Maureen Stapleton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-06-21

Deathday

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

Cocoon
6.6%

Cocoon

Jun 21, 1985

The Money Pit
6.5%

The Money Pit

Mar 26, 1986

Cocoon: The Return
6.5%

Cocoon: The Return

Sep 13, 1988

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Addicted to Love
6.1%

Addicted to Love

May 23, 1997

Airport
6.4%

Airport

Mar 25, 1970

Interiors
6.8%

Interiors

Aug 2, 1978

Reds
6.9%

Reds

Dec 25, 1981

Heartburn
6.0%

Heartburn

Jul 25, 1986

Johnny Dangerously
6.3%

Johnny Dangerously

Dec 21, 1984

Summer of '42
6.7%

Summer of '42

Apr 19, 1971

NOVA
6.9%

NOVA

Mar 3, 1974

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Acting

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
1998
Wilbur Falls as Wilbur Falls High Secretary
1998
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
1994
The Last Good Time as Ida Cutler
1994
Trading Mom as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
1992
Lincoln as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
1992
Miss Rose White as Tanta Perla
1992
Passed Away as Mary Scanlan
1992
Last Wish as Ida Rollin
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Herself
1989
B.L. Stryker as Auntie Sue
1988
Hello Actors Studio as Self
1988
Liberace: Behind the Music as Frances Liberace
1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Helium Balloon Saleslady
1988
Cocoon: The Return as Mary Luckett
1987
Nuts as Rose Kirk
1987
Made in Heaven as Aunt Lisa
1987
Sweet Lorraine as Lillian Garber
1986
Heartburn as Vera
1986
The Cosmic Eye as Mother Earth (voice)
1986
The Money Pit as Estelle
1985
The Equalizer as Emmy Rutherford
1985
Cocoon as Mary Luckett
1985
Private Sessions as Dr. Liz Bolger
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
Johnny Dangerously as Ma Kelly
1984
America and Lewis Hine as Voice
1984
Family Secrets as Maggie Lukauer
1984
Sentimental Journey as Ruthie
1983
Alice in Wonderland as White Queen
1983
Montgomery Clift as Self
1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last as Nurse Emma Kieslich
1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982
The Electric Grandmother as Grandmother
1981
Reds as Emma Goldman
1981
The Fan as Belle Goldman
1981
On the Right Track as Mary the Bag Lady
1979
The Gathering, Part II as Kate Thornton
1979
Letters from Frank as Betty Miller
1979
The Runner Stumbles as Mrs. Shandig
1979
Lost and Found as Jemmy
1979
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
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents as Big Mama
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Bea Asher
1974
Voyage to Next as Mother Earth (voice)
1974
Tell Me Where It Hurts as Connie
1974
NOVA as Narrator (voice)
1974
A Sunday Dinner
1973
Tennessee Williams' South
1972
Dig: A Journey Into Earth as Mother (voice)
1971
Plaza Suite as Karen Nash
1971
Summer of '42 as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Great Performances as White Queen
1970
Airport as Inez Guerrero
1969
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall as Ruthie Maxwell
1969
Trilogy as Mary O'Meaghan
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1963
Bye Bye Birdie as Mama Mae Peterson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962
A View from the Bridge as Beatrice Carbone
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
The Fugitive Kind as Vee Talbot
1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pilar
1959
Lonelyhearts as Fay Doyle
1958
Naked City as Abilene Hutchinson Bick
1958
Naked City as Ruth Callan
1958
All the King's Men
1956
Playhouse 90 as Pilar
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1953
Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater as Ethel
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tanta Perla
1948
Studio One as Rachel Jackson
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Daughter
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Mrs. Johnson
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