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Patricia Neal Biography
Birth Name:Patricia Louise Neal
Birth Place:Packard, Kentucky, United States
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Her career was honored with a lifetime achievement award at WorldFest Houston in 2009
- Was inspired to become an actress after she watched an evening of monologues at a Methodist church when she was ten years old
- Acted as a leading lady in plays and on film through most of her career
- Focused on theater after disagreements with her studio and personal problems inspired her to leave Los Angeles for New York
- Suffered three burst cerebral aneurysms in 1965 during a pregnancy, and after relearning how to walk and talk, she became an advocate for paralysis victims
- Was crowned Syllabus Queen in a beauty pageant at Northwestern University
Awards
- 1949Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
- 1950Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
- 1963NBR Award-Best Actress: winner
- 1963NYFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
- 1964Oscar-Best Actress in a Leading Role: winner
- 1964BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Actress: winner
- 1964Golden Globe-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 1964Golden Laurel-Top Female Dramatic Performance: winner
- 1966BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Actress: winner
- 1969Oscar-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1970Golden Laurel-Female Dramatic Performance: nominated
- 1972Golden Globe-Best TV Actress - Drama: winner
- 1972Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special: nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special: nominated
- 1999OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
- 2000Sierra Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated