Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons | |
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Born | Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 20, 1927
Education | Connecticut College (BA) Boston University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–present |
Known for | Roseanne The Conners |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Estelle Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American actress.[1]
After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program
Parsons worked extensively in film and theatre during the 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. Later work included perhaps her best known role, as
Early life
Parsons was born in Lynn Hospital,
She attended Oak Grove School for Girls in Maine. After graduating from Connecticut College in 1949, Parsons initially studied law at Boston University School of Law, and then worked as a singer with a band before settling on an acting career in the early 1950s.[4] In 1983, when co-starring with fellow Academy Award-winning actor Jack Lemmon in a new Ernest Thompson stage play in Los Angeles, Parsons appeared on the November 1 episode of The Tonight Show, telling Johnny Carson that Lemmon had been her first boyfriend, when they were both teenagers in the 1940s.[5]
Career
Parsons moved to New York City, and worked as a writer, producer and commentator for
In 1964, Parsons won an
Parsons has received
In 1979, Parsons directed a production of Antony and Cleopatra at Interart Theater in New York in which she incorporated some Spanish into the show, prompting Joseph Papp to invite her to direct at the New York Shakespeare Festival (now The Public Theater), and becoming the first woman to do so.[7] As a director, Parsons has a number of Broadway credits, including a production of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and As You Like It in 1986. Off-Broadway, she directed Dario Fo's Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo (1983). She served as the Artistic Director of the Actors Studio for five years, from 1998 to 2003.[8]
In 2016, she starred in
In 2004, Parsons was inducted into the
Her film career includes an
(1995).On television, Parsons played the recurring role of
She was honored with a Woman of Achievement Award from the
Parsons' most recent Broadway appearances include Good People (2011) and Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012).[13]
In April 2018, Parsons returned to television reprising her role as
Personal life
Parsons married author
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Ladybug Ladybug | JoAnn's Mother | |
1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Blanche | Laurel Award for Top Female Supporting Performance (2nd place)
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1968 | Rachel, Rachel | Calla Mackie | Laurel Award for Top Female Supporting Performance
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[18] |
1969 | Don't Drink the Water | Marion Hollander | |
1970 | Watermelon Man | Althea Gerber | Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
I Walk the Line | Ellen Haney | ||
I Never Sang for My Father | Alice | ||
1973 | Two People | Barbara Newman | |
1974 | For Pete's Sake | Helen Robbins | |
1975 | Fore Play | 1st Lady / Barmaid | |
1989 | The Lemon Sisters | Mrs. Kupchak | |
1990 | The Blue Men | May | |
Dick Tracy | Mrs. Trueheart | ||
1995 | Boys on the Side | Louise | |
1996 | Looking for Richard | Margaret | |
1997 | That Darn Cat | Old Lady McCracken | |
2018 | Diane | Mary |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | Today |
Self | Episode dated 6 September 1954 |
1963 | The Defenders | Mrs. Martin | "Metamorphosis" |
1964 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Carrie Bernice | "The Gambling Heart" |
The Patty Duke Show | Mrs. Appleton | "The Con Artist" | |
1965 | The Doctors and the Nurses |
Mrs. Meyers | "Where There's Smoke" |
1966 | The Trials of O'Brien | Miss Baines | "Alarums and Excursions" |
1968 | Snap Judgment | Self | Episode dated 18 November 1968 |
Hemingway's Spain: A Love Affair | Self (voice only) | ||
Kraft Music Hall | Self | Episode #11.30 | |
The 40th Annual Academy Awards | Self | Oscar winner | |
1970 | The Front Page | Mollie Malloy | |
The David Frost Show | Self | Episode #2.240 | |
1971 | 25th Tony Awards | Self | Nominee |
Great Performances | Agnes | A Memory of Two Mondays
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1972 | Love, American Style | Bernice | "Love and the Clinic/Love and the Perfect Wedding/Love and the President/Love and the Return of Raymond" |
Medical Center | Bev | "Wall of Silence" | |
1973 | Terror on the Beach | Arlene Glynn | |
