Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American actress. Born in Cedarville, Ohio, she was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941 and debuted that year in They Died With Their Boots On.

By 1946 she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage. In 1950 she received the first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Caged, in which she played a prison inmate.

She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the inaugural trainset for the California Zephyr in San Francisco, CA on March 19, 1949.

Her most memorable screen role was as "The Baroness" (Baroness Elsa Schrader) in "The Sound Of Music" 1965.

Parker never became a big name in Hollywood, despite numerous movies and Oscar nominations. In 1967 she starred in the television series Bracken's World, and then in several made-for-television movies.

Academy Award Nominations

  • 1956 - Interrupted Melody
  • 1952 - Detective Story
  • 1951 - Caged

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.


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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Blvd. It features her songs, "Backflip" and "This Is My Time", also included in the "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" soundtrack. In 1967 she starred in the television series Bracken's World, and then in several made-for-television movies. In 2004, she released her 3rd studio album called "This Is My Time". Parker never became a big name in Hollywood, despite numerous movies and Oscar nominations.
. Her most memorable screen role was as "The Baroness" (Baroness Elsa Schrader) in "The Sound Of Music" 1965. She co-stars in the movie Fat Albert as a voiceover.

She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the inaugural trainset for the California Zephyr in San Francisco, CA on March 19, 1949. Her only single was a rap track entitled "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of"; it was little more than a name-drop to various other acts of the era. In 1950 she received the first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Caged, in which she played a prison inmate. She has also released several albums, including Here's to New Dreams (1993), Undeniable (1999), and This Is My Time (2004). By 1946 she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage. Raven is currently the star of Disney Channel's sitcom That's So Raven. Previously she played young Olivia on The Cosby Show from 1989 to 1992. Born in Cedarville, Ohio, she was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941 and debuted that year in They Died With Their Boots On. Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA), known professionally as Raven-Symoné, is an American actress, singer, and former model.

Eleanor Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American actress. 1951 - Caged. 1952 - Detective Story. 1956 - Interrupted Melody.