Autographs of Eileen Dietz
Eileen Dietz is an American actress who is best known for her appearances in many horror films such as the face of the demon in The Exorcist and for her portrayal of characters on the soap operas Guiding Light and General Hospital. More about Eileen Dietz
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As a child, Dietz appeared in commercials with her twin sister Marianne DeFossey, and beginning at the age of 12 she started studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She made her television debut in 1963 in a small guest role on The Doctors. Shortly thereafter she landed a recurring role on the soap opera Love of Life. She made her film debut starring in the 1966 movie Teenage Gang Debs as Ellie. The following year she portrayed Penny Wohl in the critically acclaimed independent film David Holzman's Diary. The film never got much in the way of theatrical distribution despite having Dietz's nude scene featured in Life Magazine's photo spread and in the book of the film. She did not recall if she auditioned for the role of Penny but she added, "it was a fun shoot."
Dietz spent much of the late 1960s and early 1970s appearing in theatre productions. She notably appeared Off-Broadway as the Young Girl in the premiere of Bruce Jay Friedman's Steambath at the Truck and Warehouse Theater in 1970. In 1972, she portrayed an androgynous runaway in the premiere of Joyce Carol Oates' Ontological Proof of My Existence. Her portrayal in the play led to an invitation to do a screen test for The Exorcist. She was cast in two memorable roles in the film: Pazuzu the demon (better known as the face of death), and the 'possessed Regan' (the Linda Blair character). She performed in scenes that were too violent or disturbing for Blair to perform, including the crucifix scene and the fistfight with Father Karras. She recalled that director William Friedkin gave her no notes and said, "I wasn't playing a little girl, I was playing the demon that possessed a little girl." Blair, who recalls Friedkin telling her the film would not succeed if she was not in as many shots as possible, estimates that Dietz is in 17 seconds of the film. Dietz, angry that her contribution to the film had been minimized, claimed in the media to have performed all the possession scenes. Warners ultimately measured her screen presence at 28.25 seconds, but denied that her contribution was dramatically significant.: 75 Read even more about Eileen Dietz at Wikipedia
Dietz spent much of the late 1960s and early 1970s appearing in theatre productions. She notably appeared Off-Broadway as the Young Girl in the premiere of Bruce Jay Friedman's Steambath at the Truck and Warehouse Theater in 1970. In 1972, she portrayed an androgynous runaway in the premiere of Joyce Carol Oates' Ontological Proof of My Existence. Her portrayal in the play led to an invitation to do a screen test for The Exorcist. She was cast in two memorable roles in the film: Pazuzu the demon (better known as the face of death), and the 'possessed Regan' (the Linda Blair character). She performed in scenes that were too violent or disturbing for Blair to perform, including the crucifix scene and the fistfight with Father Karras. She recalled that director William Friedkin gave her no notes and said, "I wasn't playing a little girl, I was playing the demon that possessed a little girl." Blair, who recalls Friedkin telling her the film would not succeed if she was not in as many shots as possible, estimates that Dietz is in 17 seconds of the film. Dietz, angry that her contribution to the film had been minimized, claimed in the media to have performed all the possession scenes. Warners ultimately measured her screen presence at 28.25 seconds, but denied that her contribution was dramatically significant.: 75 Read even more about Eileen Dietz at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Eileen Dietz
In total, we tracked 96 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist horror movie photo signed by Eileen Dietz with RARE QUOTE! - UACC) was sold in September 2022 for £125.00 while the cheapest item (Eileen Dietz Signed In Person Photograph - The Exorcist - AG145) found a new owner for £0.01 in June 2019. The month with the most items sold (18) was August 2015 with an average selling price of £1.88 for an autographed item of Eileen Dietz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2016 with £9.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2015. In average, an autographed item from Eileen Dietz is worth £2.20.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Eileen Dietz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | EILEEN DIETZ - THE EXORCIST PRE-SIGNED 7X5 PHOTOGRAPH | £1.50 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £1.99 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £2.99 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £3.00 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £4.20 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £4.20 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in Person hand SIGNED 8 x 10 photograph The Exorcist | £1.99 | |
| Eileen Dietz in Person genuine hand SIGNED 10 x 8 photograph THE EXORCIST | £2.99 | |
| Eileen Dietz genuine in person SIGNED 10 x 8 photo THE EXORCIST | £1.20 | |
| hand signed original autograph photo 8 x10 Eileen Dietz THE EXORCIST | £8.97 | |
| Planet of the Apes 1970’s TV series 8x10 photo signed by actress Eileen Dietz | £3.20 | |
| The Exorcist cult horror film photo signed by actress Eileen Dietz | £3.09 | |
| The Exorcist cult horror movie 8x10 photo signed by actress Eileen Dietz | £1.97 | |
| THE EXORCIST cult horror movie photo signed by actress Eileen Dietz | £4.25 | |
| The Exorcist photo signed by actress Eileen Dietz who played the Demon | £3.20 | |