Who starred in a 1956 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and was first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney?
Eileen Heckart Eileen Heckart (March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. Primarily known as a character actress, her career spanned nearly 60 years. She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play "Picnic" on Broadway. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in "Butterflies Are Free" (1972), a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film.
You'll Like My Mother You'll Like My Mother is a 1972 American horror and thriller film directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy and Richard Thomas. Based on the novel by Naomi A. Hintze, the film follows a pregnant widow who travels from Los Angeles to rural Minnesota to meet her mother-in-law, who she comes to find out has sinister motives against her.