Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress whose career spanned over seven decades, from The Golden Age of Hollywood to her death. She is best remembered for her roles in such films as Gentleman's Agreement (which won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), All About Eve, and High Society.
Holm was married five times and had two children. She died in 2012 at the age of 95 after suffering a heart attack.
Works that Celeste Holm appeared in:
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Film roles
- 1946: Three Little Girls In Blue as Miriam Harrington
- 1947: Carnival In Costa Rica as Celeste
- 1947: Gentleman's Agreement as Anne Dettrey
- 1948: Road House as Susie Smith
- 1948: The Snake Pit as Grace
- 1949: Chicken Every Sunday as Emily Hefferan
- 1949: Come To The Stable as Sister Scholastica
- 1949: Everybody Does It as Doris Blair Borland
- 1950: Champagne For Caesar as Flame O'Neil
- 1950: All About Eve as Karen
- 1955: The Tender Trap as Sylvia Crewes
- 1956: High Society as Liz Imbrie
- 1956: Carolyn as Carolyn Daniels
- 1957: The Yeomen Of The Guard as Phoebe Meryll
- 1960: The Right Man as Victoria Woodhull
- 1961: Bachelor Flat as Helen Bushmill
- 1965: Cinderella as Fairy Godmother
- 1966: Meet Me in St. Louis as Mrs. Smith
- 1967: Doctor Youve Got To Be Kidding as Louise Hallorman
- 1970: Swing Out Sweet Land as Nancy Lincoln
- 1973: Tom Sawyer as Aunt Polly
- 1974: The Underground Man as Beatrice Broadhurst
- 1974: Death Cruise as Elizabeth Mason
- 1976: The American Woman Portraits Of Courage as Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 1976: Bittersweet Love as Marian Lewis
- 1977: The Love Boat II as Eva McFarland
- 1977: The Private Files Of J Edgar Hoover as Florence Hollister
- 1981: Midnight Lace as Sylvia Randall
- 1983: This Girl For Hire as Zandra Stoneham
- 1987: Murder By The Book as Claire
- 1987: Three Men and a Baby as Jack's Mother
- 1989: Noras Christmas Gift as Nora Richards
- 1990: Polly Comin Home as Ms. Snow
- 1996: Once You Meet A Stranger as Clara
- 1996: Home of the Brave as Hattie Greene
- 1997: Still Breathing as Ida
- 2005: Alchemy as Iris
- 2012: Driving Me Crazy Proof Of Concept as Mrs. Ginsberg
- 2015: College Debts as Grandma GG
Television roles
- 1950: All Star Revue as Guest Actress
- 1951-1953: Lux Video Theatre as Miss Prynne/Katherine Case/Margaret West/Eliza (4 episodes)
- 1952-1957: Schlitz Playhouse as Lettie Morgan (2 episodes)
- 1954: Honestly Celeste as Celeste Anders
- 1955: The United States Steel Hour as Madge Collins
- 1956: As the World Turns as Lauren Roberts
- 1956: Climax as Mary Miller
- 1956: Producers Showcase as Mad Maggie
- 1957: Goodyear Playhouse as Maggie Travis
- 1957: Zane Grey Theatre as Sarah Kimball
- 1959: The Ed Sullivan Show as Actress in Scene from Third Best Sport
- 1960: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Hostess at Lawn Party
- 1961: Play Of The Week as Virginia
- 1962: Follow The Sun as Ms. Bullfinch
- 1962: Checkmate 1960 as Laraine Whitman
- 1962: Alcoa Premiere as Laura Bennett
- 1963: Dr. Kildare as Nurse Jane Munson
