Patricia Neal
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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| 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)
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| 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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| Shoe size | 8
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| Residence | Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| High school | Knoxville High School
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| University | Northwestern University
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- 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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