1974 | The Gun and the Pulpit | Sadie Underwood | |
Great Performances | Lucille | "June Moon" | |
1975 | The UFO Incident | Betty Hill |
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1976 | The Tenth Level | Crossland | |
NBC Special Treat | Edwina Kemp | "Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid" | |
All in the Family | Dolores Mancheney Fencel | "Archie's Secret Passion" | |
1978 | All in the Family | Blanche Hefner | 2 episodes |
1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | Blanche Hefner | "Blanche and Murray" |
Backstairs at the White House | Bess Truman | Four episodes | |
1981 | The Gentleman Bandit |
Marjorie Seebode | |
Guests of the Nation | Kate O'Connell | ||
1982 | Today | Self | Episode dated 14 January 1982 |
American Playhouse | Mabel Lederer/Angela Motorman | "Come Along with Me" | |
1987 | American Playhouse | "Waiting for the Moon" (the producers wish to thank) | |
1988 | Open Admissions | Clare Block | |
1989–1997, 2018 | Roseanne | Beverly Harris | 61 episodes Nominated for TV Land Award |
1990 | Everyday Heroes | Matty Jennings | |
1992 | A Private Matter | Mary Chessen | Nominated—CableACE Award Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries |
1993 | The American Clock | Older Doris | |
Family Feud | Self | "Roseanne vs. Jackie Thomas Sitcoms" | |
1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | |
1997 | Touched by an Angel | Jeannette Fisher | "Sandcastles" |
1998 | The Love Letter | Beatrice Corrigan | |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self | ||
1999 | Freak City | Mrs. Stanapolous | |
2000 | Backstory | Self | "Bonnie and Clyde" |
2001 | 100 Centre Street | Esther O'Neill | "The Fix" |
2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rose Rinato | "Denial" |
The 56th Annual Tony Awards | Self | ||
2004 | Frasier | Celeste's Mother (voice) Opal Herself (photograph) |
"Frasier-Lite" "Coots and Ladders" "Goodnight, Seattle" |
Strip Search | Roberta Gray | ||
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | ||
2005 | Empire Falls | Bea | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Good Wife | Nana Joe | Episode: "What's in the Box?" |
2016–2019 | Grace and Frankie | Babe | 3 episodes |
2018–present | The Conners | Beverly Harris | 9 episodes |
References
- ^ "Estelle Parsons". Playbill Vault. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Passion of Estelle Parsons" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, nyc-plus.com; accessed 3 May 2014.
- ^ Estelle Parsons profile, Yahoo! Movies; accessed May 3, 2014.
- ^ Buckley, Michael (July 27, 2008). "STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Estelle Parsons, Mary McCormack and Bryan Batt". Playbill. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c Kahn, Toby (September 26, 1983). "Actress Estelle Parsons Tackles Her Toughest Role: At 55, She's a Mom Again". People. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "We Bombed in New Haven". Original Yale Repertory Program. December 4–23, 1967. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Antony and Cleopatra (1979)". Latinx Shakespeares. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Leadership". The Actors Studio. The Actors Studio. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Cherry Lane Theatre". Cherrylanetheatre.org. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame honors hoofer" Variety, October 24, 2004.
- ^ "Women of Achievement Honorees | Women's Project Theater". Wptheater.org. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Deathtrap, With Jonathan Groff, Simon Russell Beale, Estelle Parsons, Opens in London". Playbill. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Profile, broadwayworld.com; accessed October 16, 2014.
- ^ Vick, Megan (April 13, 2018). "Roseanne Exclusive: Bev Is Back!". tvguide.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Player Bio - Eben Britton". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "About Us". NYPD Monitor. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Sisak, Michael R. "Peter Zimroth, Lawyer Who Oversaw NYPD Reforms, Dies at 78". NBC New York. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Oscar-Estelle Parsons". Academy Awards. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
External links
- Estelle Parsons at IMDb
- Estelle Parsons at the Internet Broadway Database
- Estelle Parsons at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Estelle Parsons at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
- Estelle Parsons at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- Estelle Parsons reading Flannery O'Connor's story "Everything That Rises Must Converge" on YouTube