Maureen Stapleton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-06-21
Day of Death
2006-03-12 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Troy, New York, United States
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.
Known For
Acting
(2003)
(1998)
Snow Cat
as Grandma (voice)
(1998)
Wilbur Falls
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
(1997)
Addicted to Love
as Nana
(1996)
(1994)
The Last Good Time
as Ida Cutler
(1994)
Trading Mom
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
(1994)
(1992)
Lincoln
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
(1992)
Passed Away
as Mary Scanlan
(1992)
Miss Rose White
as Tanta Perla
(1992)
Last Wish
as Ida Rollin
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
Cocoon: The Return
as Mary Luckett
(1988)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Helium Balloon Saleslady
(1988)
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Frances Liberace
(1988)
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
(1987)
Made in Heaven
as Aunt Lisa
(1987)
Sweet Lorraine
as Lillian Garber
(1987)
Nuts
as Rose Kirk
(1986)
Heartburn
as Vera
(1986)
The Cosmic Eye
as Mother Earth (voice)
(1986)
The Money Pit
as Estelle
(1985)
Cocoon
as Mary Luckett
(1985)
Private Sessions
as Dr. Liz Bolger
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1984)
Johnny Dangerously
as Mom
(1984)
Sentimental Journey
as Ruthie
(1984)
Family Secrets
as Maggie Lukauer
(1984)
America and Lewis Hine
as Voice
(1983)
Montgomery Clift
as Self
(1983)
Alice in Wonderland
as White Queen
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
The Electric Grandmother
as Grandmother
(1981)
The Fan
as Belle Goldman
(1981)
On the Right Track
as Mary the Bag Lady
(1981)
Reds
as Emma Goldman
(1979)
The Gathering, Part II
as Kate Thornton
(1979)
The Runner Stumbles
as Mrs. Shandig
(1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1979)
Lost and Found
as Jemmy
(1979)
Letters from Frank
as Betty Miller
(1978)
Interiors
as Pearl
(1977)
The Gathering
as Kate
(1976)
A Mother's Tale
as Narrator
(1976)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Mama
(1975)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Bea Asher
(1974)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Connie
(1974)
(1974)
Voyage to Next
as Mother Earth (voice)
(1973)
(1972)
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
as Mother (voice)
(1971)
Summer of '42
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
(1971)
Plaza Suite
as Karen Nash
(1970)
Airport
as Inez Guerrero
(1969)
Trilogy
as Mary O'Meaghan
(1969)
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
as Ruthie Maxwell
(1963)
Bye Bye Birdie
as Mama Mae Peterson
(1962)
A View from the Bridge
as Beatrice Carbone
(1960)
The Fugitive Kind
as Vee Talbot
(1959)
Lonelyhearts
as Fay Doyle
(1959)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pilar
(1958)
(1953)
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)