Biography
Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen. Born Patsy Louise Neal on 20 January 1926 in Packard, Kentucky, she died on 8 August 2010.
She made her Broadway debut in 1947 and became a member of the Actors Studio. Her film roles include Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Alma Brown in Hud (1963).
Neal won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hud (1963). She also received a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and two BAFTA Film Awards.
