Lillian Hellman

Career Overview

Lillian Hellman has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Signature works include Julia, The Chase, The Children's Hour. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

female

Known Credits

35

Birth Date

1905-06-20

Birth Place

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

• 

  Julia
• 

  The Chase
• 

  The Children's Hour
• 

  The Little Foxes
• 

  The North Star
• 

  Watch on the Rhine

Frequent Collaborators

• Jane Fonda (2 collaborations)
• Miriam Hopkins (2 collaborations)
• Leoda Richards (2 collaborations)
• William Mims (2 collaborations)
• Bette Davis (2 collaborations)
• Carl Benton Reid (2 collaborations)
• Eric Roberts (2 collaborations)
• Vanessa Redgrave (1 collaborations)
• Jason Robards (1 collaborations)
• Maximilian Schell (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (26 credits)

  • Candide

    original story

    writing
    2023
  • Watch on the Rhine

    writer

    writing
    2021
  • Days To Come

    writer

    writing
    2021
  • Candide

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Candide

    lyricist

    writing
    2005
  • Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    writer

    writing
    2003
  • Candide

    lyricist

    writing
    1991
  • Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    lyricist

    writing
    1989
  • Julia

    book

    writing
    1977
  • Another Part of the Forest

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • Montserrat

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • The Chase

    screenplay

    writing
    1966
  • Lištičky

    theatre play

    writing
    1964
  • Toys in the Attic

    theatre play

    writing
    1963
  • The Children's Hour

    adaptation

    writing
    1961
  • The Lark

    writer

    writing
    1957
  • Armored Attack!

    screenplay

    writing
    1957
  • The Little Foxes

    theatre play

    writing
    1956
  • Another Part of the Forest

    novel

    writing
    1948
  • The North Star

    story

    writing
    1943
  • Watch on the Rhine

    theatre play

    writing
    1943
  • The Little Foxes

    theatre play

    writing
    1941
  • Dead End

    screenplay

    writing
    1937
  • The Spanish Earth

    writer

    writing
    1937
  • These Three

    screenplay

    writing
    1936
  • The Dark Angel

    screenplay

    writing
    1935

• actors (7 credits)

  • Directed by William Wyler

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Case of Dashiell Hammett

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Julia

    Woman in Boat

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Rehearsal

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Jacques Cousteau, Lillian Hellman, Dr. Frederick Dockstader (1973) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 199 (1969) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Oscars

    - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) ... Self actor actors
    1953

• crew (2 credits)

  • Watch on the Rhine

    additional writing

    crew
    1943
  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    additional writing

    crew
    1938