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) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed performance ⓘ
directedBy Elia Kazan ⓘ
distributedBy 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, California ⓘ
linked to: Salinas Valley
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 ⓘ