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Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Birthday: 1927-11-20 | Place of Birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Parsons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Diane

as    Mary

2015
2013
Wilde Salomé

as    Self

2005
Empire Falls

as    Bea

1999
Freak City

as    Mrs. Stanapolous

1998
The Love Letter

as    Beatrice Corrigan

1995
Boys on the Side

as    Louise

1989
The Lemon Sisters

as    Mrs. Kupchak

1988
Open Admissions

as    Clare Block

1982
Come Along with Me

as    Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman

1981
Guests of the Nation

as    Kate O'Connell

1981
The Gentleman Bandit

as    Marjorie Seebode

1979
Backstairs at the White House

as    Mrs. Bess Truman

1976
The Tenth Level

as    Crossland

1975
The UFO Incident

as    Betty Hill

1974
For Pete's Sake

as    Helen Robbins

1974
June Moon

as    Lucille

1974
The Gun and the Pulpit

as    Sadie Underwood

1973
Terror on the Beach

as    Arlene Glynn

1973
Two People

as    Barbara Newman

1971
A Memory of Two Mondays

as    Agnes

1970
I Never Sang for My Father

as    Alice

1970
Watermelon Man

as    Althea Janine Gerber

1970
I Walk the Line

as    Ellen Haney