Acting
Maureen Stapleton
Born June 21, 1925 · Troy, New York, United States · Died March 13, 2006
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
6.7
Cocoon
Mary Luckett
6.4
The Money Pit
Estelle
5.4
Cocoon: The Return
Mary Luckett
8.0
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
6.6
Airport
Inez Guerrero
6.1
Addicted to Love
Nana
7.2
Interiors
Pearl
7.3
Reds
Emma Goldman
6.1
Heartburn
Vera
6.5
Johnny Dangerously
Mom
6.7 TMDB
Summer of '42
Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
8.7
NOVA
Narrator (voice)
6.7
Nuts
Rose Kirk
7.0
The Fugitive Kind
Vee Talbot
6.6
Bye Bye Birdie
Mama Mae Peterson
8.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
6.2
Made in Heaven
Aunt Lisa
7.8
The Equalizer
Emmy Rutherford
5.8
The Fan
Belle Goldman
6.5
Plaza Suite
Karen Nash
Filmography
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelfMovie
- 1998Wilbur FallsWilbur Falls High SecretaryMovie
- 1998Snow CatGrandma (voice)Movie
- 1997Addicted to LoveNanaMovie
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanSelfMovie
- 1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageSelfMovie
- 1994The Last Good TimeIda CutlerMovie
- 1994Trading MomMrs. Cavour, the GardenerMovie
- 1992LincolnSarah Bush Lincoln (voice)Movie
- 1992Miss Rose WhiteTanta PerlaMovie
- 1992Passed AwayMary ScanlanMovie
- 1992Last WishIda RollinMovie
- 1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelfMovie
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice)Movie
- 1989B.L. StrykerAuntie SueSeries
- 1988Hello Actors StudioSelfMovie
- 1988Liberace: Behind the MusicFrances LiberaceMovie
- 1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthHelium Balloon SalesladyMovie
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnMary LuckettMovie
- 1987NutsRose KirkMovie
- 1987Made in HeavenAunt LisaMovie
- 1987Sweet LorraineLillian GarberMovie
- 1986HeartburnVeraMovie
- 1986The Cosmic EyeMother Earth (voice)Movie
- 1986The Money PitEstelleMovie
- 1985The EqualizerEmmy RutherfordSeries
- 1985CocoonMary LuckettMovie
- 1985Private SessionsDr. Liz BolgerMovie
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfMovie
- 1984Johnny DangerouslyMomMovie
- 1984America and Lewis HineVoiceMovie
- 1984Family SecretsMaggie LukauerMovie
- 1984Sentimental JourneyRuthieMovie
- 1983Alice in WonderlandWhite QueenMovie
- 1983Montgomery CliftSelfMovie
- 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastNurse Emma KieslichSeries
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelfMovie
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherGrandmotherMovie
- 1981RedsEmma GoldmanMovie
- 1981The FanBelle GoldmanMovie
- 1981On the Right TrackMary the Bag LadyMovie
- 1979The Gathering, Part IIKate ThorntonMovie
- 1979Letters from FrankBetty MillerMovie
- 1979The Runner StumblesMrs. ShandigMovie
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home GroundSelfMovie
- 1979Lost and FoundJemmyMovie
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf (uncredited)Movie
- 1978InteriorsPearlMovie
- 1977The GatheringKateMovie
- 1976Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig MamaMovie
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsBig MamaSeries
- 1976A Mother's TaleNarratorMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
- 1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomBea AsherMovie
- 1974Voyage to NextMother Earth (voice)Movie
- 1974Tell Me Where It HurtsConnieMovie
- 1974NOVANarrator (voice)Series
- 1974A Sunday DinnerMovie
- 1973Tennessee Williams' SouthMovie
- 1972Dig: A Journey Into EarthMother (voice)Movie
- 1971Plaza SuiteKaren NashMovie
- 1971Summer of '42Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)Movie
- 1971Great PerformancesWhite QueenSeries
- 1970AirportInez GuerreroMovie
- 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the WallRuthie MaxwellMovie
- 1969TrilogyMary O'MeaghanMovie
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 1963Bye Bye BirdieMama Mae PetersonMovie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1962A View from the BridgeBeatrice CarboneMovie
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf, Self - Taped TributeSeries
- 1960The Fugitive KindVee TalbotMovie
- 1959For Whom the Bell TollsPilarMovie
- 1959LonelyheartsFay DoyleMovie
- 1958Naked CityAbilene Hutchinson Bick, Ruth CallanSeries
- 1958All the King's MenMovie
- 1956Playhouse 90PilarSeries
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
- 1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)Movie
- 1953General Electric TheaterEthelSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTanta PerlaSeries
- 1948Studio OneRachel JacksonSeries
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseDaughter, Mrs. JohnsonSeries