Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1925-06-21
- Day of Death2006-03-12 (80 years)
- Place of BirthTroy, New York, United States
- Also Known AsLois Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton
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.
Acting Career
- 1998
Snow Cat
As: Grandma (voice)
- 1997
Addicted to Love
As: Nana
- 1994
The Last Good Time
As: Ida Cutler
- 1994
Trading Mom
As: Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
- 1992
Miss Rose White
As: Tanta Perla
- 1992
Passed Away
As: Mary Scanlan
- 1992
Last Wish
As: Ida Rollin
- 1989
B.L. Stryker
As: Auntie Sue
1988Liberace: Behind the Music
As: Frances Liberace
1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth
As: Helium Balloon Saleslady
- 1988
Cocoon: The Return
As: Mary Luckett
1987Nuts
As: Rose Kirk
1987Made in Heaven
As: Aunt Lisa
1987Sweet Lorraine
As: Lillian Garber
1986Heartburn
As: Vera
1986The Cosmic Eye
As: Mother Earth (voice)
- 1986
The Money Pit
As: Estelle
1985The Equalizer
As: Emmy Rutherford
- 1985
Cocoon
As: Mary Luckett
1985Private Sessions
As: Dr. Liz Bolger
1984Johnny Dangerously
As: Mom
1984Family Secrets
As: Maggie Lukauer
1984Sentimental Journey
As: Ruthie
1983Alice in Wonderland
As: White Queen
1982Little Gloria... Happy at Last
As: Nurse Emma Kieslich
1982The Electric Grandmother
As: Grandmother
1981Reds
As: Emma Goldman
1981The Fan
As: Belle Goldman
1981On the Right Track
As: Mary the Bag Lady
1979The Gathering, Part II
As: Kate Thornton
1979Letters from Frank
As: Betty Miller
1979The Runner Stumbles
As: Mrs. Shandig
1979Lost and Found
As: Jemmy
1978Interiors
As: Pearl
1977The Gathering
As: Kate
1976Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
As: Big Mama
1976Laurence Olivier Presents
As: Big Mama
1975Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
As: Bea Asher
1974Voyage to Next
As: Mother Earth (voice)
1974NOVA
As: Narrator (voice)
1972Dig: A Journey Into Earth
As: Mother (voice)
1971Plaza Suite
As: Karen Nash
1971Summer of '42
As: Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1971Great Performances
As: White Queen
- 1970
Airport
As: Inez Guerrero
1969Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
As: Ruthie Maxwell
1969Trilogy
As: Mary O'Meaghan
1963Bye Bye Birdie
As: Mama Mae Peterson
1962A View from the Bridge
As: Beatrice Carbone
1960The Fugitive Kind
As: Vee Talbot
1959For Whom the Bell Tolls
As: Pilar
1959Lonelyhearts
As: Fay Doyle
1958Naked City
As: Abilene Hutchinson Bick
- 1958
Naked City
As: Ruth Callan
1956Playhouse 90
As: Pilar
1953General Electric Theater
As: Ethel
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Tanta Perla
1948Studio One
As: Rachel Jackson
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Daughter
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Mrs. Johnson