Eleanor Parker

Legendary actress, Eleanor Parker, was born Eleanor Jean Parker on Jun 26, 1922 in Cedarville, OH. Parker appeared in over 75 film and TV roles. Her best known films include Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines, Never Say Goodbye, Detective Story, Scaramouche, The Naked Jungle and The Man with the Golden Arm. Parker is probably most famously remembered for her role as Baroness Elsa Schraeder in the 1965 film, The Sound Of Music (starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer). Parker died at the age of 91 on Dec 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Parker was nominated for three Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1950	Best Actress	Caged (1950)	Marie Allen	Nominated
1951	Best Actress	Detective Story (1951)	Mary McLeod	Nominated
1955	Best Actress	Interrupted Melody (1955)	Marjorie Lawrence	Nominated

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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