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.
Acted in 62
1990s
- 1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Edna Buchanan
- 1994
A Bewitched Christmas
Samantha Stephens
Super 8½
Insane Woman
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Edna Buchanan
- 1993
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Blanche Taylor Moore
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Face to Face
Dr. Diana Firestone
1980s
- 1985
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Abigail Foster
Amos
Daisy Daws
- 1984
- 1983
Missing Pieces
Sara Scott
- 1982
The Rules of Marriage
Joan Hagen
- 1981
When the Circus Came to Town
Mary Flynn
- 1980
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
1970s
- 1979
Act of Violence
Catherine McSweeney
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Jennifer Prince
- 1978
The Awakening Land
Sayward Luckett Wheeler · 3 episodes
- 1977
A Killing Affair
Vikki Eaton
- 1976
Dark Victory
Katherine Merrill
- 1975
- 1974
A Case of Rape
Ellen Harrod
Mrs. Sundance
Etta Place
- 1972
The Victim
Kate Wainwright
1960s
- 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana's Daughter, The Witches Witch (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Mellisa Morris
- 1962
Saints and Sinners
Eadie Donelli · 1 episode
- 1961
Frontier Circus
Karina Andrews · 1 episode
The Spiral Staircase
Helen Warren
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Bitter Heritage
Mary Brecker
- 1957
- 1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Margaret Lansdowne
Summer Pavilion
Helen Durand
Patterns
Ann Evans
- 1954
- 1953
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Diana Firestone · 1 episode
- 1950
Appearances7
2020s
- 2023
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
- 2022
1990s
- 1992
The Panama Deception
Narrator
1980s
- 1988
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Narrator
1950s
- 1956
