Elizabeth Montgomery

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-04-15

Day of death

1995-05-18 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Elizabeth Montgomery

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

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

    Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • Super 8½

    Super 8½

  • Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair

    Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair

  • The Victim

    The Victim

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Amos

    Amos

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Challenge of the Super Friends

    Challenge of the Super Friends

  • Patterns

    Patterns

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Johnny Cool

    Johnny Cool

  • Bikini Beach

    Bikini Beach

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

  • The Rules of Marriage

    The Rules of Marriage

  • Summer Pavilion

    Summer Pavilion

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

  • Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

  • A Case of Rape

    A Case of Rape

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • A Killing Affair

    A Killing Affair

  • A Bewitched Christmas

    A Bewitched Christmas

  • Appointment with Adventure

    Appointment with Adventure

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • Second Sight: A Love Story

    Second Sight: A Love Story

  • Sins of the Mother

    Sins of the Mother

  • Face to Face

    Face to Face

  • Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

  • Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

    Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

  • The Panama Deception

    The Panama Deception

  • Between the Darkness and the Dawn

    Between the Darkness and the Dawn

  • Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

    Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

  • The Awakening Land

    The Awakening Land

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • With Murder in Mind

    With Murder in Mind

  • Frontier Circus

    Frontier Circus

  • The Tab Hunter Show

    The Tab Hunter Show

  • When the Circus Came to Town

    When the Circus Came to Town

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Mrs. Sundance

    Mrs. Sundance

  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

  • Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase