Elizabeth Montgomery

Birth Name:

Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Championed women's rights and gay rights throughout her life, and served as a Grand Marshal at the 1992 Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade
Volunteered for the L․A․ Unit of Learning Ally, an organization that records educational books for the disabled, producing radio and television public service announcements for the organization and recording a 1952 edition of "When We Were Young․"
Went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for three years
Most of her roles were dramatic and full of tension, and often had her playing women who had been abused or taken advantage of
The role that brought her to fame, Samantha on "Bewitched," was quite different than her other work, as it gave her an opportunity to play a lovable witch in a domestic situation comedy
A bronze statue of her as a witch riding a broomstick sits in downtown Salem, Mass․, the location of the 17th century with trials
The director of "Bewitched" incorporated her natural nervous tick into the series as the sign that her character was about to perform witchcraft

1961Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
1965Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female:Nominated
1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1967Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female:Nominated
1967Gold Medal - Favorite TV Program:Nominated
1967Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1968Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1969Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female:Nominated
1969Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1971Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1973TP de Oro - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera):Nominated
1974Primetime Emmy - Best Lead Actress in a Drama:Nominated
1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy:Nominated
1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series:Nominated
2003TV Land Award - Favorite Dual-Role Character:Nominated
2004TV Land Award - Superlatively Supernatural:Winner
2022OFTA TV Hall of Fame - Character:Winner

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