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Eleanor Parker
★ Acting

Eleanor Parker

1922 – 2013 · Cedarville, Ohio, USA · Active 1942–1997

Eleanor Parker, born in 1922 in Cedarville, Ohio, made her mark in the world of cult cinema with her compelling performances. She is particularly known for her role in Caged (1950), where she portrays a young woman confronting the harsh realities of prison life, a performance that earned her critical acclaim. Parker also appears in The Oscar (1966), a film that delves into the cutthroat nature of Hollywood. Her work in Eye of the Cat (1969) further solidified her status as a versatile actress capable of navigating the complex narratives of exploitation and thriller genres.

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Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat

1969 ★ 5.4
as Aunt Danny

A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.

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Filmography

82 credits
1990s 3 credits
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.5
1991
Dead on the Money as Catherine Blake
Movie ★ 5.3
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Zosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1980s 5 credits
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Maggie Tarrow
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Finder of Lost Loves as Nora Spencer
TV ★ 6.8
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1981
Madame X as Katherine Richardson
Movie ★ 6.7
1980
Once Upon a Spy as The Lady
Movie ★ 5.2
1970s 12 credits
1979
Sunburn as Mrs. Thoren
Movie ★ 5.0
1979
She's Dressed to Kill as Regine Danton
Movie ★ 5.7
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1978
The Bastard as Lady Amberly
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Fantasy Island as Eunice Hollander Baines
Movie ★ 7.6
1977
The Love Boat as Alicia Fairchild Bradbury
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Love Boat as Rosie Strickland
TV ★ 6.3
1974
Home for the Holidays as Alexandra Morgan
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Movie ★ 6.3
1972
Ghost Story as Paula Burgess
TV ★ 7.4
1971
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
Vanished as Sue Greer
TV ★ 5.0
1960s 19 credits
1969
Eye of the Cat as Aunt Danny
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
Hans Brinker as Dame Brinker
Movie ★ 6.9
1969
Bracken's World as Sylvia Caldwell
TV ★ 7.5
1968
How to Steal the World as Margitta Kingsley
Movie ★ 5.4
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Constance Kincaid
TV ★ 7.2
1967
Movie ★ 6.9
1967
Warning Shot as Mrs. Doris Ruston
Movie ★ 6.4
1967
Warning Shot as Doris Ruston
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
The Oscar as Sophie Cantaro
Movie ★ 5.0
1966
An American Dream as Deborah Kelly Rojack
Movie ★ 5.0
1965
The Sound of Music as The Baroness
Movie ★ 7.7
1964
Movie ★ 4.7
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Margitta Kingsley
TV ★ 7.1
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Dorian Smith
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Madison Avenue as Anne Tremaine
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
Return to Peyton Place as Connie Rossi
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
Home from the Hill as Hannah Hunnicutt
Movie ★ 6.8
1960
Checkmate as Marion Bannion/Gussie Hill
TV ★ 4.8
1950s 19 credits
1959
A Hole in the Head as Eloise Rogers
Movie ★ 6.2
1957
Lizzie as Elizabeth Richmond
Movie ★ 6.9
1957
The Seventh Sin as Carol Carwin
Movie ★ 5.4
1956
Movie ★ 5.7
1955
Movie ★ 7.2
1955
Interrupted Melody as Marjorie Lawrence
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
Many Rivers to Cross as Mary Stuart Cherne
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
The Naked Jungle as Joanna Leiningen
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Valley of the Kings as Ann Barclay Mercedes
Movie ★ 4.9
1953
Above and Beyond as Lucey Tibbets
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
Escape from Fort Bravo as Carla Forester
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Scaramouche as Lenore
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Detective Story as Mary McLeod
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
A Millionaire for Christy as Christabel 'Christy' Sloane
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Valentino as Joan Carlisle / Sarah Gray
Movie ★ 4.3
1950
Caged as Marie Allen
Movie ★ 7.1
1950
Three Secrets as Susan Chase
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Chain Lightning as Joan "Jo" Holloway
Movie ★ 6.3
1940s 24 credits
1949
It's a Great Feeling as Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
The Woman in White as Laura Fairlie / Ann Catherick
Movie ★ 5.7
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1947
Escape Me Never as Fenella MacLean
Movie ★ 4.8
1947
The Voice of the Turtle as Sally Middleton
Movie ★ 6.8
1947
Always Together as Eleanor Parker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1946
Never Say Goodbye as Ellen Gayley
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
Of Human Bondage as Mildred Rogers
Movie ★ 6.8
1946
Movie ★ 6.0
1945
Pride of the Marines as Ruth Hartley
Movie ★ 6.7
1944
Between Two Worlds as Ann Bergner
Movie ★ 7.2
1944
Movie ★ 7.3
1944
Crime by Night as Irene Carr
Movie ★ 6.4
1944
The Last Ride as Kitty Kelly
Movie ★ 6.4
1944
The Very Thought of You as Janet Wheeler
Movie ★ 6.4
1944
Atlantic City as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1943
The Mysterious Doctor as Letty Carstairs
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
Mission to Moscow as Emlen Davies
Movie ★ 5.7
1943
Destination Tokyo as Mike's Wife on Record (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1942
Busses Roar as Norma
Movie ★ 6.8
1942
The Big Shot as Telephone Operator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Vaudeville Days as Colleen (song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling")
Movie ★ 3.8
1942
Soldiers in White as Nurse Ryan
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Men of the Sky as Mrs. Frank Bickley
Movie ★ 5.7