Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 15, 1933
Place of Birth:
Hollywood, California, USA
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Elizabeth Montgomery
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life | Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays! | Self (archive video) |
| 1995 | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan | Edna Buchanan |
| 1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face | Edna Buchanan |
| 1994 | Super 8½ | Insane Woman |
| 1993 | Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Blanche Taylor Moore |
| 1992 | The Panama Deception | Narrator |
| 1992 | With Murder in Mind | Gayle Wolfer |
| 1991 | Sins of the Mother | Ruth Coe |
| 1990 | Face to Face | Dr. Diana Firestone |
| 1988 | Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair | Narrator |
| 1985 | Between the Darkness and the Dawn | Abigail Foster |
| 1985 | Amos | Daisy Daws |
| 1984 | Second Sight: A Love Story | Alexandra McKay |
| 1983 | Missing Pieces | Sara Scott |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage | Joan Hagen |
| 1981 | When the Circus Came to Town | Mary Flynn |
| 1980 | Belle Starr | Belle Starr |
| 1979 | Act of Violence | Catherine McSweeney |
| 1979 | Jennifer: A Woman’s Story | Jennifer Prince |
| 1977 | A Killing Affair | Vikki Eaton |
| 1976 | Dark Victory | Katherine Merrill |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Lizzie Borden |
| 1974 | A Case of Rape | Ellen Harrod |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance | Etta Place |
| 1972 | The Victim | Kate Wainwright |
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach | Lady Bug (voice) |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Darien 'Dare' Guiness |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Mellisa Morris |
| 1961 | The Spiral Staircase | Helen Warren |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Girl Reading Book (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Bitter Heritage | Mary Brecker |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Margaret Lansdowne |
| 1955 | Patterns | Ann Evans |
| 1955 | Summer Pavilion | Helen Durand |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Barmaid (voice) |
| 1978 | Challenge of the Super Friends | |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Sayward Luckett Wheeler |
| 1964 | Bewitched | Samantha Stephens |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Stacey Evans |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Smitty |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Eadie Donelli |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus | Karina Andrews |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show | Hilary Fairfield |
| 1960 | Thriller | Rosamond Denham |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Vicki Page |
| 1960 | The Flintstones | Samantha Stephens (voice) |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Woman |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Rose Cornelius |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Lillie Clarke |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Abigail Carruthers |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Rusty Heller |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Charlotte Delavalle |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Ellen |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Karen Adams |
| 1955 | Appointment with Adventure | |
| 1954 | Climax! | Betsy |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Millie |
| 1953 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Diana Firestone |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Susan Ward |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Claire |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Cornelia Otis Skinner |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Patricia |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Chris Luck |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Jen Deveraux |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Betty |
| 1948 | Studio One | Helen Durand |
| 1948 | Studio One | Marcia Loring Adams |
| 1948 | Studio One | Maggie |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Ann Evans |