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Actor · 1922 to 2013

Eleanor Parker

Best rated (acting): The Sound of Music (7.7)

Acting films
45
Acting avg
6.60
Peak run
1960’67
Oscar noms
3
CompareBacon number
Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Eleanor Parker, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1960 to 1967, 6.8756781945195019551960196519701975The Sound of Music 7.7Eye of the Cat 5.5Career avg 6.60

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Eleanor Parker's career barcodecoolhot
194246 films1979
Current formLast 5: 6.59 vs career 6.60 (−0.01)
  1. WReturn to Peyton Place1961 · 6.60.0
  2. WThe Sound of Music1965 · 7.7+1.1
  3. LWarning Shot1967 · 6.4−0.2
  4. WThe Tiger and the Pussycat1967 · 6.8+0.2
  5. LEye of the Cat1969 · 5.5−1.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Eleanor by the numbers

Average
6.60
19 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
38y
1942 to 1979
Total votes
5.47K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Sound of Music
Worst
5.5
Eye of the Cat
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1979Sunburn posterSunburnMrs. Thoren·24
1969Eye of the Cat posterEye of the CatAunt Danny5.544
1968How to Steal the World posterHow to Steal the WorldMargitta Kingsley·16
1967The Tiger and the Pussycat posterThe Tiger and the PussycatMme Vincenzini6.836
1967Warning Shot posterWarning ShotDoris Ruston / Mrs. Doris Ruston6.427
1966An American Dream posterAn American DreamDeborah Kelly Rojack·9
1966The Oscar posterThe OscarSophie Cantaro·17
1965The Sound of Music posterThe Sound of MusicThe Baroness7.73,766
1961Madison Avenue posterMadison AvenueAnne Tremaine·5
1961Return to Peyton Place posterReturn to Peyton PlaceConnie Rossi6.642
1960Home from the Hill posterHome from the HillHannah Hunnicutt6.969
1959A Hole in the Head posterA Hole in the HeadEloise Rogers6.253
1957The Seventh Sin posterThe Seventh SinCarol Carwin·10
1957Lizzie posterLizzieElizabeth Richmond·15
1956The King and Four Queens posterThe King and Four QueensSabina McDade5.633
1955The Man with the Golden Arm posterThe Man with the Golden ArmZosh Machine7.1265
1955Interrupted Melody posterInterrupted MelodyMarjorie Lawrence·13
1955Many Rivers to Cross posterMany Rivers to CrossMary Stuart Cherne·19
1954Valley of the Kings posterValley of the KingsAnn Barclay Mercedes·23
1954The Naked Jungle posterThe Naked JungleJoanna Leiningen6.6127
Better together?

Eleanor Parker's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker movies · Delmer Daves and Eleanor Parker movies · Peter Godfrey and Eleanor Parker movies · Robert Wise and Eleanor Parker movies

Takes

On Eleanor Parker

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1956
    Eleanor Parker
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1952
    Eleanor Parker
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1951
    Eleanor Parker
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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