Celeste Holm

Biography

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). She also is known for her performances in The Snake Pit (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and High Society (1956). Description above from the Wikipedia article Celeste Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Celeste Holm has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1944. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently 3 Men Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include All About Eve, 3 Men and a Baby, The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1917-04-29 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  All About Eve
• 

  3 Men and a Baby
• 

  The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
• 

  High Society
• 

  College Debts
• Stories of Christmas

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• 3 Men Collection (1 titles)
• Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Franklyn Farnum (2 collaborations)
• Thomas Martin (2 collaborations)
• Harold Miller (2 collaborations)
• Foster H. Phinney (2 collaborations)
• Paul Power (2 collaborations)
• Bette Davis (1 collaborations)
• Anne Baxter (1 collaborations)
• George Sanders (1 collaborations)
• Gary Merrill (1 collaborations)
• Hugh Marlowe (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (81 credits)

  • All About Alfred

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Monty and the Movies

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • College Debts

    Grandma GG

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Footsteps on the Ceiling

    Karen Richards (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Driving Me Crazy

    Mrs. Ginsberg

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Alchemy

    Iris

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Stories of Christmas

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Third Watch

    - Transformed (2002) ... Florence actor actors
    1999
  • Still Breathing

    Ida

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Once You Meet a Stranger

    Clara

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Talking With

    Lila (segment "Lamps")

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Touched by an Angel

    - Saving Grace (I) (1998) ... Hattie Greene actor actors

    - The Road Home (I) (1997) ... Hattie Greene actor actors

    - Promised Land (1996) ... Hattie Greene actor actors
    1994
  • Polly: Comin' Home!

    Miss Snow

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Polly

    Miss Snow

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Nora's Christmas Gift

    Nora Richards

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • 3 Men and a Baby

    Jack's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Murder by the Book

    Claire

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Jessie

    Molly Hayden

    actor

    actors

    - Ties That Kill () ... Molly Hayden actor actors

    - Trick of Fate () ... Molly Hayden actor actors

    - Valerie's Turn () ... Molly Hayden actor actors

    - Psychic Connection () ... Molly Hayden actor actors

    - In the Line of Duty (1984) ... Molly Hayden actor actors
    1984
  • This Girl for Hire

    Zandra Stoneham

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Night of 100 Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Shady Hill Kidnapping

    The Celebrity

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Cheers

    - No Rest for the Woody (1992) ... Grandmother Gaines actor actors
    1982
  • Matt Houston

    - Company Secrets (1985) ... Katherine Hershey actor actors
    1982
  • Midnight Lace

    Sylvia Randall

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Falcon Crest

    - Ingress and Egress (1985) ... Anna Rossini actor actors

    - Echoes (1985) ... Anna Rossini actor actors

    - Blood Brothers (1985) ... Anna Rossini actor actors

    - Unfinished Business (1985) ... Anna Rossini actor actors

    - The Phoenix (1985) ... Anna Rossini actor actors
    1981
  • Magnum, P.I.

    - The Love That Lies (1987) ... Abigail Baldwin actor actors
    1980
  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    Florence Hollister

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Bluegrass Special

    Deirdre Wainwright

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Love Boat II

    Eva McFarland

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Love Boat

    - The Buck Stops Here/ For Better or Worse/Bet On It (1984) ... Florence Flanders actor actors

    - A Good & Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover (1979) ... Estelle Castlewood actor actors
    1977
  • Bittersweet Love

    Marian

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Death Cruise

    Elizabeth Mason

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Underground Man

    Beatrice Broadhurst

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Tom Sawyer

    Tia Polly

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

    Sybil Van Loween

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 3 (1995) ... Self actor actors
    1971
  • Columbo

    - Old Fashioned Murder (1976) ... Phyllis Lytton Brandt actor actors
    1971
  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Nancy Lincoln

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Benny Goodman, Celeste Holm, Clement Freud, Rudy Behlmer (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

    Louise Halloran

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Kilroy

    Mrs. Fuller

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Cinderella

    Fairy Godmother

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The F.B.I.

    - The Executioners (2) (1967) ... Flo Clementi actor actors

    - The Executioners (1) (1967) ... Flo Clementi actor actors
    1965
  • Marilyn

    archive footage

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Fugitive

    - Concrete Evidence (1967) ... Pearl Saunders actor actors

    - The Old Man Picked a Lemon (1965) ... Flo Hagerman actor actors
    1963
  • Burke's Law

    - Who Killed the Kind Doctor? (1963) ... Helen Forsythe actor actors
    1963
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 98 (1973) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 107 (1970) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • Bachelor Flat

    Helen Bushmill

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 154 (1973) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 169 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (1970) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 181 (1970) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 102 (1965) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • Dr. Kildare

    - Pack Rat and Prima Donna (1963) ... Nurse Jane Munson actor actors
    1961
  • The Yeomen of the Guard

    Phoebe Meryll

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • High Society

    Liz Imbrie

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - Fugitive (1957) ... Sarah Kimball actor actors
    1956
  • The Tender Trap

    Sylvia Crewes

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - The Schartz-Metterklume Method (1960) ... Hostess at Lawn Party (uncredited) actor actors
    1955
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - Polly (1989) ... Miss Snow actor actors

    - The Bluegrass Special (1977) ... Deirdre Wainright actor actors

    - Kilroy (4) (1965) ... Mrs. Fuller actor actors

    - Kilroy (3) (1965) ... Mrs. Fuller actor actors

    - Kilroy (2) (1965) ... Mrs. Fuller actor actors
    1954
  • The Oscars

    - 75th Academy Awards (2003) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • All About Eve

    Karen Richards

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Champagne for Caesar

    Flame O'Neill

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • What's My Line?

    - Episode 446 (1959) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 306 (1956) ... Self - Panelist actor actors

    - Episode 41 (1951) ... Self actor actors
    1950
  • Everybody Does It

    Doris Blair Borland

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Come to the Stable

    Sister Scholastica

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • A Letter to Three Wives

    Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Chicken Every Sunday

    Emily Hefferen

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Snake Pit

    Grace

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Road House

    Susie Smith

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    - The 60th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1986) ... Self actor actors
    1948
  • Carnival in Costa Rica

    Celeste

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Three Little Girls in Blue

    Miriam Harrington

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 5th Golden Globe Awards (1948) ... Self - Nominee actor actors
    1944