- 1963: Burke's Law as Helen Forsythe
- 1964: The Eleventh Hour as Billie Hamilton
- 1965: Mr Novak as Rose Herrod
- 1965: Run For Your Life as Margot Horst
- 1965-1967: The Fugitive as Pearl Saunders/Flo Hagerman (2 episodes)
- 1965-1989: The Magical World Of Disney as Mrs. Fuller/Ms. Snow (6 episodes)
- 1966: The Long Hot Summer as Libby Rankin
- 1967: The F.B.I. as Flo Clementi
- 1967: Insight as Mrs. Bern
- 1969: Mr Deeds Goes To Town as Norma Farrow
- 1970: The Name Of The Game as Irene Comdon
- 1970-1971: Nancy as Abigail 'Abby Townsend
- 1972: The Delphi Bureau as Sybil Van Loween
- 1973-1974: Medical Center as Geraldine Stern/Dr. Linda Wilson (2 episodes)
- 1974: The Streets of San Francisco as Mrs. Shaninger
- 1974: The Manhunter as Clara Calvert
- 1976: Captains And The Kings as Sister Angela
- 1976: Columbo as Phyllis Lytton Brandt
- 1977: Wonder Woman (1975) as Dolly Tucker
- 1978: Lucan as Eva Jarrett
- 1978-1979: Fantasy Island as Sister Veronica/Mabel Jarvis (2 episodes)
- 1979: Backstairs At The White House as Mrs. Florence Harding
- 1979-1982: Trapper John, M.D. as Lillie Townsend/Claudia (2 episodes)
- 1979-1984: The Love Boat as Florence Flanders/Estelle Castlewood (2 episodes)
- 1981-1983: Archie Bunker's Place as Estelle Harris (5 episodes)
- 1982: American Playhouse as The Celebrity
- 1984: Jessie as Molly Hayden
- 1985: Matt Houston as Katherine Hershey
- 1985: Falcon Crest as Anna Rossini
- 1987: Magnum, P.I. as Abigail Baldwin
- 1988: Spenser For Hire as Rose
- 1989: CBS Summer Playhouse as Samantha Orbison
- 1989-1990: Christine Cromwell as Samantha Cromwell
- 1991-1992: Loving as Isabelle Alden #3 (66 episodes)
- 1992: Cheers as Grandmother Gaines
- 1996-1998: Touched by an Angel as Hattie Greene (3 episodes)
- 1996-1999: Promised Land (1996) as Hattie Greene
- 2000: The Beat as Frances Robinson
- 2002: Third Watch as Florence
- 2004: Whoopi as Diana
Voice roles
- 1949: A Letter to Three Wives as Addie Ross (uncredited)
- 1963: Hailstones And Halibut Bones as Narrator
Theatre roles
- 1938: Gloriana as Lady Mary
- 1939-1940: The Time of Your Life as Mary L.
- 1940: Another Sun as Maria
- 1940: The Return Of Vagabond as His Daughter
- 1941: Eight O Clock Tuesday as Marcia Godden
- 1941: My Fair Ladies as Lady Keith-Odlyn
- 1942: Papa Is All as Emma
- 1942: The Damask Cheek as Calla Longstreth
- 1943-1948: Oklahoma! as Ado Annie Carnes
- 1944-1946: Bloomer Girl as Evalina
- 1950-1952: Affairs Of State as Irene Elliott
- 1951-1954: The King and I as Anna Leonowens
- 1952: Anna Christie as Anna Christopherson
- 1954: His And Hers as Maggie Palmer
- 1958: Interlock as Mrs. Price
- 1958-1959: Third Best Sport as Helen Sayre
- 1960-1961: Invitation To A March as Camilla Jablonski
- 1963: A Month In The Country as Natalya Petrovna
- 1966-1970: Mame as Mame Dennis
- 1970: Candida as Candida
- 1975-1976: Habeas Corpus as Lady Rumpers
- 1979: The Utter Glory Of Morrissey Hall as Julia Faysle
- 1979: Paris Was Yesterday as Janet Flanner
- 1982: With Love And Laughter as The Woman
- 1991: I Hate Hamlet as Lillian Tory