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
Cocoon
(1985)
Mary Luckett
Airport
(1970)
Inez Guerrero
Reds
(1981)
Emma Goldman
The Money Pit
(1986)
Estelle
Bye Bye Birdie
(1963)
Mama Mae Peterson
Addicted to Love
(1997)
Nana
Cocoon: The Return
(1988)
Mary Luckett
Nuts
(1987)
Rose Kirk
Trading Mom
(1994)
Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
Heartburn
(1986)
Vera
Made in Heaven
(1987)
Aunt Lisa
Interiors
(1978)
Pearl
Johnny Dangerously
(1984)
Ma Kelly
Plaza Suite
(1971)
Karen Nash
The Fugitive Kind
(1960)
Vee Talbot
Summer of '42
(1971)
Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
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
Summer of '42
(1971)
Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Plaza Suite
(1971)
Karen Nash
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
(1972)
Mother (voice)
Tennessee Williams' South
(1973)
A Sunday Dinner
(1974)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
(1974)
Connie
Voyage to Next
(1974)
Mother Earth (voice)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
(1975)
Bea Asher
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1976)
Big Mama
The Gathering
(1977)
Kate
Interiors
(1978)
Pearl
Letters from Frank
(1979)
Betty Miller
Lost and Found
(1979)
Jemmy
The Muppets Go Hollywood
(1979)
Self
The Runner Stumbles
(1979)
Mrs. Shandig
The Gathering, Part II
(1979)
Kate Thornton
The Fan
(1981)
Belle Goldman
On the Right Track
(1981)
Mary the Bag Lady
Reds
(1981)
Emma Goldman
The Electric Grandmother
(1982)
Grandmother
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Alice in Wonderland
(1983)
White Queen
Montgomery Clift
(1983)
Self
America and Lewis Hine
(1984)
Voice
Johnny Dangerously
(1984)
Ma Kelly
Sentimental Journey
(1984)
Ruthie
Family Secrets
(1984)
Maggie Lukauer
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Private Sessions
(1985)
Dr. Liz Bolger
Cocoon
(1985)
Mary Luckett
The Cosmic Eye
(1986)
Mother Earth (voice)
Heartburn
(1986)
Vera
The Money Pit
(1986)
Estelle
Sweet Lorraine
(1987)
Lillian Garber
Made in Heaven
(1987)
Aunt Lisa
Nuts
(1987)
Rose Kirk
Liberace: Behind the Music
(1988)
Frances Liberace
Hello Actors Studio
(1988)
Self
Cocoon: The Return
(1988)
Mary Luckett
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
(1988)
Helium Balloon Saleslady
Lincoln
(1992)
Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
Passed Away
(1992)
Mary Scanlan
Miss Rose White
(1992)
Tanta Perla
Last Wish
(1992)
Ida Rollin
The Last Good Time
(1994)
Ida Cutler
Trading Mom
(1994)
Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
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