
Maureen Stapleton
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1925-06-21
- Died
- 2006-03-13
- Place of birth
- Troy, New York, United States
- Also known as
- Lois 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
TV Shows (17)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Taped Tribute

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Great Performances
1971
as White Queen

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Daughter / Mrs. Johnson

The Equalizer
1985
as Emmy Rutherford

Naked City
1958
as Abilene Hutchinson Bick / Ruth Callan

Studio One
1948
as Rachel Jackson

Playhouse 90
1956
as Pilar

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tanta Perla

B.L. Stryker
1989
as Auntie Sue

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Big Mama

General Electric Theater
1953
as Ethel

Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Nurse Emma Kieslich
Movies (66)

The Money Pit
1986
as Estelle

Airport
1970
as Inez Guerrero

Cocoon
1985
as Mary Luckett

Interiors
1978
as Pearl

Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Mary Luckett

Summer of '42
1971
as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Made in Heaven
1987
as Aunt Lisa

Heartburn
1986
as Vera

Tennessee Williams' South
1973
America and Lewis Hine
1984
as Voice

Addicted to Love
1997
as Nana

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Reds
1981
as Emma Goldman

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Big Mama

The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Vee Talbot

Nuts
1987
as Rose Kirk

Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Mom

Voyage to Next
1974
as Mother Earth (voice)

Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mama Mae Peterson

Snow Cat
1998
as Grandma (voice)

The Fan
1981
as Belle Goldman

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self

Passed Away
1992
as Mary Scanlan

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self

Lost and Found
1979
as Jemmy

Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self

Wilbur Falls
1998
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary

The Last Good Time
1994
as Ida Cutler

Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979

The Gathering
1977
as Kate

Private Sessions
1985
as Dr. Liz Bolger

Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)

The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Mrs. Shandig

All the King's Men
1958

Trading Mom
1994
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener

Last Wish
1992
as Ida Rollin
Lincoln
1992
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)

Sentimental Journey
1984
as Ruthie

The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Kate Thornton
A Mother's Tale
1976
as Narrator

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self

Family Secrets
1984
as Maggie Lukauer

Letters from Frank
1979
as Betty Miller

The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Grandmother

Sweet Lorraine
1987
as Lillian Garber

On the Right Track
1981
as Mary the Bag Lady

Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Frances Liberace

Lonelyhearts
1959
as Fay Doyle

Plaza Suite
1971
as Karen Nash

Alice in Wonderland
1983
as White Queen
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Helium Balloon Saleslady

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
as Bea Asher

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Pilar

Dig: A Journey Into Earth
1972
as Mother (voice)

The Cosmic Eye
1986
as Mother Earth (voice)

Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974
as Connie

Miss Rose White
1992
as Tanta Perla

Montgomery Clift
1983
as Self

A Sunday Dinner
1974

A View from the Bridge
1962
as Beatrice Carbone

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
1969
as Ruthie Maxwell

Trilogy
1969
as Mary O'Meaghan

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
About Maureen Stapleton
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. With 83 credits spanning from 1948 to 2003, Maureen Stapleton has appeared in 66 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maureen Stapleton Movies
- The Money Pit (1986) — as Estelle
- Airport (1970) — as Inez Guerrero
- Cocoon (1985) — as Mary Luckett
- Interiors (1978) — as Pearl
- Cocoon: The Return (1988) — as Mary Luckett
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