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Maureen Stapleton was an acclaimed American actress who worked in theater, film, and television from the mid-20th century until her death in 2006. She is remembered as a talented performer whose career spanned several decades of American entertainment.
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Film & TV
Troy, 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
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Wilbur Falls — Wilbur Falls High Secretary1998
- Snow Cat — Grandma (voice)1998
- Addicted to Love — Nana1997
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman — Self1996
- Trading Mom — Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener1994
- The Last Good Time — Ida Cutler1994
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage — Self1994
- Miss Rose White — Tanta Perla1992
- Last Wish — Ida Rollin1992
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maureen
- Family name
- Stapleton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Troy
- Place of death
- Lenox
- Spouse
- David Rayfiel
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Maureen Stapleton Queen of the Stardust Ballroom 1975 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- date of birth
- 1925-06-21
- date of death
- 2006-03-13
- Commons category
- Maureen Stapleton
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- name in native language
- Maureen Stapleton
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She received numerous accolades, becoming one of the few actors to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. She also received a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
Stapleton started her career in theater with her Broadway debut in The Playboy of the Western World (1946). She went on to receive two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Rose Tattoo (1951) and for Best Actress in a Play for The Gingerbread Lady (1971). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in The Cold Wind And The Warm (1959), Toys in the Attic (1960), Plaza Suite (1971) and The Little Foxes (1981).
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