
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

Frasier
1993
as Opal / Celeste's Mother (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Great Performances
1971
as Agnes / Lucille

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Love, American Style
1969
as Bernice

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jennette Fisher

Medical Center
1969

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Babe

The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Martin

The Conners
2018
as Beverly Harris

All in the Family
1971
as Blanche Hefner / Dolores Mancheney Fencel

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self

American Playhouse
1982
as Mabel Lederer /Angela Motorman

The Patty Duke Show
1963

100 Centre Street
2001
as Esther O'Neill

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)

Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Blanche

Dick Tracy
1990
as Mrs. Trueheart

Boys on the Side
1995
as Louise

That Darn Cat
1997
as Old Lady McCracken

The Love Letter
1998
as Beatrice Corrigan

Looking for Richard
1996
as Margaret

Rachel, Rachel
1968
as Calla Mackie

A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
as Agnes

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

I Walk the Line
1970
as Ellen Haney

Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

Diane
2019
as Mary

The American Clock
1993

I Never Sang for My Father
1970
as Alice

Fore Play
1975
as First Lady / Barmaid

Watermelon Man
1970
as Althea Janine Gerber

For Pete's Sake
1974
as Helen Robbins

Open Admissions
1988
as Clare Block

Wilde Salomé
2013
as Self

The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Mrs. Kupchak

The Tenth Level
1976
as Crossland

A Private Matter
1992
as Mary Chessen

Ladybug Ladybug
1963
as JoAnn's Mother

The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Marjorie Seebode

The UFO Incident
1975
as Betty Hill

Freak City
1999
as Mrs. Stanapolous

June Moon
1974
as Lucille

She's The Best Thing in It
2015
as Self

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
as Self

Terror on the Beach
1973
as Arlene Glynn

The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Sadie Underwood

Don't Drink the Water
1969
as Marion Hollander

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self

Come Along with Me
1982
as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman

Two People
1973
as Barbara Newman

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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- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) — as Blanche
- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Mrs. Trueheart
- Boys on the Side (1995) — as Louise
- That Darn Cat (1997) — as Old Lady McCracken
- The Love Letter (1998) — as Beatrice Corrigan
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