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Anna Eileen Heckart (née Herbert; March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years.
Actress: The Bad Seed. Versatile, award-winning character actress Eileen Heckart, with the lean, horsey face and assured, fervent gait, was born Anna Eileen Herbert on March 29, 1919, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Actress: The Bad Seed. Versatile, award-winning character actress Eileen Heckart, with the lean, horsey face and assured, fervent gait, was born Anna Eileen Herbert on March 29, 1919, in Columbus, Ohio.
- March 29, 1919
- December 31, 2001
Jan 2, 2002 · Eileen Heckart, the actress with a smoky voice and toothsome smile who won an Oscar for ''Butterflies Are Free,'' three Emmys and a special lifetime achievement Tony, died on Monday at her...
Dec 31, 2001 · Eileen Heckart was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. Born Anna Eileen Herbert, her career spanned nearly 60 years. She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play Picnic on Broadway.
Eileen Heckart was a versatile and acclaimed stage, film and TV actress who died in 2002 at age 82. She won an Oscar for Butterflies Are Free, a Tony for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, and a special Tony for her final role in The Waverly Gallery.
Mar 29, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Eileen Heckart, a star of theater, film and TV who was born in Columbus in 1919. She won an Oscar for "Butterflies are Free" and donated her papers to Ohio State.
