Elizabeth Montgomery
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-04-15
- Died:
- 1995-05-18
- Place of birth:
- Hollywood, California, USA
Biography
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is best remembered as the star of the TV series Bewitched. The daughter of Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1960s, she rose to fame as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films. In 1974, she portrayed Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and Lizzie Borden in the 1975 television film The Legend of Lizzie Borden. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. Montgomery was married four times, most notably to actor producer/director William Asher with whom she had three children. Her final marriage was to actor Robert Foxworth, with whom she lived for twenty years before marrying in 1993. Montgomery died of colorectal cancer in May 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with the disease.
Known For
Filmography
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Bewitched
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
A Bewitched Christmas
Super 8½
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Batman: The Animated Series
The Panama Deception
With Murder in Mind
Sins of the Mother
Face to Face
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Amos
Second Sight: A Love Story
Missing Pieces
The Rules of Marriage
When the Circus Came to Town
Belle Starr
Act of Violence
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
The Awakening Land
A Killing Affair
Dark Victory
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
A Case of Rape
Mrs. Sundance
The Victim
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bewitched
Bikini Beach
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Johnny Cool
Burke's Law
The Merv Griffin Show
Saints and Sinners
The Mike Douglas Show
Frontier Circus
The Spiral Staircase
The Flintstones
The Tab Hunter Show
Checkmate
Thriller
Bells Are Ringing
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
The Third Man
Riverboat
Johnny Staccato
One Step Beyond
Rawhide
77 Sunset Strip
Bitter Heritage
Suspicion
Wagon Train
Tony Awards
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Summer Pavilion
Appointment with Adventure
Patterns
Climax!
Kraft Television Theatre
Letter to Loretta
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
Studio One
Kraft Television Theatre