Elizabeth Montgomery
ActingElizabeth 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
Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bikini Beach
Lady Bug (voice)
Bells Are Ringing
Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive video)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Margaret Lansdowne
With Murder in Mind
Gayle Wolfer
A Killing Affair
Vikki Eaton
Dark Victory
Katherine Merrill
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
A Case of Rape
Ellen Harrod
Filmography — Acting
Bewitched
Samantha Stephens (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bikini Beach
Lady Bug (voice)
Bells Are Ringing
Girl Reading Book (uncredited)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive video)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Margaret Lansdowne
With Murder in Mind
Gayle Wolfer
A Killing Affair
Vikki Eaton
Dark Victory
Katherine Merrill
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
A Case of Rape
Ellen Harrod
Missing Pieces
Sara Scott
Johnny Cool
Darien 'Dare' Guiness
The Panama Deception
Narrator
The Rules of Marriage
Joan Hagen
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Blanche Taylor Moore
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Mellisa Morris
The Victim
Kate Wainwright
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
Second Sight: A Love Story
Alexandra McKay
Super 8½
Insane Woman
Amos
Daisy Daws
Sins of the Mother
Ruth Coe
Mrs. Sundance
Etta Place
When the Circus Came to Town
Mary Flynn
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Edna Buchanan
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Abigail Foster
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Narrator
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Jennifer Prince
Act of Violence
Catherine McSweeney
Patterns
Ann Evans
Summer Pavilion
Helen Durand
Face to Face
Dr. Diana Firestone
The Spiral Staircase
Helen Warren
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Edna Buchanan
Bitter Heritage
Mary Brecker
A Bewitched Christmas
Samantha Stephens