Acting

Maureen Stapleton

Born 1925-06-21 · Troy, New York, United States

Died 2006-03-13

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.

Credits

Newest first

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
Wilbur Falls
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
1998
Snow Cat
as Grandma (voice)
1998
Addicted to Love
as Nana
1997
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
1996
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
1994
The Last Good Time
as Ida Cutler
1994
Trading Mom
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
1994
Lincoln
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
1992
Miss Rose White
as Tanta Perla
1992
Passed Away
as Mary Scanlan
1992
Last Wish
as Ida Rollin
1992
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)
1989
B.L. Stryker
as Auntie Sue
1989
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
1988
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Frances Liberace
1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Helium Balloon Saleslady
1988
Cocoon: The Return
as Mary Luckett
1988
Nuts
as Rose Kirk
1987
Made in Heaven
as Aunt Lisa
1987
Sweet Lorraine
as Lillian Garber
1987
Heartburn
as Vera
1986
The Cosmic Eye
as Mother Earth (voice)
1986
The Money Pit
as Estelle
1986
The Equalizer
as Emmy Rutherford
1985
Cocoon
as Mary Luckett
1985
Private Sessions
as Dr. Liz Bolger
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Johnny Dangerously
as Mom
1984
America and Lewis Hine
as Voice
1984
Family Secrets
as Maggie Lukauer
1984
Sentimental Journey
as Ruthie
1984
Alice in Wonderland
as White Queen
1983
Montgomery Clift
as Self
1983
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Nurse Emma Kieslich
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
The Electric Grandmother
as Grandmother
1982
Reds
as Emma Goldman
1981
The Fan
as Belle Goldman
1981
On the Right Track
as Mary the Bag Lady
1981
The Gathering, Part II
as Kate Thornton
1979
Letters from Frank
as Betty Miller
1979
The Runner Stumbles
as Mrs. Shandig
1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
as Self
1979
Lost and Found
as Jemmy
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
1979
Interiors
as Pearl
1978
The Gathering
as Kate
1977
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Mama
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Big Mama
1976
A Mother's Tale
as Narrator
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Bea Asher
1975
Voyage to Next
as Mother Earth (voice)
1974
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Connie
1974
NOVA
as Narrator (voice)
1974
A Sunday Dinner
1974
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
as Mother (voice)
1972
Plaza Suite
as Karen Nash
1971
Summer of '42
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Great Performances
as White Queen
1971
Airport
as Inez Guerrero
1970
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
as Ruthie Maxwell
1969
Trilogy
as Mary O'Meaghan
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Bye Bye Birdie
as Mama Mae Peterson
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
A View from the Bridge
as Beatrice Carbone
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Taped Tribute
1961
The Fugitive Kind
as Vee Talbot
1960
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pilar
1959
Lonelyhearts
as Fay Doyle
1959
Naked City
as Abilene Hutchinson Bick
1958
Naked City
as Ruth Callan
1958
All the King's Men
1958
Playhouse 90
as Pilar
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956