ACTOR
Maureen Stapleton
Known for Saturday Night Live · Airport · Reds
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Jun 21, 1925
- Died
- Mar 13, 2006
- Birthplace
- Troy, New York, United States
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
TV
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
AirportInez Guerrero · 1970
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
RedsEmma Goldman · 1981
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
HeartburnVera · 1986
★ 6.0
★ 6.0
TV
NOVANarrator (voice) · 1974
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
MOVIE
Made in HeavenAunt Lisa · 1987
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
The EqualizerEmmy Rutherford · 1985
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)
1953
All the King's Men
1958
For Whom the Bell TollsPilar
1959
LonelyheartsFay Doyle
1959
The Fugitive KindVee Talbot
1960
A View from the BridgeBeatrice Carbone
1962
Bye Bye BirdieMama Mae Peterson
1963
Mirror, Mirror Off the WallRuthie Maxwell
1969
TrilogyMary O'Meaghan
1969
AirportInez Guerrero
1970
Plaza SuiteKaren Nash
1971
Summer of '42Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Dig: A Journey Into EarthMother (voice)
1972
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
A Sunday Dinner
1974
Tell Me Where It HurtsConnie
1974
Voyage to NextMother Earth (voice)
1974
Queen of the Stardust BallroomBea Asher
1975AM
A Mother's TaleNarrator
1976
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Mama
1976
The GatheringKate
1977
InteriorsPearl
1978
Arthur Miller on Home GroundSelf
1979
Letters from FrankBetty Miller
1979
Lost and FoundJemmy
1979
The Gathering, Part IIKate Thornton
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
1979
The Runner StumblesMrs. Shandig
1979
On the Right TrackMary the Bag Lady
1981
RedsEmma Goldman
1981
The FanBelle Goldman
1981
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982
The Electric GrandmotherGrandmother
1982
Alice in WonderlandWhite Queen
1983
Montgomery CliftSelf
1983AA
America and Lewis HineVoice
1984
Family SecretsMaggie Lukauer
1984
Johnny DangerouslyMom
1984
Sentimental JourneyRuthie
1984
CocoonMary Luckett
1985
Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1985
Private SessionsDr. Liz Bolger
1985
HeartburnVera
1986
The Cosmic EyeMother Earth (voice)
1986
The Money PitEstelle
1986
Made in HeavenAunt Lisa
1987
NutsRose Kirk
1987
Sweet LorraineLillian Garber
1987
Cocoon: The ReturnMary Luckett
1988
Doin' Time on Planet EarthHelium Balloon Saleslady
1988
Hello Actors StudioSelf
1988
Liberace: Behind the MusicFrances Liberace
1988BD
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice)
1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelf
1989
Last WishIda Rollin
1992L
LincolnSarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
1992
Miss Rose WhiteTanta Perla
1992
Passed AwayMary Scanlan
1992
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageSelf
1994
The Last Good TimeIda Cutler
1994
Trading MomMrs. Cavour, the Gardener
1994
Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanSelf
1996
Addicted to LoveNana
1997
Snow CatGrandma (voice)
1998
Wilbur FallsWilbur Falls High Secretary
1998
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2003Television
Studio OneRachel Jackson · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseDaughter · 1 eps
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseMrs. Johnson · 1 eps
1948
Hallmark Hall of FameTanta Perla · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterEthel · 1 eps
1953
Playhouse 90Pilar · 2 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1956
Naked CityAbilene Hutchinson Bick · 1 eps
1958Naked CityRuth Callan · 1 eps
1958
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 3 eps
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Taped Tribute · 1 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1968
Great PerformancesWhite Queen · 1 eps
1971
NOVANarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1974
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
Laurence Olivier PresentsBig Mama · 1 eps
1976
Little Gloria... Happy at LastNurse Emma Kieslich · 2 eps
1982
The EqualizerEmmy Rutherford · 1 eps
1985
B.L. StrykerAuntie Sue · 1 eps
1989Photos
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