Person
Maureen Stapleton
Acting · 1925–2006 · Troy, New York, United States
Biography
Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – 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.
Known for
NOVA
Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Great Performances
White Queen
The Equalizer
Emmy Rutherford
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Philco Television Playhouse
Daughter
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Studio One
Rachel Jackson
Filmography
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
- 1998Wilbur FallsWilbur Falls High Secretary
- 1998Snow CatGrandma (voice)
- 1997Addicted to LoveNana
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanSelf
- 1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageSelf
- 1994The Last Good TimeIda Cutler
- 1994Trading MomMrs. Cavour, the Gardener
- 1992LincolnSarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
- 1992Miss Rose WhiteTanta Perla
- 1992Passed AwayMary Scanlan
- 1992Last WishIda Rollin
- 1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelf
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice)
- 1989B.L. StrykerAuntie Sue
- 1988Hello Actors StudioSelf
- 1988Liberace: Behind the MusicFrances Liberace
- 1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthHelium Balloon Saleslady
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnMary Luckett
- 1987NutsRose Kirk
- 1987Made in HeavenAunt Lisa
- 1987Sweet LorraineLillian Garber
- 1986HeartburnVera
- 1986The Cosmic EyeMother Earth (voice)
- 1986The Money PitEstelle
- 1985The EqualizerEmmy Rutherford
- 1985CocoonMary Luckett
- 1985Private SessionsDr. Liz Bolger
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
- 1984Johnny DangerouslyMom
- 1984America and Lewis HineVoice
- 1984Family SecretsMaggie Lukauer
- 1984Sentimental JourneyRuthie
- 1983Alice in WonderlandWhite Queen
- 1983Montgomery CliftSelf
- 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastNurse Emma Kieslich
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherGrandmother
- 1981RedsEmma Goldman
- 1981The FanBelle Goldman
- 1981On the Right TrackMary the Bag Lady
- 1979The Gathering, Part IIKate Thornton
- 1979Letters from FrankBetty Miller
- 1979The Runner StumblesMrs. Shandig
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground
- 1979Lost and FoundJemmy
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf
- 1978InteriorsPearl
- 1977The GatheringKate
- 1976Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Mama
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsBig Mama
- 1976A Mother's TaleNarrator
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomBea Asher
- 1974Voyage to NextMother Earth (voice)
- 1974Tell Me Where It HurtsConnie
- 1974NOVANarrator (voice)
- 1974A Sunday Dinner
- 1973Tennessee Williams' South
- 1972Dig: A Journey Into EarthMother (voice)
- 1971Plaza SuiteKaren Nash
- 1971Summer of '42Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
- 1971Great PerformancesWhite Queen
- 1970AirportInez Guerrero
- 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the WallRuthie Maxwell
- 1969TrilogyMary O'Meaghan
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1963Bye Bye BirdieMama Mae Peterson
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962A View from the BridgeBeatrice Carbone
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960The Fugitive KindVee Talbot
- 1959For Whom the Bell TollsPilar
- 1959LonelyheartsFay Doyle
- 1958Naked CityAbilene Hutchinson Bick
- 1958All the King's Men
- 1956Playhouse 90Pilar
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)
- 1953General Electric TheaterEthel
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTanta Perla
- 1948Studio OneRachel Jackson
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseDaughter
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