Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames

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Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames refers to the acclaimed, Oscar-winning performance by Jo Van Fleet as the manipulative and malevolent mother figure in the 1955 film adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film performance
supporting film role
academyAwardCategory Best Supporting Actress
academyAwardEvent 28th Academy Awards
adaptationType literary adaptation
appearsIn East of Eden (1955 film)
awardForFilm East of Eden (1955 film)
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
awardYear 1956
basedOnCharacterFrom East of Eden (novel by John Steinbeck)
surface form: East of Eden (novel)
basedOnWorkBy John Steinbeck
belongsToFranchise East of Eden adaptations
character Cathy Ames
characterAlsoKnownAs Kate Ames
characterTraits malevolent
manipulative
characterType antagonist
cinematographyBy Ted D. McCord
coStarsInclude James Dean
Julie Harris
Raymond Massey
countryOfFilm United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed performance
directedBy Elia Kazan
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
filmReleaseYear 1955
genreOfFilm drama film
influencedPerceptionOf Cathy Ames character in popular culture
languageOfFilm English
medium feature film
musicBy Leonard Rosenman
notableAspect Oscar-winning debut film performance
notableFor portrayal of a manipulative and malevolent mother figure
notedFor intense psychological complexity
partOf 1950s American cinema
performanceStyle method-influenced acting
portrayalAgeRange middle-aged woman
portrayedBy Jo Van Fleet
producedBy Elia Kazan
screenplayBy Paul Osborn
settingOfFilm Salinas Valley
surface form: Salinas Valley, California
sourceMaterialAuthor John Steinbeck
studioFilm Warner Bros. Pictures
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century

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East of Eden role Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames
Raymond Massey as Adam Trask notableCoStar Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames