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Eileen Heckart Biography (1919-2001)

Full name, Anna Eileen Heckart; born March 29, 1919, in Columbus, OH; daughter of Leo Herbert and Esther (Stark) Heckart; married John Harrison Yankee, Jr. (an insurance broker), June 26, 1943; children: five sons. Addresses: HOME--135 Comstock Hill Road, New Canaan, CT 06840. AGENT-- International Creative Management, 40 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

March 29, 1919

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Death Details

December 31, 2001

Norwalk, Connecticut

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Understudy and assistant stage manager, The Voice of theTurtle, Morosco Theatre, December 8, 1943.
• LONDON DEBUT--Mrs. Baker, Butterflies Are Free, Apollo Theatre, November4, 1970.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Tinker's Dam, Blackfriars Guild Theatre, 1943.
• appeared in Our Town, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• performed with the Shorewood Players, Milwaukee, WI, 1944-45.
• understudy, Brighten the Corner, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1945.
• Elaine, Waltz Me Around Again, Brighton Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 1948.
• understudy, They Knew What They Wanted, Music Box Theatre, New York City,1949.
• appeared in The Stars Weep, Boston, 1949.
• Eva Mckeon, The Traitor, 48th Street Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• Nell Bromley, Hilda Crane, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1950.
• Valerie McGuire, In Any Language, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1952.
• Rosemary Sidney, Picnic, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1953.
• Mrs. Daigle, The Bad Seed, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• Beatrice, A View from the Bridge and Agnes, A Memory of Two Mondays, bothat the Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• Lottie Lacey, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• Before Breakfast, Congress Hall Theatre, Berlin, West Germany, then Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1959. Deedee Grogan, Invitation to a March, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Melba Snyder, Pal Joey, City Center, New York City, 1961.
• title role, Everybody Loves Opal, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• Tilly Siegel, A Family Affair, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• Nurse Sweetie, Too True to Be Good, 54th Street Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Regina Giddens, The Little Foxes, Stadium Theatre, Columbus, OH, 1964.
• Ruby, And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Mrs. Banks, Barefoot in the Park, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Harriet, Edith, and Muriel, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• Mrs. Haber, The Mother Lover, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Mrs. Baker, Butterflies Are Free, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Martha, Remember Me, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1972.
• the woman, Veronica's Room, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• title role, Mother Courage and Her Children, McCarter Theatre, Princeton,NJ, 1975.
• Mrs. Gibbs, Our Town, Stratford, CT, 1975.
• Bella Gardner, Ladies at the Alamo, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1977.
• Thelma Cates, 'Night, Mother, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1985.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Janie, U.S. cities, 1944.
• Windy Hill, U.S. cities, 1945.
• Leora Samish, The Time of the Cuckoo, U.S. cities, 1964.
• Beatrice, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, U.S. cities, 1971.
• Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor, U.S. cities, 1976.
• FILM DEBUT--Miracle in the Rain, Warner Brothers, 1956.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Bad Seed, Warner Brothers, 1956.
• Bus Stop, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• Somebody Up There Likes Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957.
• Hot Spell, Paramount, 1958.
• Heller in Pink Tights, Paramount, 1960.
• My Six Loves, Paramount, 1963.
• Up the Down Staircase, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• No Way to Treat a Lady, Paramount, 1968.
• Butterflies Are Free, Columbia, 1972.
• Zandy's Bride, Warner Brothers, 1974.
• The Hiding Place, World Wide Pictures, 1975.
• Burnt Offerings, United Artists, 1976.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--1947.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Aunt, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1976.
• Eleanor Roosevelt, Back Stairs at the White House, NBC, 1979.
• Boss Angel, Out of the Blue, ABC, 1979.
• Amy Decker, Trauma Center, ABC, 1983.
• Jeanine, Partners in Crime, NBC, 1984.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• The New Breed, ABC, 1964.
• The Fugitive, ABC, 1964.
• Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1964.
• The Doctors and Nurses, CBS, 1965.
• Naked City, ABC, 1965.
• Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965.
• The F.B.I., ABC, 1965.
• Girl Talk, ABC, 1966.
• Ben Casey, ABC, 1966.
• Felony Squad, ABC, 1966.
• The Defenders, CBS, 1967.
• "Secrets" and "The Web,"both on CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1968.
• Also appeared on Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC; Philco Playhouse, NBC. Teleplays: Clara, "Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn," and Beatrice, "The Effect ofGamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," both New York Television Theatre, PBS, 1966.