Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: April 15, 1933

Death Date: May 18, 1995

Birth Place: Hollywood, California

Spouses: William Asher, Gig Young, Robert Foxworth

Elizabeth Montgomery was born into stardom, growing up in Los Angeles as the daughter of notable actor Robert Montgomery. While she studied acting as she grew up, she wound up catching her break on her father's variety show "Robert Montgomery Presents" (NBC 1950-57). Appearing intermittently on that program allowed Montgomery to also perform on Broadway, specifically the show "Late Love," which earned her a Theater World Award. She made her feature film debut with "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" (1955). Most of her early work was on the small screen, however, as she drew an Emmy nominee for her work on "The Untouchables" (ABC 1959-1963) and also appeared on episodes of "The Twilight Zone" (CBS 1959-1964) and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (CBS 1955-1962). After that steady work, Montgomery landed her biggest role to date: the starring witch Samantha Stephens in "Bewitched" (ABC 1964-1972). Over the show's run, it was one of the most popular TV series of the era, netting Montgomery numerous Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. By the time the series ended, Montgomery was known across the country as the good witch Samantha, so her work afterwards tried to reject her potential typecasting as much as possible. In the mid-1970s, she starred in a pair of TV movies that earned her more award buzz: "A Case of Rape" (NBC 1974) and "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (ABC 1975). Over the last decade or so of her career, she regularly appeared in TV movies and mini-series, though her last Emmy nomination was in 1978 for "The Awakening Land" (NBC 1978). She kept working up until she lost a battle with colon cancer in 1995, passing away at her Beverly Hills home at the age of 62.

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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Actor
Edna Buchanan
Movie
1995

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Actor
Edna Buchanan
Movie
1994

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

Actor
Blanche Taylor Moore
Movie
1993

With Murder in Mind

Actor
Gayle Wolfer
Movie
1992

The Panama Deception

Narrator
Movie
1992

Sins of the MotherStream

Actor
Ruth Coe
Movie
1991

Les Péchés d'une mère

Actor
Movie
1991

En Nombre del Amor

Actor
Movie
1991

Face to Face

Actor
Dr. Diana Firestone
Movie
1990

Coverup: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair

Narrator
Movie
1988

La Única Manera

Actor
Movie
1985

Amos

Actor
Daisy Daws
Movie
1985

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Actor
Abigail Foster
Movie
1985

Second Sight: A Love Story

Actor
Alaxandra McKay
Movie
1984

Puzle Incompleto

Actor
Movie
1983

Missing Pieces

Actor
Sara Scott
Movie
1983

Emma

Actor
Movie
1983

The Rules of Marriage

Actor
Show
1982

When the Circus Comes to Town

Actor
Mary Flynn
Movie
1981

La Vie est un cirque

Actor
Movie
1981

Belle Starr

Actor
Belle Starr
Movie
1980

Password PlusStream

Actor
Game Show
1979

Password PlusStream

Guest
Game Show
1979

Jenifer: Historia de una Mujer

Actor
Movie
1979

Jennifer: A Woman's Story

Actor
Jennifer Prince
Movie
1979

Jennifer: Historia de una Mujer

Actor
Movie
1979

Act of Violence

Actor
Catherine McSweeney
Movie
1979

Violence dans la ville

Actor
Movie
1979

The Awakening Land

Actor
Miniseries
1978

A Killing Affair

Actor
Vikki Eaton
Movie
1977

Dark Victory

Actor
Katherine Merrill
Movie
1976

La Leyenda de Lizzie Borden

Actor
Movie
1975

The Legend of Lizzie BordenStream

Actor
Lizzie Borden
Movie
1975

Un Caso de Violación

Actor
Movie
1974

A Case of Rape

Actor
Ellen Harrod
Movie
1974

La Esposa de Sundance Kid

Actor
Movie
1973

Mrs. Sundance

Actor
Etta Place
Movie
1973

The Victim

Actor
Kate Wainwright
Movie
1972

BewitchedStream

Actor
Samantha Stephens/Serena
Series
1964

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Actor
Mellisa Morris
Movie
1963

Johnny Cool

Actor
Darien "Dare" Guiness
Movie
1963

Theatre '62

Actor
Show
1961

PasswordStream

Guest
Game Show
1961

The FlintstonesStream

Guest Voice
Series
1960

ThrillerStream

Actor
Series
1960

The Untouchables

Guest Star
Series
1959

The Twilight ZoneStream

Actor
The Woman
Series
1959
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Johnny Staccato

Guest Star
Series
1959

RawhideStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

77 Sunset Strip

Guest Star
Charlotte Delavalle
Series
1958

The DuPont Show of the Month

Actor
Miss Kelly
Show
1957

Wagon TrainStream

Guest Star
Julie Crail
Series
1957

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

Actor
Karen Adams
Series
1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Actor
Margaret Lansdowne
Movie
1955

Climax!Stream

Actor
Series
1954

Robert Montgomery Presents

Actor
regular
Show
1952

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