Maureen Stapleton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 21 June 1925 · Troy, New York, United States
- Died
- 13 March 2006
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 66
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1998Wilbur Falls as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
- 1998Snow Cat as Grandma (voice)
- 1997Addicted to Love as Nana
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
- 1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self
- 1994The Last Good Time as Ida Cutler
- 1994Trading Mom as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
- 1992Lincoln as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
- 1992Miss Rose White as Tanta Perla
- 1992Passed Away as Mary Scanlan
- 1992Last Wish as Ida Rollin
- 1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen as Self
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self (voice)
- 1988Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1988Liberace: Behind the Music as Frances Liberace
- 1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Helium Balloon Saleslady
- 1988Cocoon: The Return as Mary Luckett
- 1987Nuts as Rose Kirk
- 1987Made in Heaven as Aunt Lisa
- 1987Sweet Lorraine as Lillian Garber
- 1986Heartburn as Vera
- 1986The Cosmic Eye as Mother Earth (voice)
- 1986The Money Pit as Estelle
- 1985Cocoon as Mary Luckett
- 1985Private Sessions as Dr. Liz Bolger
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984Johnny Dangerously as Mom
- 1984America and Lewis Hine as Voice
- 1984Family Secrets as Maggie Lukauer
- 1984Sentimental Journey as Ruthie
- 1983Alice in Wonderland as White Queen
- 1983Montgomery Clift as Self
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982The Electric Grandmother as Grandmother
- 1981Reds as Emma Goldman
- 1981The Fan as Belle Goldman
- 1981On the Right Track as Mary the Bag Lady
- 1979The Gathering, Part II as Kate Thornton
- 1979Letters from Frank as Betty Miller
- 1979The Runner Stumbles as Mrs. Shandig
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground
- 1979Lost and Found as Jemmy
- 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1978Interiors as Pearl
- 1977The Gathering as Kate
- 1976Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Mama
- 1976A Mother's Tale as Narrator
- 1975Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Bea Asher
- 1974Voyage to Next as Mother Earth (voice)
- 1974Tell Me Where It Hurts as Connie
- 1974A Sunday Dinner
- 1973Tennessee Williams' South
- 1972Dig: A Journey Into Earth as Mother (voice)
- 1971Plaza Suite as Karen Nash
- 1971Summer of '42 as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970Airport as Inez Guerrero
- 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall as Ruthie Maxwell
- 1969Trilogy as Mary O'Meaghan
- 1963Bye Bye Birdie as Mama Mae Peterson
- 1962A View from the Bridge as Beatrice Carbone
- 1960The Fugitive Kind as Vee Talbot
- 1959For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pilar
- 1959Lonelyhearts as Fay Doyle
- 1958All the King's Men
- 1953Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)