---
name: "Patricia Neal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patricia-neal"
fi1m_id: "patricia-neal"
imdb_id: "nm0623658"
tmdb_id: 1934
wikidata_id: "Q191027"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 January 1926"
died: "8 August 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:07:35.751245+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patricia Neal

## Identity

Patricia Neal

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patricia-neal
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patricia-neal
- **IMDb ID:** nm0623658
- **TMDB ID:** 1934
- **Wikidata ID:** Q191027
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Neal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191027, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1934

Actor. Born 20 January 1926 in Packard, Kentucky, USA. Died 8 August 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 January 1926, Packard, Kentucky, USA
- **Died:** 8 August 2010
- **Also known as:** Patsy Louise Neal, پاتریشا نیل
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Neal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191027, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1934

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), Fi1m 82, as Helen Benson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Flying By* (2009), as Margie
- *Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise* (2008), Actor
- *Bright Leaves* (2004), Actor
- *Cookie's Fortune* (1999), as Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
- *Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey* (1995), as Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Heidi* (1993), series, as Grandmother
- *A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story* (1992), as Antonia Morgan
- *Caroline?* (1990), as Miss Trollope
- *An Unremarkable Life* (1989), as Frances McEllany
- *Shattered Vows* (1984), as Sister Carmelita
- *Love Leads the Way: A True Story* (1984), as Mrs. Frank
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Milena Maryska
- *Glitter* (1984), series, Actor
- *Ghost Story* (1981), as Stella
- *The Patricia Neal Story* (1981), as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1979), as Paul's Mother
- *The Passage* (1979), as Mrs. Bergson
- *The Bastard* (1978), series, as Marie Charboneau
- *A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story* (1978), as Mrs. Gehrig
- *Widows' Nest* (1977), as Lupe
- *Tail Gunner Joe* (1977), as Margaret Chase Smith
- *The American Woman: Portraits of Courage* (1976), as Narrator
- *Eric* (1975), as Lois Swensen
- *B. Must Die* (1975), as Julia
- *Things in Their Season* (1974), as Peg Gerlach
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Julia Sanderson
- *Happy Mother's Day, Love George* (1973), as Cara
- *Baxter!* (1973), as Dr. Roberta Clemm
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Sara Kingsley
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Ellen Alexander
- *The Homecoming: A Christmas Story* (1971), as Olivia Walton
- *The Road Builder* (1971), as Maura Prince
- *The Subject Was Roses* (1968), as Nettie Cleary
- *In Harm's Way* (1965), as Lt. Maggie Hayes
- *Psyche 59* (1964), as Alison Crawford
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Jeanne
- *Hud* (1963), as Alma Brown
- *Zero One* (1962), series, Actor
- *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961), as 2E Failenson
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Special for Women* (1960), series, as Ruth Evans
- *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Fran Davis
- *The Playroom* (1957), as Margaret Flood
- *A Face in the Crowd* (1957), as Marcia Jeffries
- *Stranger from Venus* (1954), as Susan North
- *La tua donna* (1954), as Countess Germana de Torri
- *Something for the Birds* (1952), as Anne Richards
- *Washington Story* (1952), as Alice Kingsley
- *Diplomatic Courier* (1952), as Joan Ross
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Lois Swensen, Paul's Mother, Miss Trollope
- *Week-End with Father* (1951), as Jean Bowen
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), as Helen Benson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)
- *Raton Pass* (1951), as Ann Challon
- *Operation Pacific* (1951), as Mary Stuart
- *Three Secrets* (1950), as Phyllis Horn
- *The Breaking Point* (1950), as Leona Charles
- *Bright Leaf* (1950), as Margaret Jane Singleton
- *Your Show of Shows* (1950), series, Actor
- *The Hasty Heart* (1949), as Sister Margaret Parker
- *It's a Great Feeling* (1949), as Patricia Neal (uncredited)
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Dominique Francon
- *John Loves Mary* (1949), as Mary McKinley
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Miriam Leslie, Caroline Mann

## Gallery

- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-4e35df40340f.jpg) Patricia Neal — Twentieth Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Patricia_Neal_1952.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Patricia Neal by Bert Parry, 1950](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-3a26c2a59814.jpg) Patricia Neal by Bert Parry, 1950 — Bert Parry [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Patricia_Neal_by_Bert_Parry%2C_1950.jpg/1280px-Patricia_Neal_by_Bert_Parry%2C_1950.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Patricia Neal guest-starring as a nightclub owner in an episode of The Untouchables. (1962)](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-cbebe55d98a7.jpg) Photo of Patricia Neal guest-starring as a nightclub owner in an episode of The Untouchables. (1962) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Patricia_Neal_The_Untouchables_1962.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![George Peppard and Patricia Neal in Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961. This is an original, vintage 1961 8x10 photo issued by Paramount Pictures studio](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-bcbb63f03a71.jpg) George Peppard and Patricia Neal in Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961. This is an original, vintage 1961 8x10 photo issued by Paramount Pictures studio — Paramount Pictures. Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/George_Peppard_and_Patricia_Neal_in_Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s%2C_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-bb95b1bcf132.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-1a59120abad1.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-cf99ed571510.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB
- ![Portrait of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-57f9c33718fb.jpg) Portrait of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal — Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Patricia_Neal_und_Roald_Dahl.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L. to R. : Patricia Neal, Vincent Sherman (director) and Wilkie Cooper (cinematographer) on the set of The Hasty Heart (1949) - publicity still](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-deae338d6ad9.jpg) L. to R. : Patricia Neal, Vincent Sherman (director) and Wilkie Cooper (cinematographer) on the set of The Hasty Heart (1949) - publicity still — unknown (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Neal-Sherman-Cooper_in_The_Hasty_Hart.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-6d22a443e165.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-a5db89a199b4.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Neal](https://film.one/media/person/3868692/gallery-efb9b135e1cb.jpg) Patricia Neal — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1969: Best Actress (nominated), for *The Subject Was Roses*
- 1964: Best Actress (won), for *Hud*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 1966: Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *In Harm's Way*
- 1964: Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Hud*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1972: Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *The Waltons*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Theatre World Award 1947: Theatre World Award (won), for *Another Part of the Forest*
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1947: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won), for *Another Part of the Forest*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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