
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

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

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

NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Great Performances
1971
as White Queen

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

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Playhouse 90
1956
as Pilar

B.L. Stryker
1989
as Auntie Sue

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tanta Perla

General Electric Theater
1953
as Ethel

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Big Mama

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

Airport
1970
as Inez Guerrero

Cocoon
1985
as Mary Luckett

The Money Pit
1986
as Estelle

The Fan
1981
as Belle Goldman

Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mama Mae Peterson

Heartburn
1986
as Vera

Reds
1981
as Emma Goldman

Passed Away
1992
as Mary Scanlan

Interiors
1978
as Pearl

Made in Heaven
1987
as Aunt Lisa

Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Mary Luckett

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

Addicted to Love
1997
as Nana

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Nuts
1987
as Rose Kirk

Family Secrets
1984
as Maggie Lukauer

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

The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Vee Talbot

Plaza Suite
1971
as Karen Nash
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Mom

Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self

Lonelyhearts
1959
as Fay Doyle

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self

Trading Mom
1994
as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener

Wilbur Falls
1998
as Wilbur Falls High Secretary

The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Mrs. Shandig
Lincoln
1992
as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)

Sentimental Journey
1984
as Ruthie

Tennessee Williams' South
1973

Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)

A View from the Bridge
1962
as Beatrice Carbone

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self

The Gathering
1977
as Kate

Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Frances Liberace

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Helium Balloon Saleslady

Montgomery Clift
1983
as Self

On the Right Track
1981
as Mary the Bag Lady

Lost and Found
1979
as Jemmy

Private Sessions
1985
as Dr. Liz Bolger

Sweet Lorraine
1987
as Lillian Garber

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
as Bea Asher

The Last Good Time
1994
as Ida Cutler

All the King's Men
1958

Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979

Last Wish
1992
as Ida Rollin

Miss Rose White
1992
as Tanta Perla

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Pilar

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

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
1969
as Ruthie Maxwell
America and Lewis Hine
1984
as Voice

Alice in Wonderland
1983
as White Queen

The Cosmic Eye
1986
as Mother Earth (voice)

Letters from Frank
1979
as Betty Miller

The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Grandmother

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Big Mama

Trilogy
1969
as Mary O'Meaghan

The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Kate Thornton

Voyage to Next
1974
as Mother Earth (voice)

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

Snow Cat
1998
as Grandma (voice)

Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974
as Connie
A Mother's Tale
1976
as Narrator

A Sunday Dinner
1974
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
- Airport (1970) — as Inez Guerrero
- Cocoon (1985) — as Mary Luckett
- The Money Pit (1986) — as Estelle
- The Fan (1981) — as Belle Goldman
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) — as Mama Mae Peterson
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