Birthday: January 20, 2026
A leading lady of American plays and film, Neal studied drama in college and worked as a model before debuting on Broadway in The Voice of the Turtle (1946). Her performance in the play Another Part of the Forest got the attention of Hollywood, and she made her screen debut in the light farce John Loves Mary (1949); that same year she was impressive in The Fountainhead opposite ...more- 1971
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- The Homecoming
- win
- 1968
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actress
- The Subject Was Roses
- nom
- 1965
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Foreign Actress
- In Harm's Way
- win
- 1963
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Foreign Actress
- Hud
- win
- 1963
- New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Actress
- Hud
- win
- 2049
- The Fountainhead
- Dominique Francon
- 2049
- It's a Great Feeling
- Herself
- 2049
- The Hasty Heart
- Sister Parker
- 2049
- John Loves Mary
- Mary McKinley
- 2008
- The Face: Jesus in Art
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