Year Title Role Notes 1942 There's One Born Every Minute Gloria Twine aka Man or Mouse 1943 Lassie Come Home Priscilla Jane Eyre Helen Burns Uncredited 1944 The White Cliffs of Dover Betsy Kenney at age 10 National Velvet Velvet Brown 1946 Courage of Lassie Katherine Eleanor Merrick 1947 Life with Father Mary Skinner With William Powell and Irene Dunne Cynthia Cynthia Bishop aka The Rich Full Life 1948 A Date with Judy Carol Pringle Julia Misbehaves Susan Packett 1949 Little Women Amy March Conspirator Melinda Greyton 1950 Father of the Bride Katherine "Kay" Banks The Big Hangover Mary Belney 1951 Father's Little Dividend Kay Dunstan A Place in the Sun Angela Vickers Quo Vadis [ citation needed ] Christian Prisoner in Arena Uncredited Callaway Went Thataway Herself aka The Star Said No ; Uncredited; Cameo appearance 1952 Love Is Better Than Ever Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy Ivanhoe Rebecca 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything Jean Latimer 1954 Rhapsody Louise Durant Elephant Walk Ruth Wiley Beau Brummell Lady Patricia Belham The Last Time I Saw Paris Helen Ellswirth / Willis 1956 Giant Leslie Lynnton Benedict Golden Globe Award for Special Achievement 1957 Raintree County Susanna Drake Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress 1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie "The Cat" Pollit Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1959 Suddenly, Last Summer Catherine Holly David di Donatello Golden Plate Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated – Bambi Award for Best International Actress 1960 Scent of Mystery The Woman of Mystery aka Holiday in Spain ; Uncredited; Cameo appearance BUtterfield 8 Gloria Wandrous Academy Award for Best Actress Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance (2nd place) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Bambi Award for Best International Actress 1963 Cleopatra Cleopatra The V.I.P.s Frances Andros aka Hotel International 1965 The Sandpiper Laura Reynolds Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance (3rd place) 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Bambi Award for Best International Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance National Board of Review Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (tied with Lynn Redgrave for Georgy Girl ) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1967 The Taming of the Shrew Katharina Also producer (uncredited) David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress (tied with Julie Christie for Doctor Zhivago ) Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Reflections in a Golden Eye Leonora Penderton Doctor Faustus Helen of Troy The Comedians Martha Pineda 1968 Boom! Flora "Sissy" Goforth Secret Ceremony Leonora 1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Masked Lady at Court Uncredited 1970 The Only Game in Town Fran Walker 1971 Under Milk Wood Rosie Probert 1972 X Y & Zee Zee Blakely aka Zee and Co. ; David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress Hammersmith Is Out Jimmie Jean Jackson Silver Bear for Best Actress [ 2] 1973 Night Watch Ellen Wheeler Ash Wednesday Barbara Sawyer Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1974 Identikit Lise aka The Driver's Seat That's Entertainment! Herself (co-host) 1976 The Blue Bird Queen of Light / Mother Witch / Maternal Love 1977 A Little Night Music Desiree Armfeldt 1979 Winter Kills Lola Comante Uncredited; Cameo appearance 1980 The Mirror Crack'd Marina Rudd 1988 Young Toscanini Nadina Bulichoff 1994 The Flintstones Pearl Slaghoople Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress ; final theatrical film