Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1955 | Momentum (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) | Leola Boone | ||
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray | Lissy | ||
| 1956 | Kiss Before Dying, AA Kiss Before Dying | Dorothy "Dorie" Kingship | ||
| 1957 | Three Faces of Eve, TheThe Three Faces of Eve | Eve White / Eve Black / Jane | Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress |
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| 1957 | No Down Payment | Leola Boone | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress | |
| 1958 | Long, Hot Summer, TheThe Long, Hot Summer | Clara Varner | ||
| 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman | ||
| 1959 | Sound and the Fury, TheThe Sound and the Fury | Quentin Compson/Narrator | ||
| 1959 | Fugitive Kind, TheThe Fugitive Kind | Carol Cutrere | San Sebastián International Film Festival Zulueta Prize for Best Actress | |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Mary St. John/Mrs. Alfred Eaton | ||
| 1961 | Paris Blues | Lillian Corning | ||
| 1963 | Stripper, TheThe Stripper | Lila Green | ||
| 1963 | New Kind of Love, AA New Kind of Love | Samantha (Sam) Blake/Mimi | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | |
| 1964 | Signpost to Murder | Molly Thomas | ||
| 1966 | Big Hand for the Little Lady, AA Big Hand for the Little Lady | Mary | ||
| 1966 | Fine Madness, AA Fine Madness | Rhoda Shillitoe | ||
| 1968 | Rachel, Rachel | Rachel Cameron | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
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| 1969 | Winning | Elora Capua | ||
| 1970 | WUSA | Geraldine | ||
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Dr. Mildred Watson | ||
| 1971 | All the Way Home | Mary Follet | TV | |
| 1972 | Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, TheThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Beatrice | Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
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| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Rita Walden | BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
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| 1975 | Drowning Pool, TheThe Drowning Pool | Iris Devereaux | ||
| 1976 | Sybil | Dr. Cornelia B. Wilbur | Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1977 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Lola Delaney | Television drama | |
| 1978 | See How She Runs | Betty Quinn | Television film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1978 | End, TheThe End | Jessica Lawson | ||
| 1978 | Christmas to Remember, AA Christmas to Remember | Mildred McCloud | Television film | |
| 1979 | Streets of L.A., TheThe Streets of L.A. | Carol Schramm | Television film | |
| 1980 | Shadow Box, TheThe Shadow Box | Beverly | TV | |
| 1981 | Crisis at Central High | Elizabeth Huckaby | Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1982 | Candida | Candida | Television film | |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Lilly | ||
| 1984 | Passions | Catherine Kennerly | Television film | |
| 1985 | Do You Remember Love | Barbara Wyatt-Hollis | Television film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1986 | Women – for America, for the World | Short documentary | ||
| 1987 | Glass Menagerie, TheThe Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female | |
| 1990 | Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | India Bridge | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female |
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| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Vinnie Miner | Television film | |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Nell Harrington | Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1993 | Age of Innocence, TheThe Age of Innocence | Narrator | ||
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Sarah Beckett | ||
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Maggie Moran | Television film Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1996 | Even If a Hundred Ogres... | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Francine Whiting | Television miniseries Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
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| 2011 | All the World | Narrator |
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