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.
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovieas Self
1998Wilbur FallsMovieas Wilbur Falls High Secretary
1998Snow CatMovieas Grandma (voice)1997Addicted to LoveMovieas Nana
1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanMovieas Self
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageMovieas Self
1994The Last Good TimeMovieas Ida Cutler
1994Trading MomMovieas Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
1992Miss Rose WhiteMovieas Tanta Perla
1992Passed AwayMovieas Mary Scanlan
1992Last WishMovieas Ida Rollin
1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenMovieas Self
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovieas Self (voice)
1989B.L. StrykerTV showas Auntie Sue · 1 episodes
1988Hello Actors StudioMovieas Self
1988Liberace: Behind the MusicMovieas Frances Liberace
1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthMovieas Helium Balloon Saleslady1988Cocoon: The ReturnMovieas Mary Luckett1987NutsMovieas Rose Kirk1987Made in HeavenMovieas Aunt Lisa
1987Sweet LorraineMovieas Lillian Garber1986HeartburnMovieas Vera
1986The Cosmic EyeMovieas Mother Earth (voice)1986The Money PitMovieas Estelle1985The EqualizerTV showas Emmy Rutherford · 1 episodes1985CocoonMovieas Mary Luckett
1985Private SessionsMovieas Dr. Liz Bolger
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieas Self1984Johnny DangerouslyMovieas Mom
1984Family SecretsMovieas Maggie Lukauer
1984Sentimental JourneyMovieas Ruthie
1983Alice in WonderlandMovieas White Queen
1983Montgomery CliftMovieas Self
1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastTV showas Nurse Emma Kieslich · 2 episodes
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieas Self
1982The Electric GrandmotherMovieas Grandmother1981RedsMovieas Emma Goldman1981The FanMovieas Belle Goldman
1981On the Right TrackMovieas Mary the Bag Lady
1979The Gathering, Part IIMovieas Kate Thornton
1979Letters from FrankMovieas Betty Miller
1979The Runner StumblesMovieas Mrs. Shandig
1979Arthur Miller on Home GroundMovieas Self
1979Lost and FoundMovieas Jemmy
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodMovieas Self (uncredited)1978InteriorsMovieas Pearl
1977The GatheringMovieas Kate
1976Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMovieas Big Mama
1976Laurence Olivier PresentsTV showas Big Mama · 1 episodes1975Saturday Night LiveTV showas Self - Host · 1 episodes
1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomMovieas Bea Asher
1974Voyage to NextMovieas Mother Earth (voice)
1974Tell Me Where It HurtsMovieas Connie1974NOVATV showas Narrator (voice) · 1 episodes
1974A Sunday DinnerMovie
1973Tennessee Williams' SouthMovie
1972Dig: A Journey Into EarthMovieas Mother (voice)1971Plaza SuiteMovieas Karen Nash1971Summer of '42Movieas Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1971Great PerformancesTV showas White Queen · 1 episodes1970AirportMovieas Inez Guerrero
1969Mirror, Mirror Off the WallMovieas Ruthie Maxwell
1969TrilogyMovieas Mary O'Meaghan
1968The Dick Cavett ShowTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes1963Bye Bye BirdieMovieas Mama Mae Peterson1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self · 2 episodes
1962A View from the BridgeMovieas Beatrice Carbone
1961The Mike Douglas ShowTV showas Self · as Self - Taped Tribute · 3 episodes1960The Fugitive KindMovieas Vee Talbot
1959For Whom the Bell TollsMovieas Pilar
1959LonelyheartsMovieas Fay Doyle
1958Naked CityTV showas Abilene Hutchinson Bick · as Ruth Callan · 1 episodes
1958All the King's MenMovieas Sadie Burke
1956Playhouse 90TV showas Pilar · 2 episodes
1956Tony AwardsTV showas Self - Nominee · 1 episodes
1953Main Street to BroadwayMovieas Self (uncredited)
1953General Electric TheaterTV showas Ethel · 1 episodes
1948Studio OneTV showas Rachel Jackson · 1 episodes
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV showas Daughter · as Mrs. Johnson · 1 episodes