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Elizabeth Montgomery
Actor
Born April 15, 1933Died May 18, 1995 (62 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2011 | Making the Boys · as Samantha Stephens |
| 2005 | Bewitched · as Samantha Stephens |
| 2005 | Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled · as Samantha Stephens |
| 2002 | Reflections of Evil · as Samantha Stephens |
| 1995 | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan · as Edna Buchanan |
| 1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face · as Edna Buchanan |
| 1993 | Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story · as Blanche Taylor Moore |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Barmaid (voice) |
| 1992 | The Panama Deception · as Narrator |
| 1992 | With Murder in Mind · as Gayle Wolfer |
| 1991 | Sins of the Mother · as Ruth Coe |
| 1990 | Face to Face · as Dr. Diana Firestone |
| 1988 | Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Between the Darkness and the Dawn · as Abigail Foster |
| 1985 | Amos · as Daisy Daws |
| 1984 | Second Sight: A Love Story · as Alexandra Mckay |
| 1983 | Missing Pieces · as Sara Scott |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage · as Joan Hagen |
| 1981 | When the Circus Came to Town · as Mary Flynn |
| 1980 | Belle Starr · as Belle Starr |
| 1979 | Act of Violence · as Catherine Mcsweeney |
| 1979 | Jennifer: A Woman's Story · as Jennifer Prince |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land (TV Series) · as Sayward Luckett Wheeler |
| 1977 | A Killing Affair · as Vikki Eaton |
| 1976 | Dark Victory · as Katherine Merrill |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden · as Lizzie Borden |
| 1974 | A Case of Rape · as Ellen Harrod |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance · as Etta Place |
| 1972 | The Victim · as Kate Wainwright |
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini · as Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Samantha Stephens |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach · as Lady Bug (voice) |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? · as Mellisa Morris |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool · as Darien 'dare' Guiness |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Smitty |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Polly Saunders |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Eadie Donelli |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Iris Hecate |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Karina Andrews |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) · as Hilary Fairfield |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Vicki Page |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Rosamond Denham |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing · as Girl Reading Book |
| 1960 | The Flintstones (TV Series) · as Samantha Stephens (voice) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Woman |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Abigail Carruthers |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) · as Lorraine Borka |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Rusty Heller |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Lillie Clarke |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Rose Cornelius |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Ellen Wilson |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Charlotte Delavalle |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Ellen |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Miss Kelly |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Julie Crail |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Mary Brecker |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell · as Margaret Lansdowne |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Karen Adams |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Betsy |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Millie |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Dr. Diana Firestone |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Ellen Craig |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Patricia |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Helen Durand |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Ann Evans |