Joan Hackett

All Movie Guide Plot sypnosis of her 1965 Bonanza episode (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:234137~C). Her biography on her official Web site does not mention her son or her four prior marriages. Review of her episode of Combat! (http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/episodes/chateau.html). The two have been estranged for many years. All Movie Guide Review of her episode of The Twilight Zone (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:198368~C). Holm is the mother of Ted Nelson, the co-creator of hypertext. Biography from various sources (http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho6/hackett_j.htm). In April 2004, on her 87th birthday, she married the 41 year old opera singer Frank Basile.

IMDB entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352466/). She remains active for social causes as a spokesperson for UNICEF, and for occasional professional engagements. 1979 Trapper John, M.D. (1979) playing "Wilma" in episode: "The Surrogate" (episode # 1.10) 23 December. Celeste Holm has received many honors in her lifetime: she was appointed to the National Arts Council by then-President Ronald Reagan, knighted by King Olav of Norway, and inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1992. 1965 Bonanza (1959) playing "Margarita Miguel" in episode: "Woman of Fire" (episode # 6.17) 17 January. In the 1970s and 1980s, Holm returned more fully to screen acting, with roles in films such as Three Men and a Baby and in television series (often as a guest star) such as Columbo and Falcon Crest. 1963 Combat! (1962) playing "Gabrille" in episode: "The Chateau" (episode # 1.19) 12 February. The most successful of these was in the 1956 musical, High Society, in which she duetted with Frank Sinatra.

1962 Gunsmoke (1955) playing "Mady Arthur" in episode: "The Widow" (episode # 7.25) 24 March. After her famous performance in All About Eve, however, Holm realized she preferred working in live theater than on movie sets, and took on very few filmed roles over the following decade. 1962 The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Esther Fortune" in episode: "A Piano in the House" (episode # 3.22) 16 February. After starring in the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl, 20th Century Fox signed Holm to a movie contract in 1946, and in her first two years as a film actress Holm cemented herself immediately as a formidable performer, especially when winning her Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress in Gentleman's Agreement. 1981 Only When I Laugh. Her first professional theatrical role was in a production of Hamlet starring Leslie Howard, and Holm quickly rose to prominence with her portrayal of Ado Annie in the first Broadway production of Oklahoma!. 1977 Dead of Night. Born in New York City, Holm studied acting at the University of Chicago before becoming a stage actress in the late 1930s.

1973 The Last of Sheila. She is perhaps best remembered for her Oscar-winning role in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performance in All About Eve (1950). 1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!. Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, movie, and television actress. 1968 Will Penny. 1966 The Group.

(1) The Internet Movie Database. Sources:. Joan Hackett lost the battle against ovarian cancer at Encino Hospital, 1983. (1).

She was married to actor Richard Mulligan (1965-1973). Hackett won a Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for the movie Only When I Laugh in 1982. After this she, primarily, had parts in TV movies. Hackett also has a notable part in the classic western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with James Garner.

One of the roles she's best remembered for, perhaps, is the role of Catherine Allen in the western Will Penny (1968) with Charlton Heston. She had one of the starring roles in the 1966 Sidney Lumet film The Group along with Candice Bergen and others. She had a leading role in the Twilight Zone episode A Piano in the House (1962). Malone (1958) in 1959.

Hackett debuted with the role of Gail Prentiss in the TV series Young Dr. Joan Hackett (March 1, 1934 - October 8, 1983) American actress.