Biography
Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 β March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She was the recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
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Filmography
all 79
Movies 62
TV Shows 17
self 13
Voice 2
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Movie
Wilbur Falls High Secretary
Wilbur Falls (1998)
Movie
Grandma
Snow Cat (1998)
Movie
Nana
Addicted to Love (1997)
Movie
8
Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)
Movie
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My Universe Inside Out (1996)
Movie
Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
Movie
Ida Cutler
The Last Good Time (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Cavour
Trading Mom (1994)
Movie
10
Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
Lincoln (1992)
Movie
Tanta Perla
Miss Rose White (1992)
Movie
Mary Scanlan
Passed Away (1992)
Movie
Ida Rollin
Last Wish (1992)
Movie
Auntie Sue
B.L. Stryker (1989)
TV
Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
Movie
Frances Liberace
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
Movie
Helium Balloon Saleslady
Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Movie
Mary Luckett
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Movie
5
Mrs. Hamilton
The Thorns (1988)
TV
Rose Kirk
Nuts (1987)
Movie
Aunt Lisa
Made in Heaven (1987)
Movie
Lillian Garber
Sweet Lorraine (1987)
Movie
Vera
Heartburn (1986)
Movie
4
Mother Earth
The Cosmic Eye (1986)
Movie
Estelle
The Money Pit (1986)
Movie
9
Emmy Rutherford
The Equalizer (1985)
TV
7.33
Mary Luckett
Cocoon (1985)
Movie
5.25
Dr. Liz Bolger
Private Sessions (1985)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Movie
Ma Kelly
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Movie
5.39
Actress
America and Lewis Hine (1984)
Movie
Maggie Lukauer
Family Secrets (1984)
Movie
Ruthie
Sentimental Journey (1984)
Movie
White Queen
Alice in Wonderland (1983)
Movie
Self
Montgomery Clift (1983)
Movie
Nurse Emma Kieslich
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
TV
Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Movie
Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother (1982)
Movie
Emma Goldman
Reds (1981)
Movie
5
Belle Goldman
The Fan (1981)
Movie
Mary the Bag Lady
On the Right Track (1981)
Movie
Kate Thornton
The Gathering, Part II (1979)
Movie
Betty Miller
Letters from Frank (1979)
Movie
Mrs. Shandig
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
Movie
Jemmy
Lost and Found (1979)
Movie
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Movie
Pearl
Interiors (1978)
Movie
6
Kate
The Gathering (1977)
Movie
Big Mama Pollitt
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976)
Movie
Big Mama Pollitt
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
TV
Self - Host / Various
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Bea Asher
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
Movie
Mother Earth
Voyage to Next (1974)
Movie
Connie
Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Actress
A Sunday Dinner (1974)
Movie
Amanda Wingfield
Tennessee Williams' South (1973)
Movie
Mother
Dig: A Journey Into Earth (1972)
Movie
Karen Nash
Plaza Suite (1971)
Movie
Hermie's Mother
Summer of '42 (1971)
Movie
White Queen
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Inez Guerrero
Airport (1970)
Movie
5.32
Mary O'Meaghan
Trilogy (1969)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Mama Mae Peterson
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Beatrice Carbone
A View from the Bridge (1962)
Movie
Vee Talbot
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Movie
Pilar
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)
Movie
Fay Doyle
Lonelyhearts (1959)
Movie
Ruth Callan / Abilene Hutchinson Bick
Naked City (1958)
TV
Sadie Burke
All the King's Men (1958)
Movie
Pilar
Playhouse 90 (1956)
TV
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Self (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Movie
Ethel
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Tanta Perla
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Rachel Jackson
Studio One (1948)
TV
Daughter / Mrs. Johnson
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.98
Based on 406 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1974
2003
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1925-06-21
Deathday2006-03-12 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceTroy, United States of America
RelationshipsDavid Rayfiel (1963-01-01 - 1966-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLois Maureen Stapleton
AwardsTheatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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