Elizabeth Montgomery
Biography
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is best remembered as the star of the TV series Bewitched. The daughter of Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1960s, she rose to fame as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films. In 1974, she portrayed Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and Lizzie Borden in the 1975 television film The Legend of Lizzie Borden. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. Montgomery was married four times, most notably to actor producer/director William Asher with whom she had three children. Her final marriage was to actor Robert Foxworth, with whom she lived for twenty years before marrying in 1993. Montgomery died of colorectal cancer in May 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with the disease.
Known For
Vikki Eaton
A Killing Affair
Narrator
The Panama Deception
Ruth Coe
Sins of the Mother
Darien 'Dare' Guiness
Johnny Cool
Self (archive video)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Kate Wainwright
The Victim
Mellisa Morris
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Margaret Lansdowne
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Helen Warren
The Spiral Staircase
Abigail Foster
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Ellen Harrod
A Case of Rape
Catherine McSweeney
Act of Violence
Etta Place
Mrs. Sundance
Daisy Daws
Amos
Alexandra McKay
Second Sight: A Love Story
Edna Buchanan
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Insane Woman
Super 8½
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
Blanche Taylor Moore
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Ann Evans
Patterns
Katherine Merrill
Dark Victory
Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Edna Buchanan
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Mary Brecker
Bitter Heritage
Lady Bug (voice)
Bikini Beach
Dr. Diana Firestone
Face to Face
Gayle Wolfer
With Murder in Mind
Jennifer Prince
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Helen Durand
Summer Pavilion
Narrator
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Joan Hagen
The Rules of Marriage
Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing
Mary Flynn
When the Circus Came to Town
Sara Scott
Missing Pieces
Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
36
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-04-15
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
Also Known As
Pandora Spocks