Person Details

Birthday: 1927-11-20 00:53:26

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8
The Good Wife
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8

The Good Wife

(2009) Nana Joe
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Nominee
The Defenders
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6

The Defenders

(1961) Mrs. Martin
Kraft Music Hall
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4

Kraft Music Hall

(1958) Self
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Bonnie and Clyde
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8

Bonnie and Clyde

(1967) Blanche
Backstairs at the White House
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6

Backstairs at the White House

(1979) Bess Truman

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
2021 Self
2019 Mary
2018 Beverly Harris
2015 Self
2013 Self
2009 Nana Joe
2008 Self
2005 Bea
1999 Rose Rinato
Mrs. Stanapolous
1998 Beatrice Corrigan
1997 Old Lady McCracken
1995 Louise
1994 Self
1993 Celeste's Mother (voice)
Opal
N/A
1992 Mary Chessen
1990 Mrs. Trueheart
1989 Mrs. Kupchak
1988 N/A
Beverly Harris
Clare Block
1982 Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
1981 Marjorie Seebode
Kate O'Connell
1979 Bess Truman
1976 Crossland
1975 Betty Hill
First Lady / Barmaid
1974 Helen Robbins
Sadie Underwood
Lucille
1973 Arlene Glynn
Barbara Newman
1971 Agnes
Agnes
Lucille
Blanche Hefner
Dolores Mancheney Fencel
1970 Ellen Haney
Alice
Althea Gerber
1969 Marion Hollander
N/A
1968 Calla Mackie
1967 Blanche
1965 N/A
1963 JoAnn's Mother
N/A
1961 Self
Mrs. Martin
1958 Self
1956 Self - Nominee
1953 Self
1951 Beatrice Corrigan
Year Character Movie/Tv

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