Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
She is best known for her supporting role in East of Eden (1955), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Film roles
- East of Eden (1955) as Kate
- The Rose Tattoo (1955) as Bessie
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Kate Fisher
- Wild River (1960) as Ella Garth
- Cool Hand Luke (1966) as Arletta
- I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) as Mrs. Fine
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) as Big Momma Palumbo
- The Tenant (1976) as Madame Dioz
Television roles
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (3 episodes, 1956–61) as Mrs. Shrike / Anna Kaminsky / Molly
- Thriller (1 episode, 1961) as Mrs. Cissy Hawk
- Frontier Circus (1 episode, 1962) as Amelia Curtis
- Route 66 (1 episode, 1963) as Hazel Quine
- 77 Sunset Strip (1 episode, 1963) as Jane Patterson
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 episode, 1964) as Hildy Hesse
- Cinderella (TV movie, 1965) as Stepmother
- The Virginian (1 episode, 1966) as Lee Calder
- The Wild Wild West (1 episode, 1969) as Amelia Bronston
- Mannix (1 episode, 1970) as Alexandra Pulvarenti
- The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1970) as Annie Crabtree
- Bonanza (2 episodes, 1970–71) as Amy Wilder / Miss Ellen Dobbs
- Police Woman (1 episode, 1977))
- Seize the Day (TV movie, 1986) as Mrs. Einhorn