Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Acting

June 21, 1925 — March 13, 2006Troy, New York, United States

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

Cocoon

Cocoon

1985

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Airport

Airport

1970

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

Interiors

Interiors

1978

Reds

Reds

1981

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

Acting83

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

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

2003

Self

Wilbur Falls

Wilbur Falls

1998

Wilbur Falls High Secretary

Snow Cat

Snow Cat

1998

Grandma (voice)

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

Nana

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996

Self

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

Self

The Last Good Time

The Last Good Time

1994

Ida Cutler

Trading Mom

Trading Mom

1994

Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener

Lincoln

1992

Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)

Miss Rose White

Miss Rose White

1992

Tanta Perla

Passed Away

Passed Away

1992

Mary Scanlan

Last Wish

Last Wish

1992

Ida Rollin

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

Self

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Self (voice)

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker

1989

Auntie Sue

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Self

Liberace: Behind the Music

Liberace: Behind the Music

1988

Frances Liberace

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Helium Balloon Saleslady

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Mary Luckett

Nuts

Nuts

1987

Rose Kirk

Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987

Aunt Lisa

Sweet Lorraine

Sweet Lorraine

1987

Lillian Garber

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

Vera

The Cosmic Eye

The Cosmic Eye

1986

Mother Earth (voice)

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986

Estelle

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

Emmy Rutherford

Cocoon

Cocoon

1985

Mary Luckett

Private Sessions

Private Sessions

1985

Dr. Liz Bolger

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

Mom

America and Lewis Hine

America and Lewis Hine

1984

Voice

Family Secrets

Family Secrets

1984

Maggie Lukauer

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1984

Ruthie

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

White Queen

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

1983

Self

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

Nurse Emma Kieslich

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Self

The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

1982

Grandmother

Reds

Reds

1981

Emma Goldman

The Fan

The Fan

1981

Belle Goldman

On the Right Track

On the Right Track

1981

Mary the Bag Lady

The Gathering, Part II

The Gathering, Part II

1979

Kate Thornton

Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank

1979

Betty Miller

The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles

1979

Mrs. Shandig

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

1979

Jemmy

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

Self

Interiors

Interiors

1978

Pearl

The Gathering

The Gathering

1977

Kate

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976

Big Mama

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976

Big Mama

A Mother's Tale

A Mother's Tale

1976

Narrator

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Host

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

Bea Asher

Voyage to Next

Voyage to Next

1974

Mother Earth (voice)

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974

Connie

NOVA

NOVA

1974

Narrator (voice)

A Sunday Dinner

A Sunday Dinner

1974

Tennessee Williams' South

Tennessee Williams' South

1973

Dig: A Journey Into Earth

Dig: A Journey Into Earth

1972

Mother (voice)

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1971

Karen Nash

Summer of '42

Summer of '42

1971

Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

White Queen

Airport

Airport

1970

Inez Guerrero

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

1969

Ruthie Maxwell

Trilogy

Trilogy

1969

Mary O'Meaghan

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Self - Guest

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Mama Mae Peterson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

A View from the Bridge

A View from the Bridge

1962

Beatrice Carbone

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self / Self - Taped Tribute

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960

Vee Talbot

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

Pilar

Lonelyhearts

Lonelyhearts

1959

Fay Doyle

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Abilene Hutchinson Bick / Ruth Callan

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1958

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

Pilar

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Self - Nominee

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Self (uncredited)

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Ethel

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Tanta Perla

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Rachel Jackson

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Daughter / Mrs. Johnson