Acting · Troy, New York, United States · Born June 21, 1925
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.
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieWilbur Falls
1998
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
MovieSnow Cat
1998
as Grandma (voice)
MovieAddicted to Love
1997
as Nana
MovieJack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
MovieTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
MovieThe Last Good Time
1994
as Ida Cutler
MovieTrading Mom
1994
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
Lincoln
1992
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
MovieMiss Rose White
1992
as Tanta Perla
MoviePassed Away
1992
as Mary Scanlan
MovieLast Wish
1992
as Ida Rollin
MovieWhen We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)
TVB.L. Stryker
1989
as Auntie Sue
MovieHello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
MovieLiberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Frances Liberace
MovieDoin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Helium Balloon Saleslady
MovieCocoon: The Return
1988
as Mary Luckett
MovieNuts
1987
as Rose Kirk
MovieMade in Heaven
1987
as Aunt Lisa
MovieSweet Lorraine
1987
as Lillian Garber
MovieHeartburn
1986
as Vera
MovieThe Cosmic Eye
1986
as Mother Earth (voice)
MovieThe Money Pit
1986
as Estelle
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Emmy Rutherford
MovieCocoon
1985
as Mary Luckett
MoviePrivate Sessions
1985
as Dr. Liz Bolger
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieJohnny Dangerously
1984
as Mom
America and Lewis Hine
1984
as Voice
MovieFamily Secrets
1984
as Maggie Lukauer
MovieSentimental Journey
1984
as Ruthie
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1983
as White Queen
MovieMontgomery Clift
1983
as Self
TVLittle Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Nurse Emma Kieslich
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieThe Electric Grandmother
1982
as Grandmother
MovieReds
1981
as Emma Goldman
MovieThe Fan
1981
as Belle Goldman
MovieOn the Right Track
1981
as Mary the Bag Lady
MovieThe Gathering, Part II
1979
as Kate Thornton
MovieLetters from Frank
1979
as Betty Miller
MovieThe Runner Stumbles
1979
as Mrs. Shandig
MovieArthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
MovieLost and Found
1979
as Jemmy
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
MovieInteriors
1978
as Pearl
MovieThe Gathering
1977
as Kate
MovieCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Big Mama
TVLaurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Big Mama
A Mother's Tale
1976
as Narrator
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieQueen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
as Bea Asher
MovieVoyage to Next
1974
as Mother Earth (voice)
MovieTell Me Where It Hurts
1974
as Connie
TVNOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Sunday Dinner
1974
MovieTennessee Williams' South
1973
MovieDig: A Journey Into Earth
1972
as Mother (voice)
MoviePlaza Suite
1971
as Karen Nash
MovieSummer of '42
1971
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
TVGreat Performances
1971
as White Queen
MovieAirport
1970
as Inez Guerrero
MovieMirror, Mirror Off the Wall
1969
as Ruthie Maxwell
MovieTrilogy
1969
as Mary O'Meaghan
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mama Mae Peterson
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieA View from the Bridge
1962
as Beatrice Carbone
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Fugitive Kind
1960
as Vee Talbot
MovieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Pilar
MovieLonelyhearts
1959
as Fay Doyle
TVNaked City
1958
as Abilene Hutchinson Bick
MovieAll the King's Men
1958
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Pilar
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Ethel
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tanta Perla
TVStudio One
1948
as Rachel Jackson
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Daughter
