Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-11-03 (93 years old)

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Biography

Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017).


In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans.


Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.


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Filmography

all 123

Movies 78

TV Shows 45

self 5

Voice 3

Helen
The Uninvited

The Uninvited (2024)

Movie
Betty
Mack & Rita

Mack & Rita (2022)

Movie
7.5
Upshur 'Maw' Clampette
The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch (2021)

Movie
10
Iris Lefferts
Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (2021)

TV
6.33
Aunt Butch
Uncle Frank

Uncle Frank (2020)

Movie
Harper Pitt
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)

Movie
The Grande Dame
Tesla

Tesla (2020)

Movie
2
Mimi Waldenstock
On Becoming a God in Central Florida

On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)

TV
Deirdre 'Dippy' Jones
Impulse

Impulse (2018)

TV
6.67
Wrong Nana
9JKL

9JKL (2017)

TV
5.85
Sister Sarah Joan
Lady Bird

Lady Bird (2017)

Movie
7.11
Marjorie
Marjorie Prime

Marjorie Prime (2017)

Movie
Miriam
The Comedian

The Comedian (2016)

Movie
Mrs. Glenn
The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys (2016)

Movie
6.29
Reverend Ethel Landry
Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete (2015)

TV
4.33
Belinda Lacroix
Younger

Younger (2015)

TV
6.07
Margaret Conlon
Run All Night

Run All Night (2015)

Movie
6.16
Elizabeth Crawford (voice)
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address (2015)

Movie
Self
Showing Up

Showing Up (2014)

Movie
Actress
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (2013)

Movie
Claire
Mom

Mom (2013)

TV
6
Lucy Game
The Blacklist

The Blacklist (2013)

TV
6.93
Dolores
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan (2013)

TV
5.57
Betty Turner
The Americans

The Americans (2013)

TV
5.5
Aunt Mel
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

Movie
9
Mom
Roadie

Roadie (2012)

Movie
Mrs. Portman
Please Give

Please Give (2010)

Movie
Lois Blair
A Dog Year

A Dog Year (2009)

Movie
6
Adele Stackhouse
True Blood

True Blood (2008)

TV
6.06
Abby
Turn the River

Turn the River (2008)

Movie
Dr. Imberman
Griffin & Phoenix

Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

Movie
Helen Bessolo
Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland (2006)

Movie
Elizabeth / Social Worker
Little Fugitive

Little Fugitive (2006)

Movie
Old Inge
Sweet Land

Sweet Land (2005)

Movie
6
Self
James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)

Movie
Mrs. Dickerson
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV
7.18
Ellie Silverstein
P.S.

P.S. (2004)

Movie
LAX

LAX (2004)

TV
Reverend Anna Howard Shaw
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Movie
Helen
The Best Thief in the World

The Best Thief in the World (2004)

Movie
Fannie
Cold Case

Cold Case (2003)

TV
6.2
Helen Rounds
Red Betsy

Red Betsy (2003)

Movie
Ma Adams
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair (2003)

Movie
Dr. Iris Hineman [The Greenhouse]
Minority Report

Minority Report (2002)

Movie
6.88
Lucy Thompson
The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project (2002)

Movie
Betty Bennett
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5
Mother
Powder Keg

Powder Keg (2001)

Movie
5
Mother
The Hire

The Hire (2001)

TV
Helen Jackson
The Pledge

The Pledge (2001)

Movie
4
Ginger
Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds (1999)

Movie
Rebecca Tolliver
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Miss Maude
A Will of their Own

A Will of their Own (1998)

TV
Mrs. Ferriter
The Eternal

The Eternal (1998)

Movie
Hudson River Blues

Hudson River Blues (1997)

Movie
The Practice

The Practice (1997)

TV
Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me! (1997)

TV
8
Meg Greene
Twister

Twister (1996)

Movie
6.3
Helen's Mother
Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking (1995)

Movie
7.5
Sophia
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Movie
Madge Wallace Gates
Truman

Truman (1995)

Movie
Mildred Mancini
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

TV
8
Gracie
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Orna
Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony (1994)

Movie
Moira
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
D-Fens' Mother
Falling Down

Falling Down (1993)

Movie
7
Lou Wheaton
Skylark

Skylark (1993)

Movie
6
Deadly Matrimony

Deadly Matrimony (1992)

Movie
voice
The Donner Party

The Donner Party (1992)

Movie
Lureen
Keep the Change

Keep the Change (1992)

Movie
Mrs. Bell
Hard Promises

Hard Promises (1992)

Movie
Mama Threadgoode
Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Movie
6
Alice Todd
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)

Movie
Margaret
Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth (1991)

Movie
Ma Joad
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1991)

Movie
(voice)
Coney Island

Coney Island (1991)

Movie
Mrs. Tannen
Good Sports

Good Sports (1991)

TV
Brontë's Mother
Green Card

Green Card (1990)

Movie
6.25
Eunice Varick
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Self
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio (1988)

Movie
(voice)
American Experience

American Experience (1988)

TV
3.5
Mrs. Nelson
Midnight Run

Midnight Run (1988)

Movie
6
thirtysomething

thirtysomething (1987)

TV
1
Martha
Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Movie
8.67
Sara
Black Widow

Black Widow (1987)

Movie
2
Helen Giles
Twisted

Twisted (1986)

Movie
Sarah
Doubletake

Doubletake (1985)

Movie
Mary Neal
The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)

Movie
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire (1985)

TV
6
Dorothy Hermes / Marie Ganucci
The Equalizer

The Equalizer (1985)

TV
7.33
Mrs. Prescott
Reckless

Reckless (1984)

Movie
Mare Spofford
Reuben, Reuben

Reuben, Reuben (1983)

Movie
Clara
Rage of Angels

Rage of Angels (1983)

TV
Mrs. Carnahan
Four Friends

Four Friends (1981)

Movie
6
Bertha Dorset
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth (1981)

Movie
Kathy
Resurrection

Resurrection (1980)

Movie
Cornelia
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)

Movie
Mrs. Axman
Foxes

Foxes (1980)

Movie
Sara
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Anita Cunningham
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)

Movie
Elinore
Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox (1972)

Movie
Anne Starr
Particular Men

Particular Men (1972)

Movie
Partita Dupea
Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Movie
5.69
Jane Aldridge
The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now (1970)

Movie
Zoe Cannell
Somerset

Somerset (1970)

TV
Actress
Dragon Country

Dragon Country (1970)

Movie
Evelyn
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)

Movie
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Libby Clayton
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Esther Terranova
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Anna Volovich / Brycie Koseloff / Dana
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Hilda
The Master Builder

The Master Builder (1960)

Movie
Startime

Startime (1959)

TV
Dawn Garrison
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Spurs O'Brien
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town (1955)

Movie
Anne
East of Eden

East of Eden (1955)

Movie
1
Jeannie
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

TV
Jenny Musgrave
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Lisa Molloy
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Self - Actor - Scene from Edwin Booth
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
The Steel Harp

The Steel Harp

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1930-11-03 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Topeka, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Topeka, United States of America

Also Known As
Lois Arlene Humbert, Lois Arlene Smith

Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress


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