Eleanor Jean Parker was born on June 26, 1922 in Cedarville, Ohio. She is an American film and television actress.

She made her debut in the film They Died with Their Boots On (1941). In 1946, she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage.

Her other credits include Detective Story (1955), Interrupted Melody, The Man With The Golden Arm, The Naked Jungle and a remake of a The Painted Veil.

She also appeared in Home from the Hill and Return to Peyton Place. Possibly her most famous screen role was Baroness Elsa Schraeder in 1965's The Sound Of Music.

She played in How to Steal the World (1968). In 1969-70 she starred in the television series Bracken's World and several made-for-television movies.

Filmography

• Dead on the Money (1991) (TV)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1986)
• "Finder of Lost Loves" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Hotel" (1 episode, 1983)
• "Fantasy Island" (2 episodes, 1979-1983)
• The Love Boat" (3 episodes, 1979-1982)
• Madame X (1981) (TV)
• "Vega$" (1 episode, 1980)
• Once Upon a Spy (1980) (TV)
• She's Dressed to Kill (1979) (TV)
• Sunburn (1979)
• The Bastard (1978) (TV)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1978)
• Fantasy Island (1977) (TV)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975) (TV)
• The Great American Beauty Contest (1973) (TV)
• Home for the Holidays (1972) (TV)
• "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1972)
• Vanished (1971) (TV)
• Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971) (TV)
• "Bracken's World" (1969) TV series
• Hans Brinker (1969) (TV)
• Eye of the Cat (1969)
• "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (2 episodes, 1968)
• Tigre, Il (1967)
• Warning Shot (1967)
• An American Dream (1966)
• The Oscar (1966)
• "Convoy" (1 episode, 1965)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• Panic Button (1964)
• "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Eleventh Hour" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Checkmate" (1 episode, 1962)
• Madison Avenue (1962)
• Return to Peyton Place (1961)
• The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (1960) (TV)
• Home from the Hill (1960)
• A Hole in the Head (1959)
• The Seventh Sin (1957)
• Lizzie (1957)
• The King and Four Queens (1956)
• The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
• Interrupted Melody (1955)
• Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
• Valley of the Kings (1954)
• The Naked Jungle (1954)
• Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
• Above and Beyond (1952)
• Scaramouche (1952)
• Detective Story (1951)
• A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
• Valentino (1951)
• Three Secrets (1950)
• Caged (1950)
• Chain Lightning (1950)
• The Woman in White (1948)
• The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
• Escape Me Never (1947)
• Never Say Goodbye (1946)
• Of Human Bondage (1946)
• Pride of the Marines (1945)
• The Very Thought of You (1944)
• The Last Ride (1944)
• Crime by Night (1944)
• Atlantic City (1944)
• Between Two Worlds (1944)
• Destination Tokyo (1943) (voice)
• Mission to Moscow (1943)
• The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
• Busses Roar (1942)
• Men of the Sky (1942)
• The Big Shot (1942) (voice)
• Soldiers in White (1942)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Awards

• Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award "Caged" 1950