Eleanor Parker

Acting

Eleanor Parker

Born June 26, 1922 · Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Died December 9, 2013 · aged 91

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 Ma…

Known For

The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music · 1965
The Sound of Music
7.71965
MovieDramaFamily
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
The Man with the Golden ArmThe Man with the Golden Arm · 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.11955
MovieDramaCrime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
ScaramoucheScaramouche · 1952
Scaramouche
7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Escape from Fort BravoEscape from Fort Bravo · 1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
6.31953
MovieWestern
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
The OscarThe Oscar · 1966
The Oscar
5.11966
MovieDrama
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
The Naked JungleThe Naked Jungle · 1954
The Naked Jungle
6.51954
MovieAdventureRomance
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Detective StoryDetective Story · 1951
Detective Story
7.01951
MovieCrimeDrama
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
Chain LightningChain Lightning · 1950
Chain Lightning
6.41950
MovieDramaAction
Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.

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