Elizabeth Montgomery
Born April 15, 1933 (Age: 93)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
A Bewitched Christmas
1994
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as Samantha Stephens
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Age: 61
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993
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as Blanche Taylor Moore
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Age: 60
The Panama Deception
1992
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as Narrator
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Age: 59
With Murder in Mind
1992
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as Gayle Wolfer
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Age: 59
Sins of the Mother
1991
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as Ruth Coe
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Age: 57
Face to Face
1990
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as Dr. Diana Firestone
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Age: 56
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
1988
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as Narrator
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Age: 55
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
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as Abigail Foster
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Age: 52
Amos
1985
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as Daisy Daws
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Age: 52
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
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as Mary Flynn
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Age: 47
Belle Starr
1980
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as Belle Starr
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Age: 46
A Case of Rape
1974
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as Ellen Harrod
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Age: 40
Mrs. Sundance
1974
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as Etta Place
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Age: 40
The Victim
1972
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as Kate Wainwright
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Age: 39
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
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as Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Bikini Beach
1964
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as Lady Bug (voice)
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Age: 31
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
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as Mellisa Morris
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Age: 30
Johnny Cool
1963
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as Darien 'Dare' Guiness
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Age: 30
The Spiral Staircase
1961
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as Helen Warren
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Age: 28
Bells Are Ringing
1960
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as Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Bitter Heritage
1958
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as Mary Brecker
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Age: 25
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Margaret Lansdowne
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Age: 22
Summer Pavilion
1955
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as Helen Durand
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Age: 22
Patterns
1955
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as Ann Evans
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Age: 21