Elizabeth Montgomery
Biography
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. Born on April 15, 1933, in Hollywood, California, she was the daughter of Robert Montgomery. She began her acting career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series, Robert Montgomery Presents. In the 1960s, she rose to fame starring as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched, a role that earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended in 1972, Montgomery continued her career in numerous television films, including portraying Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and Lizzie Borden in 1974. She passed away on May 18, 1995, at the age of sixty-two.
Career overview
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. Born in Hollywood, California, United States on April 15, 1933, she was the daughter of Robert Montgomery. She began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents. Throughout her extensive career, she accumulated seventy-one known acting credits before her death on May 18, 1995, at the age of sixty-two.
In the 1960s, she rose to fame starring 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, and she remains best remembered for her starring role in the television series.
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 also portrayed Lizzie Borden.
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- Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (2023) as Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022) as Self (archive video)
- Bewitched (2005) as Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) as Edna Buchanan
- The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) as Edna Buchanan
- Super 8½ (1994) as Insane Woman
- A Bewitched Christmas (1994) as Samantha Stephens
- Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993) as Blanche Taylor Moore
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as Barmaid (voice)
- The Panama Deception (1992) as Narrator
- With Murder in Mind (1992) as Gayle Wolfer
- Sins of the Mother (1991) as Ruth Coe
- Face to Face (1990) as Dr. Diana Firestone
- Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988) as Narrator
- Amos (1985) as Daisy Daws
- Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985) as Abigail Foster
- Second Sight: A Love Story (1984) as Alexandra McKay
- Missing Pieces (1983) as Sara Scott
- The Rules of Marriage (1982) as Joan Hagen
- When the Circus Came to Town (1981) as Mary Flynn
- Belle Starr (1980) as Belle Starr
- Jennifer: A Woman’s Story (1979) as Jennifer Prince
- Act of Violence (1979) as Catherine McSweeney
- The Awakening Land (1978) as Sayward Luckett Wheeler
- A Killing Affair (1977) as Vikki Eaton
- Dark Victory (1976) as Katherine Merrill
- The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) as Lizzie Borden
- A Case of Rape (1974) as Ellen Harrod
- Mrs. Sundance (1974) as Etta Place
- The Victim (1972) as Kate Wainwright
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) as Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
- Bewitched (1964) as Samantha Stephens
- Bikini Beach (1964) as Lady Bug (voice)
- Burke's Law (1963) as Stacey Evans
- Burke's Law (1963) as Smitty
- Johnny Cool (1963) as Darien 'Dare' Guiness
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) as Mellisa Morris
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Saints and Sinners (1962) as Eadie Donelli
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Frontier Circus (1961) as Karina Andrews
- The Spiral Staircase (1961) as Helen Warren
- The Flintstones (1960) as Samantha Stephens (voice)
- Thriller (1960) as Rosamond Denham
- Checkmate (1960) as Vicki Page
- Bells Are Ringing (1960) as Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
- The Tab Hunter Show (1960) as Hilary Fairfield
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Woman
- Rawhide (1959) as Rose Cornelius
- The Untouchables (1959) as Rusty Heller
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Lillie Clarke
- The Third Man (1959) as Lorraine Borka
- Riverboat (1959) as Abigail Carruthers
- Johnny Staccato (1959) as Fay Linn Benton
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Charlotte Delavalle
- Bitter Heritage (1958) as Mary Brecker
- Wagon Train (1957) as Julie Crail
- Suspicion (1957) as Ellen
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Karen Adams
- Appointment with Adventure (1955) as Helen Ebsen
- Appointment with Adventure (1955) as Virginia Loomis
- Patterns (1955) as Ann Evans
- Summer Pavilion (1955) as Helen Durand
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) as Margaret Lansdowne
- Climax! (1954) as Betsy
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Millie
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Dr. Diana Firestone
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Susan Ward
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Claire
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Cornelia Otis Skinner
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Patricia
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Chris Luck
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Jen Deveraux
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Betty
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Naomi
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Julie Reed
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Carol
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Peggy Parker
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950) as Ellen Craig
- Studio One (1948) as Helen Durand
- Studio One (1948) as Marcia Loring Adams
- Studio One (1948) as Maggie
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Ann Evans
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Jasmine Washington
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Marilyn Shepard
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Sally O'Brien