Eileen Heckart

Biography: Over her long career, character actress Eileen Heckart has distinguished herself on stage, television, and in feature films. Tall and thin with sharp angular features, she often plays outspoken, strong-willed, and highly intelligent women. Fans of The Mary Tyler Moore show from the 1970s will remember Heckart for playing Mary's brassy Aunt Flo. Trained at the American Theater Wing following studies at Ohio State University, Heckart was on Broadway in the early '40s and appeared in numerous major productions. For the 1957-1958 theater season, Heckart earned a New York Drama Critics Award for her work in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. She has won six Tony nominations during her stage career and in the late '90s was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Heckart began her sporadic television career in 1952 and made her feature-film debut with Miracle in the Rain (1956). She earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination that year for her work in The Bad Seed (1956); sheOver her long career, character actress Eileen Heckart has distinguished herself on stage, television, and in feature films. Tall and thin with sharp angular features, she often plays outspoken, strong-willed, and highly intelligent women. Fans of The Mary Tyler Moore show from the 1970s will remember Heckart for playing Mary's brassy Aunt Flo. Trained at the American Theater Wing following studies at Ohio State University, Heckart was on Broadway in the early '40s and appeared in numerous major productions. For the 1957-1958 theater season, Heckart earned a New York Drama Critics Award for her work in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. She has won six Tony nominations during her stage career and in the late '90s was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Heckart began her sporadic television career in 1952 and made her feature-film debut with Miracle in the Rain (1956). She earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination that year for her work in The Bad Seed (1956); she was also awarded a Golden Globe for the film. In 1972, she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1976 for her role in Butterflies Are Free. In 1967, Heckert received an Emmy for Win Me a Place at Forest Lawn. She won her second one in 1994 for a 1993 appearance on the sitcom Love & War. In addition to her many kudos, Heckart has also been awarded three honorary doctorates. Expand

Eileen Heckart's Scores

Average career score: 76
Highest Metascore: 79 Gloria: In Her Own Words
Lowest Metascore: 73 Murder One: Season 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
2 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd One Life to Live: Season 37 Jul 16, 2004 Ruth Perkins (1986) / Wilma Bern (1992) tbd
tbd One Life to Live: Season 36 Jul 15, 2003 Ruth Perkins (1986) / Wilma Bern (1992) tbd
tbd One Life to Live: Season 35 Jul 17, 2002 Ruth Perkins (1986) / Wilma Bern (1992) tbd
tbd One Life to Live: Season 34 Jul 25, 2001 Ruth Perkins (1986) / Wilma Bern (1992) tbd
tbd Home Improvement: Season 7 Sep 23, 1997 Elaine 7.5
73 Murder One: Season 2 Oct 10, 1996 Frances Wyler / Frances Wyler 3.4
tbd Ellen: Season 4 Sep 18, 1996 Actor tbd
tbd Love & War: Season 2 Sep 20, 1993 Rose Stein tbd
tbd The Cosby Show: Season 4 Sep 24, 1987 Mrs. Hickson 7.5
tbd Highway to Heaven: Season 1 Oct 3, 1984 Helen / Helen tbd
79 Gloria: In Her Own Words Sep 26, 1982 Actor tbd
tbd Little House on the Prairie: Season 5 Sep 11, 1978 Amanda tbd
tbd The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 7 Sep 25, 1976 Aunt Flo tbd
tbd Alice (1985): Season 1 Aug 31, 1976 Mother-In-Law / Rose Hyatt tbd
tbd The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 6 Sep 13, 1975 Aunt Flo tbd
tbd The Streets of San Francisco (1972): Season 1 Sep 16, 1972 Stella tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 15 Sep 22, 1969 Athena Partridge Royce tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 10 Sep 26, 1964 Hattie tbd