Celeste Holm (New York City, 1917 -died 29 april , 15 July 2012) was an American actress. She got the Oscar in 1948 for best supporting actress in the film gentleman's Agreement. Further, she was nominated for the Oscar for the movies Come to the Stable and All About Eve.
Celeste Holm is married five times in total. Her first marriage was to Director Ralph Nelson from 1936 to their divorce in 1939. Together they had one son, the internet pioneer Ted Nelson who introduced hypertext and hypermedia in the sixties of the 20th century. Her second marriage was to Francis Emerson Harding Davies by 1940 until their divorce in 1945. The third marriage was with a. Schuyler Dunning from 1946 until their divorce in 1953. Together they had one child. Her fourth marriage was to actor Wesley Addy from 1966 until his death in 1996. Her last marriage was with opera singer Frank Basile from 2004 until her death in 2012. In 2002, at Celeste Holm the Alzheimer's disease found. On 13 July she got a heart attack and was on her request to her own home where she experienced her last moments with her husband and family and died there on 15 July at 95 years of age.
Filmography[Edit][]
- Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
- Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
- The Snake Pit (1948)
- Road House (1948)
- Everybody Does It (1949)
- Come to the Stable (1949)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949, uncredited)
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Champagne for Caesar (1950)
- The Tender Trap (1955)
- Carolyn (1956)
- High Society (1956)
- The Yeoman of the Guard (1957)
- Bachelor Flat (1962)
- Hailstones and Halibut Bones (1963)
- Cinderella (1965)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1966)
- Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967)
- Doctor, you've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
- Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
- Tom Sawyer (1973)
- Death Cruise (1974)
- The Underground Man (1974)
- Bittersweet Love (1976)
- The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)
- The Private Files of j. Edgar Hoover (1977)
- The Love Boat II (1977)
- Midnight Lace (1981)
- This Girl for Hire (1983)
- Jessie (1984)
- 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
- Murder by the Book (1987)
- Polly (1989)
- Nora's Christmas Gift (1989)
- Polly: Comin' Home! (1990)
- Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
- Home of the Brave (1996)
- Still Breathing (1997)
- Alchemy (2005)
- Driving Me Crazy (2012, post-production)
- College Debts (2013, complete series)
Tv series[Edit][]
- All Star Revue (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1951-1953), 4 episodes
- Schlitz Playhouse (1952 and 1957)
- Your Jeweler's showcase (1953)
- Hollywood Opening Night (1953)
- Honestly, Celeste! (1954)
- The United States Steel Hour (1955)
- Producers ' Showcase (1956)
- The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)
- Sneak Preview (1956)
- Climax! (1956)
- Zane Grey Theater (1957)
- Goodyear Playhouse (1957)
- The Christophers (1960)
- Art Carney Special (1960)
- Play of the Week (1961)
- Alcoa Premiere (1962)
- Checkmate (1962)
- Follow the Sun (1962)
- Burke's Law (1963)
- Dr. Kildare (1963)
- The Eleventh Hour (1964)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1965 and 1977), 5 episodes
- The Fugitive (1965 and 1967)
- Run for Your Life (1965)
- Mr. Novak (1965)
- The Long, Hot Summer (1966)
- Insight (1967)
- The F.b.i.. (1967), 2 episodes
- Nancy (1970-1971), 17 episodes
- The Name of The Game (1970)
- The Delphi Bureau (1972)
- Medical Center (1973 and 1974)
- The Manhunter (1974)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1974)
- Columbo (1976)
- Captains and the Kings (1976), 2 episodes
- The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1977)
- Fantasy Island (1978 and 1979)
- Lucan (1978)
- The Love Boat (1979 and 1984)
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979 and 1982)
- Backstairs at the White House (1979), 4 episodes
- Archie bunker's Place (1981-1983), 5 episodes
- As the World Turns (1981)
- American Playhouse (1982)
- Jessie (1984), 6 episodes
- Falcon Crest (1985), 6 episodes
- Matt Houston (1985)
- Magnum, P.I. (1987)
- Spenser: For Hire (1988)
- Christine Cromwell (1989-1990), 4 episodes
- CBS Summer Playhouse (1989)
- Loving (1991-1992)
- Cheers (1992)
- Great Performances (1995)
- Promised Land (1996-1999), 67 episodes
- Touched by an Angel (1996-1998), 4 episodes
- The Beat (2000), 13 episodes
- Third Watch (2002)
- Whoopi (2004)