Eleanor PARKER

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AmericanBorn Eleanor Jean PARKER

American actress

Born on June 26, 1922 in Cedarville, Ohio , United States

Died on December 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, California , United States

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An actress of notable versatility, she was called Woman of a Thousand Faces by Doug McClelland, author of a biography of Parker by the same title.



Parker was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941, when she was 18. She was nominated three times for the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s: for Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955). Her role in Caged also won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. One of her most memorable roles was that of Baroness Elsa von Schraeder in The Sound of Music (1965).

...   An actress of notable versatility, she was called Woman of a Thousand Faces by Doug McClelland, author of a biography of Parker by the same title.



Parker was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941, when she was 18. She was nominated three times for the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s: for Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955). Her role in Caged also won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. One of her most memorable roles was that of Baroness Elsa von Schraeder in The Sound of Music (1965).



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