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Maureen Stapleton

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 06/21/1925 († 80, 03/13/2006) | Troy, New York (United States of America (USA))
Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Grammy Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lonelyhearts (1958), Airport (1970), and Interiors (1978), before winning for her performance as Emma Goldman in Reds (1981). For Reds, Stapleton also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, winning for Airport. Other notable film roles included Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Plaza Suite... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor. ...

Cocoon

PG-13

1985 | 3.3/5 | 1h 57min
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
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When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity a ...

Interiors

PG

1978 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Drama
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Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. ...

Airport

PG

1970 | 3.2/5 | 2h 17min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, hi ...

Reds

PG

1981 | 3.5/5 | 3h 15min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Maureen Stapleton

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 4x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 3x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Maureen Stapleton as Actress(58)

as herself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Grandma (voice)1998 Snow Cat
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary1998 Wilbur Falls
as Nana1997 Addicted to Love
as herself1996 Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Ida Cutler1994 The Last Good Time
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener1994 Trading Mom
as herself1994 Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Mary Scanlan1992 Passed Away
as Ida Rollin1992 Last Wish
as Tanta Perla1992 Miss Rose White
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)1992 Lincoln
as Mary Luckett1988 Cocoon: The Return
as Helium Balloon Saleslady1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Frances Liberace1988 Liberace: Behind the Music
as Lillian Garber1987 Sweet Lorraine
as Rose Kirk1987 Nuts
as Aunt Lisa1987 Made in Heaven
as Estelle1986 The Money Pit
as Vera1986 Heartburn
as Mother Earth (voice)1986 The Cosmic Eye
as Dr. Liz Bolger1985 Private Sessions
as Mary Luckett1985 Cocoon
as Ma Kelly1984 Johnny Dangerously
as Ruthie1984 Sentimental Journey
as Voice1984 America and Lewis Hine
as Maggie Lukauer1984 Family Secrets
as White Queen1983 Alice in Wonderland
as herself1983 Montgomery Clift
as Grandmother1982 The Electric Grandmother
as Mary the Bag Lady1981 On the Right Track
as Emma Goldman1981 Reds
as Belle Goldman1981 The Fan
as herself1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Jemmy1979 Lost and Found
as Betty Miller1979 Letters from Frank
as Mrs. Shandig1979 The Runner Stumbles
as Kate Thornton1979 The Gathering, Part II
as herself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Pearl1978 Interiors
as Kate1977 The Gathering
as Big Mama1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Bea Asher1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Mother Earth (voice)1974 Voyage to Next
as Connie1974 Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974 A Sunday Dinner
1973 Tennessee Williams' South
as Mother (voice)1972 Dig: A Journey Into Earth
as Karen Nash1971 Plaza Suite
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)1971 Summer of '42
as Inez Guerrero1970 Airport
as Mary O'Meaghan1969 Trilogy
as Mama Mae Peterson1963 Bye Bye Birdie
as Beatrice Carbone1962 A View from the Bridge
as Vee Talbot1960 The Fugitive Kind
as Fay Doyle1959 Lonelyhearts
as Pilar1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Self (uncredited)1953 Main Street to Broadway

TV Shows/Series with Maureen Stapleton as Actress(14)

as Auntie Sue1989 B.L. Stryker
as Emmy Rutherford1985 The Equalizer
as Nurse Emma Kieslich1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Self - Host / Various1975 Saturday Night Live
as White Queen1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Abilene Hutchinson Bick1958 Naked City
as Ruth Callan1958 Naked City
as Pilar1956 Playhouse 90
as Ethel1953 GE Theater
as Tanta Perla1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Rachel Jackson1948 Studio One
as Daughter1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mrs. Johnson1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Born: Sunday, 06/21 1925 (June) in Troy, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 03/13 2006 (March) in Lenox (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Actors Studio, Catholic Central High School, HB Studio
Spouses (current/former): David Rayfiel
Maureen Stapleton frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (22x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Charlton Heston (17x, Actor)
James Daly (17x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Nina Foch (15x, Actress)
Vaughn Taylor (15x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (14x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (14x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:466813, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024