Maureen Stapleton

Personal Info

Birthday

June 21, 1925

Day of Death

2006-03-12

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Troy, New York, United States

Also Known As

Lois Maureen Stapleton

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

Great Performances

NOVA

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Equalizer

Studio One

Naked City

Playhouse 90

The Money Pit

Filmography

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
1998
Wilbur Falls
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
Snow Cat
as Grandma (voice)
1997
Addicted to Love
as Nana
1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
The Last Good Time
as Ida Cutler
Trading Mom
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
1992
Lincoln
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
Miss Rose White
as Tanta Perla
Passed Away
as Mary Scanlan
Last Wish
as Ida Rollin
1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Herself
1988
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Frances Liberace
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Helium Balloon Saleslady
Cocoon: The Return
as Mary Luckett
1987
Nuts
as Rose Kirk
Made in Heaven
as Aunt Lisa
Sweet Lorraine
as Lillian Garber
1986
Heartburn
as Vera
The Cosmic Eye
as Mother Earth (voice)
The Money Pit
as Estelle
1985
Cocoon
as Mary Luckett
Private Sessions
as Dr. Liz Bolger
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1984
Johnny Dangerously
as Mom
America and Lewis Hine
as Voice
Family Secrets
as Maggie Lukauer
Sentimental Journey
as Ruthie
1983
Alice in Wonderland
as White Queen
Montgomery Clift
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Electric Grandmother
as Grandmother
1981
Reds
as Emma Goldman
The Fan
as Belle Goldman
On the Right Track
as Mary the Bag Lady
1979
The Gathering, Part II
as Kate Thornton
Letters from Frank
as Betty Miller
The Runner Stumbles
as Mrs. Shandig
Lost and Found
as Jemmy
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1978
Interiors
as Pearl
1977
The Gathering
as Kate
1976
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Mama
A Mother's Tale
as Narrator
1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Bea Asher
1974
Voyage to Next
as Mother Earth (voice)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Connie
1972
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
as Mother (voice)
1971
Plaza Suite
as Karen Nash
Summer of '42
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1970
Airport
as Inez Guerrero
1969
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
as Ruthie Maxwell
Trilogy
as Mary O'Meaghan
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
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pilar
Lonelyhearts
as Fay Doyle
1953
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)