Biography
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"
Filmography
all 87
Movies 54
TV Shows 33
self 24
Voice 4
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat (2023)
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021)
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side (2020)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
Hollywood (2020)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
Steven Universe Future (2019)
Last Christmas (2019)
On Broadway (2019)
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
Pose (2018)
The Comedian (2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
Penny Dreadful (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Steven Universe (2013)
Mom (2013)
Parker (2013)
American Horror Story (2011)
Union Square (2011)
Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Company (2011)
The Miraculous Year (2011)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
Masterclass (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Glee (2009)
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge (2006)
30 Rock (2006)
Ugly Betty (2006)
Passion (2005)
Candide (2005)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
In-Laws (2002)
City by the Sea (2002)
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002)
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
Heist (2001)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
The Victim (2001)
Cold Blooded (2000)
State and Main (2000)
Just Looking (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
Summer of Sam (1999)
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
Will & Grace (1998)
An Evening with Patti LuPone (1997)
The View (1997)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Her Last Chance (1996)
The Song Spinner (1995)
Frasier (1993)
Family Prayers (1993)
The Water Engine (1992)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
Breakfast with the Arts (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Life Goes On (1989)
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
Wise Guys (1986)
Witness (1985)
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta (1984)
Fighting Back (1982)
1941 (1979)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
The Andros Targets (1977)
The Time of Your Life (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tony Awards (1956)
Agatha
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-04-21 (74 years old)
Birth NamePatti Ann LuPone
Birth PlaceNorthport, New York, United States of America
SiblingsRobert LuPone
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesSouth Carolina · Connecticut, United States of America, London, United Kingdom
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, National Board of Review Award for Best Cast, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast, Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, Drama League Award
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