tillieth
  51. Pardon My Backfire (1953) (uncredited) .... Nettie
  52. "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" .... Mrs. Bullfinch (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Captain Video" (USA)
    ... aka "El capitán Vídeo y los guardianes del universo" (Spain) [es]
        - Space Race (1952) TV episode .... Mrs. Bullfinch
  53. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Madame Beauchet (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Reign of Terror (1952) TV episode .... Madame Beauchet
  54. "Lights Out" .... Mrs. Patchin (1 episode, 1951)
        - Will-o'-the-Wisp (1951) TV episode .... Mrs. Patchin

  55. "The Clock" (1 episode, 1949)
        - Lease of Death (1949) TV episode
Soundtrack:
  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) ("Hush, Little Baby" (uncredited))
    ... aka Asphalt-Cowboy (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Perdidos en la noche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Asfalt Cowboy (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Asfaltcowboy (Norway: TV title) [no]
    ... aka Asphalt-Cowboy (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Cowboy Shel Hatzot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka Cowboy de medianoche (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Cowboy de mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Geceyarisi kovboyu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Keskiyön cowboy (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Macadam cow-boy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Macadam cowboy (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Nocny kowboj (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka O Cowboy da Meia-Noite (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka O cow boy tou mesonyktiou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka O cowboy tou mesonyhtiou (Greece: reissue title) [el]
    ... aka Perdidos na Noite (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Ponocni kauboj (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Un uomo da marciapiede (Italy) [it]

Additional Details

Other Works:
She originated the role of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days" at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City on September 17, 1961. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Mystery more

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