Willie Aames
American actor, film and television director
Patricia Neal was an acclaimed American actress who won an Oscar for her role in the 1963 film Hud. She was a major star in the 1950s and 1960s, known for her performances in movies like The Day the Earth Stood Still and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
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About the Patricia Neal
Patricia Nealwas an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still(for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress). She also featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen who was well known for her roles in films like The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Face in the Crowd, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and Hud, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Patricia Neal won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in the 1963 film Hud.
Patricia Neal also had notable roles in The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Face in the Crowd, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, where she played the wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson.
Patricia Neal was born Patsy Louise Neal on January 20, 1926.
Over the course of her career, Patricia Neal won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
In the 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, Patricia Neal played the matriarch of the Walton family, a role that was later recast for the TV series The Waltons.
Patricia Neal died on August 8, 2010 at the age of 84.
4 Quotes by Patricia Neal
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A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.
Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress (1926-2010)
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress (1926-2010)
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I may be a dumb blonde, but I’m not that blonde.
Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress (1926-2010)
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When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.
Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress (1926-2010)