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