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Patti LuPone

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Stage Actress / Voice Actress | * 04/21/1949 (74) | Northport, Long Island, New York (United States of America (USA))
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theater. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972 she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. She has won three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, and two Grammy Awards, and was a 2006 inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fame. She made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1980, and Rose in Gypsy in 2008 and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's Company in 2022. Her other Tony-nominated roles were in The Robber Bridegroom in 1975, Anything Goes in 1988, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2006, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in 2010, and War Paint in 2017. For her performances on the West End stage she received three Laurence Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Fantine in the origina... ()
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Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Patti LuPone

3x Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 2x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording Grammy Award for Best Classical Album 2x Drama League Award 5x Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 2x Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical 2x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 2x Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Grammy Award for Best Classical Album Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Patti LuPone as Actress(46)

as Beau's Mom2023 Beau Is Afraid
as Mrs. Deauville2022 The School for Good and Evil
as Self (archive footage)2021 On Broadway
as Joyce2019 Last Christmas
as Yia-Yia2019 Cliffs of Freedom
as Yellow Diamond (voice)2019 Steven Universe: The Movie
as Florence Berkowitz2016 The Comedian
as Ascension2013 Parker
as Joanne2011 Company
as Lucia2011 Union Square
as The Old Lady2005 Candide
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")2003 Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Maggie2002 City by the Sea
as Emmy Cosell2002 Monday Night Mayhem
as Sandy2001 The Victim
as Betty Croft2001 Heist
as Van Klerk2000 Cold Blooded
as Sherry Bailey2000 State and Main
as Helen1999 Summer of Sam
as Miss C. Canzinarra1999 Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky1999 Just Looking
as Joan Marshall1999 The 24 Hour Woman
as Joanna Saxen1996 Her Last Chance
as Zantalalia1995 The Song Spinner
as Aunt Nan1993 Family Prayers
as Rita Lang1992 The Water Engine
as Florine Werthan1989 Driving Miss Daisy
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson1987 LBJ: The Early Years
as Wanda Valentini1986 Wise Guys
as Elaine1985 Witness
as Rachel Burston1984 Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
as Narrator1984 Piaf
as Lisa D'Angelo1982 Fighting Back
as Lydia Hedberg1979 1941
as Kitty Duval1976 The Time of Your Life

TV Shows/Series with Patti LuPone as Actress(30)

as Avis Amberg2020 Hollywood
as Yellow Diamond (voice)2019 Steven Universe Future
as Frederica Norman2018 Pose
as Mimi Stilton (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as Dr. Seward2014 Penny Dreadful
as Yellow Diamond (voice)2013 Steven Universe
as Rita2013 Mom
as Joan Ramsey2011 American Horror Story
as Kathy Pizazz2011 American Horror Story
as herself2010 Masterclass
as herself2009 Glee
as Mrs. Weiner2006 Ugly Betty
as Sylvia Rossitano2006 30 Rock
2002 In-Laws
as herself1998 Will & Grace
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Zora Crane1993 Frasier
as Defense Attorney Ruth Miller1990 Law & Order
as Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher1989 Life Goes On
as Sharon Walker1977 The Andros Targets
as Self (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live

Additional Information

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Full Name: Patti LuPone
Born: Thursday, 04/21 1949 (April) in Northport, Long Island, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 342 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Juilliard School, Northport High School
Siblings: Robert LuPone
Other names for Patti LuPone (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Patti Ann LuPone"
Patti LuPone frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (21x, Actor)
Rachel Dratch (21x, Actress)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Will Forte (18x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Stephen Sondheim (17x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2419, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/10/2024