Celeste Holm

Born: 1917-04-28

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). She also is known for her performances in The Snake Pit (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and High Society (1956). Description above from the Wikipedia article Celeste Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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3 Men and a Baby

as Jack's Mother
Released: 1987-11-27

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

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All About Eve

as Karen Richards
Released: 1950-11-09

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take...

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Gentleman's Agreement

as Anne Dettrey
Released: 1947-11-11

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

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High Society

as Liz Imbrie
Released: 1956-07-17

Childhood friends Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven got married and quickly divorced. Now Tracy...

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Cinderella

as Fairy Godmother
Released: 1965-02-22

After the success of the live 1957 Cinderella on CBS (with Julie Andrews), the network decided...

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A Letter to Three Wives

as Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1949-01-20

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is...

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The Snake Pit

as Grace
Released: 1948-11-04

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her...

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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Night of 100 Stars

as Self
Released: 1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...

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Tom Sawyer

as Tia Polly
Released: 1973-03-15

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River,...

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The Tender Trap

as Sylvia Crewes
Released: 1955-11-04

A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

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Road House

as Susie Smith
Released: 1948-09-22

A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for...

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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as Florence Hollister
Released: 1977-12-01

The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys...

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Champagne for Caesar

as Flame O'Neill
Released: 1950-05-11

When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at...

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Three Little Girls in Blue

as Miriam Harrington
Released: 1946-09-03

Three sisters go to Atlantic City with hopes of finding rich husbands.

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self
Released: 1986-04-19

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...

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Come to the Stable

as Sister Scholastica
Released: 1949-07-27

Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Still Breathing

as Ida
Released: 1997-09-01

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream...

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Alchemy

as Iris
Released: 2005-04-25

Can an university computer scientist (Cavanagh) make a woman fall in love with his interactive...

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Murder by the Book

as Claire
Released: 1987-03-17

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his...

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Once You Meet a Stranger

as Clara
Released: 1996-09-25

This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same...

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The Delphi Bureau

as Sybil Van Loween
Released: 1972-03-06

A government agent with a photographic memory is assigned to solve the disappearance of an...

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Bachelor Flat

as Helen Bushmill
Released: 1962-01-12

Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female...

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Marilyn

as Karen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1963-04-18

This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the...

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Death Cruise

as Elizabeth Mason
Released: 1974-10-30

Several couples are notified that they have won an ocean cruise, but they actually have been...

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Carnival in Costa Rica

as Celeste
Released: 1947-03-28

Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.

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Polly

as Miss Snow
Released: 1989-11-12

An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use...

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Everybody Does It

as Doris Blair Borland
Released: 1949-10-24

Leonard Borland loves his monied wife, but with his wrecking business looking shaky he treasures...

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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

as Louise Halloran
Released: 1967-05-10

In this comedy, an aspiring singer finds herself single and pregnant. The story begins when she...

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Driving Me Crazy

as Mrs. Ginsberg
Released: 2012-01-06

Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . ....

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Polly: Comin' Home!

as Miss Snow
Released: 1990-11-18

Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets...

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Midnight Lace

as Sylvia Randall
Released: 1981-02-09

A TV reporter is mercilessly stalked by a mysterious assassin in this remake of the 1960 Doris...

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The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

as Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Released: 1976-05-20

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical...

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Bittersweet Love

as Marian
Released: 1976-10-01

A pregnant woman and her husband discover they are half-brother and half-sister, thanks to his...

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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

as uncredited
Released: 2000-05-31

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of...

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Chicken Every Sunday

as Emily Hefferen
Released: 1949-01-18

A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

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This Girl For Hire

as Zandra Stoneham
Released: 1983-01-11

In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female...

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The Bluegrass Special

as Deirdre Wainwright
Released: 1977-05-22

Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks...

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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

as Self
Released: 2001-10-21

Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called...

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Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Nancy Lincoln
Released: 1970-01-01

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.

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The Underground Man

as Beatrice Broadhurst
Released: 1974-05-06

A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in...

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Backstory: 'All About Eve'

as Self
Released: 2000-09-09

A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."

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The Shady Hill Kidnapping

as The Celebrity
Released: 1982-01-12

John Cheever's wry comedy of errors comes to the screen in this filmed presentation from the...

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Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Karen Richards (archive footage)
Released: 2013-01-01

A meditation on ambition and careerism utilizing altered footage from All About Eve, with a...

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Nora's Christmas Gift

as Nora Richards
Released: 1989-01-01

Nora spends her time feeling sorry for herself as she faces hearing problems and blindness. But...

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College Debts

as Grandma GG
Released: 2015-08-01

A Midwest college student eager to pay for his tuition at a prestigious acting program in New...

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The Yeomen of the Guard

as Phœbe Meryll
Released: 1957-04-10

A teleplay adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's most serious opera presented on Hallmark Hall of Fame.

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Columbo

as Phyllis Lytton Brandt
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Love Boat

as Estelle Castlewood
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Florence Flanders
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Touched by an Angel

as Hattie Greene
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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The Name of the Game

as Irene Comdon
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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The Fugitive

as Flo Hagerman
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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The Fugitive

as Pearl Saunders
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Actress in scene from Third Best Sport
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Hostess at Lawn Party (uncredited)
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Tony Awards

as Self - Host
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Captains and the Kings

as Sister Angela
First aired: 1976-09-30

Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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Medical Center

as Geraldine Stern
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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Backstairs at the White House

as Florence Harding
First aired: 1979-01-29

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who...

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Startime

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-06

Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Checkmate

as Loraine Whitman
First aired: 1960-09-17

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...

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Wonder Woman

as Dolly Tucker
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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Promised Land

as Hattie Greene
First aired: 1996-09-17

Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off...

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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

as Mrs. Fuller
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

as Self
First aired: 1948-11-25

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store...

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The Beat

as Frances Robinson
First aired: 2000-03-21

The Beat delves into the personal and professional lives of two young police recruits who patrol...

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American Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-01-12

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public...

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Jessie

as Molly Hayden
First aired: 1984-09-18

Jessie is an American 1984 ABC television police drama series starring Lindsay Wagner as a...

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Delphi Bureau

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-03-06

The Delphi Bureau is an American dramatic television series aired in the United States by ABC as...

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Insight

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-02

Insight is an American religious-themed weekly anthology series that aired in syndication from...

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Christine Cromwell

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-11-11

Talented female attorney, Christine Cromwell, searches for justice, and the truth, when her...

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