Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress
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Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal, January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her film roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She 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.

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Patricia Neal was born on Wednesday, 20 January 1926 in Packard, Kentucky. Her full name at birth was Patricia Louise Neal. She was best known as an actress. Neal's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Sunday, 8 August 2010 in Edgartown, Massachusetts at the age of 84. She is buried at Abbey of Regina Laudis. Patricia attended high school at Knoxville High School. For university, she studied at Northwestern University. Her religion is listed as Roman Catholic. She was 5' 8" (173 cm) tall and weighed 115 lbs (52 kg) with a slim build. She had dark brown eyes and light brown hair (color). Her zodiac star sign was Capricorn.

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Full name at birth
Patricia Louise Neal
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Claim to fame
The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Date of birth
20 January 1926
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Place of birth
Packard, Kentucky
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Date of death
8 August 2010
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Age
84 (age at death)
Place of death
Edgartown, Massachusetts
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Cause of death
Lung Cancer
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Resting place
Abbey of Regina Laudis
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Occupation
Actress
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Height
5' 8" (173 cm)
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Weight
115 lbs (52 kg)
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Distinctive feature
Deep Southern accent
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Residence
Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S.
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High school
Knoxville High School
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Northwestern University
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A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.
  • Grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Clelia Bernacchi. She was occasionally dubbed by Franca Dominici -in The Fountainhead (1949); Giovanna Scotto -in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951); Tina Lattanzi -in Diplomatic Courier (1952); as well as Anna Miserocchi.
  • Has performed at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia.
  • Children: Ophelia Magdalena Dahl (born May 12, 1964), Olivia Twenty Dahl(b. April 20, 1955 - d. November 17, 1962), Lucy Neal Dahl (b. august 4th 1965), Theo Matthew Roald Dahl (b. July 30th 1960) and Chantal "Tessa" Sophia Dahl (April 11th 1957).
  • Grandmother of model/actress Sophie Dahl.

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