Maureen Stapleton
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Wilbur Falls
1998
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
Snow Cat
1998
as Grandma (voice)
Addicted to Love
1997
as Nana
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
Trading Mom
1994
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
The Last Good Time
1994
as Ida Cutler
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
Miss Rose White
1992
as Tanta Perla
Last Wish
1992
as Ida Rollin
Passed Away
1992
as Mary Scanlan
Lincoln
1992
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
B.L. Stryker
1989
as Auntie Sue
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Mary Luckett
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Frances Liberace
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Helium Balloon Saleslady
Nuts
1987
as Rose Kirk
Made in Heaven
1987
as Aunt Lisa
Sweet Lorraine
1987
as Lillian Garber
The Money Pit
1986
as Estelle
Heartburn
1986
as Vera
The Cosmic Eye
1986
as Mother Earth (voice)
Cocoon
1985
as Mary Luckett
Private Sessions
1985
as Dr. Liz Bolger
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Equalizer
1985
as Emmy Rutherford
Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Mom
America and Lewis Hine
1984
as Voice
Sentimental Journey
1984
as Ruthie
Family Secrets
1984
as Maggie Lukauer
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as White Queen
Montgomery Clift
1983
as Self
The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Grandmother
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Nurse Emma Kieslich
Reds
1981
as Emma Goldman
On the Right Track
1981
as Mary the Bag Lady
The Fan
1981
as Belle Goldman
The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Mrs. Shandig
Lost and Found
1979
as Jemmy
The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Kate Thornton
Letters from Frank
1979
as Betty Miller
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self (uncredited)
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
Interiors
1978
as Pearl
The Gathering
1977
as Kate
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Big Mama
A Mother's Tale
1976
as Narrator
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Big Mama
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
as Bea Asher
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Voyage to Next
1974
as Mother Earth (voice)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974
as Connie
A Sunday Dinner
1974
NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
1972
as Mother (voice)
Plaza Suite
1971
as Karen Nash
Summer of '42
1971
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Great Performances
1971
as White Queen
Airport
1970
as Inez Guerrero
Trilogy
1969
as Mary O'Meaghan
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
1969
as Ruthie Maxwell
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mama Mae Peterson
A View from the Bridge
1962
as Beatrice Carbone
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Taped Tribute
The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Vee Talbot
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Pilar
Lonelyhearts
1959
as Fay Doyle
All the King's Men
1958
Naked City
1958
as Abilene Hutchinson Bick
Naked City
1958
as Ruth Callan
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pilar
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Ethel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tanta Perla
Studio One
1948
as Rachel Jackson
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Daughter
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Mrs. Johnson