Elizabeth Montgomery
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1933-04-15
- Died
- 1995-05-18
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Also known as
- Pandora Spocks · Ελίζαμπεθ Βικτόρια Μοντγκόμερι · Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery · Елізабет Монтгомері · الیزابت مونتگومری
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
TV Shows (33)
Bewitched
1964
as Samantha Stephens
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Julie Crail
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Barmaid (voice)
The Flintstones
1960
as Samantha Stephens (voice)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Woman
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Susan Ward / Cornelia Otis Skinner / Patricia / Jen Deveraux / Chris Luck / Claire / Betty / Naomi / Julie Reed / Carol / Peggy Parker
Climax!
1954
as Betsy
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Untouchables
1959
as Rusty Heller
Tony Awards
1956
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Stacey Evans / Smitty
Rawhide
1959
as Rose Cornelius
Studio One
1948
as Helen Durand / Marcia Loring Adams / Maggie
Thriller
1960
as Rosamond Denham
One Step Beyond
1959
as Lillie Clarke
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Charlotte Delavalle
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Karen Adams
Checkmate
1960
as Vicki Page
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Ann Evans / Jasmine Washington / Marilyn Shepard / Sally O'Brien
Riverboat
1959
as Abigail Carruthers
Suspicion
1957
as Ellen
The Third Man
1959
as Lorraine Borka
Johnny Staccato
1959
as Fay Linn Benton
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Ellen Craig
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Millie
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Eadie Donelli
Appointment with Adventure
1955
as Helen Ebsen / Virginia Loomis
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Diana Firestone
The Awakening Land
1978
as Sayward Luckett Wheeler
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
as Hilary Fairfield
Frontier Circus
1961
as Karina Andrews
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
Movies (38)
Bewitched
2005
as Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
1963
as Darien 'Dare' Guiness
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Margaret Lansdowne
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
as Self (archive video)
Bikini Beach
1964
as Lady Bug (voice)
Super 8½
1994
as Insane Woman
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023
as Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
Bells Are Ringing
1960
as Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
as Lizzie Borden
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Edna Buchanan
With Murder in Mind
1992
as Gayle Wolfer
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
as Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993
as Blanche Taylor Moore
A Killing Affair
1977
as Vikki Eaton
The Rules of Marriage
1982
as Joan Hagen
The Panama Deception
1992
as Narrator
A Case of Rape
1974
as Ellen Harrod
Dark Victory
1976
as Katherine Merrill
Sins of the Mother
1991
as Ruth Coe
Amos
1985
as Daisy Daws
Mrs. Sundance
1974
as Etta Place
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
as Mellisa Morris
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
as Mary Flynn
Act of Violence
1979
as Catherine McSweeney
Belle Starr
1980
as Belle Starr
Bitter Heritage
1958
as Mary Brecker
The Victim
1972
as Kate Wainwright
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Jennifer Prince
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
1988
as Narrator
Second Sight: A Love Story
1984
as Alexandra McKay
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
as Abigail Foster
Face to Face
1990
as Dr. Diana Firestone
Patterns
1955
as Ann Evans
The Spiral Staircase
1961
as Helen Warren
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Helen Durand
Missing Pieces
1983
as Sara Scott
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Edna Buchanan
A Bewitched Christmas
1994
as Samantha Stephens
About Elizabeth Montgomery
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, M… With 71 credits spanning from 1947 to 2023, Elizabeth Montgomery has appeared in 38 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elizabeth Montgomery Movies
- Bewitched (2005) — as Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Johnny Cool (1963) — as Darien 'Dare' Guiness
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) — as Margaret Lansdowne
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022) — as Self (archive video)
- Bikini Beach (1964) — as Lady Bug (voice)
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