Celeste Holm

Biography

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.

Known For

Karen Richards

All About Eve

Susie Smith

Road House

Liz Imbrie

High Society

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Fairy Godmother

Cinderella

Anne Dettrey

Gentleman's Agreement

Iris

Alchemy

Sylvia Crewes

The Tender Trap

Grace

The Snake Pit

Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)

A Letter to Three Wives

Miss Snow

Polly

Helen Bushmill

Bachelor Flat

Self

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

Sister Scholastica

Come to the Stable

Grandma GG

College Debts

Self

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

Marian

Bittersweet Love

Emily Hefferen

Chicken Every Sunday

Self

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Miriam Harrington

Three Little Girls in Blue

Celeste

Carnival in Costa Rica

Doris Blair Borland

Everybody Does It

Miss Snow

Polly: Comin' Home!

Zandra Stoneham

This Girl for Hire

Sybil Van Loween

The Delphi Bureau

Florence Hollister

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Tia Polly

Tom Sawyer

Nora Richards

Nora's Christmas Gift

Mrs. Fuller

Kilroy

Self - Host

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Flame O'Neill

Champagne for Caesar

Stories of Christmas

Mrs. Ginsberg

Driving Me Crazy

Lila (segment "Lamps")

Talking With

Eva McFarland

The Love Boat II

Ida

Still Breathing

Louise Halloran

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

Nancy Lincoln

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Karen (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn

Deirdre Wainwright

The Bluegrass Special

Jack's Mother

3 Men and a Baby

Clara

Once You Meet a Stranger

The Celebrity

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Phœbe Meryll

The Yeomen of the Guard

Beatrice Broadhurst

The Underground Man

Self

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

Claire

Murder by the Book

Elizabeth Mason

Death Cruise

Sylvia Randall

Midnight Lace

Karen Richards (archive footage)

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Self

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-04-29

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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