Estelle Parsons
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1927-11-20 (age 98)
- Place of birth
- Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director.
After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and was also nominated for her work in Rachel, Rachel (1968).
Parsons worked extensively in film and theatre during the 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. More recently her television work included a role in the sitcom Roseanne. Nominated on four occasions for a Tony Award, in 2004 Parsons was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
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Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rose Rinato
The Good Wife
2009
as Nana Joe
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Opal / Celeste's Mother (voice)
Love, American Style
1969
as Bernice
Great Performances
1971
as Agnes / Lucille
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jennette Fisher
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Babe
Medical Center
1969
The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Martin
The Conners
2018
as Beverly Harris
The Oscars
1953
as Self
All in the Family
1971
as Blanche Hefner / Dolores Mancheney Fencel
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
The Patty Duke Show
1963
100 Centre Street
2001
as Esther O'Neill
American Playhouse
1982
as Mabel Lederer /Angela Motorman
Roseanne
1988
as Beverly Harris
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beatrice Corrigan
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Bess Truman
Empire Falls
2005
as Bea
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
NBC Special Treat
1975
as Edwina Kemp
Movies (37)
Dick Tracy
1990
as Mrs. Trueheart
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Blanche
Looking for Richard
1996
as Margaret
Boys on the Side
1995
as Louise
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
The Love Letter
1998
as Beatrice Corrigan
That Darn Cat
1997
as Old Lady McCracken
I Walk the Line
1970
as Ellen Haney
Fore Play
1975
as First Lady / Barmaid
Diane
2019
as Mary
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
as Agnes
Wilde Salomé
2013
as Self
A Private Matter
1992
as Mary Chessen
Rachel, Rachel
1968
as Calla Mackie
Watermelon Man
1970
as Althea Janine Gerber
The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Mrs. Kupchak
Ladybug Ladybug
1963
as JoAnn's Mother
I Never Sang for My Father
1970
as Alice
The American Clock
1993
The Tenth Level
1976
as Crossland
For Pete's Sake
1974
as Helen Robbins
June Moon
1974
as Lucille
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Marjorie Seebode
The UFO Incident
1975
as Betty Hill
Don't Drink the Water
1969
as Marion Hollander
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Sadie Underwood
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
as Self
Open Admissions
1988
as Clare Block
Freak City
1999
as Mrs. Stanapolous
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
as Self
Two People
1973
as Barbara Newman
Terror on the Beach
1973
as Arlene Glynn
Come Along with Me
1982
as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
Guests of the Nation
1981
as Kate O'Connell
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011
as Herself
About Estelle Parsons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director. After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)… With 62 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Estelle Parsons has appeared in 37 films and 25 TV shows.
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- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Mrs. Trueheart
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) — as Blanche
- Looking for Richard (1996) — as Margaret
- Boys on the Side (1995) — as Louise
- Broadway: The Next Generation — as Self
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