Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

Homepage: https://pattilupone.net/

Movie Involvements: 35

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Ruth Miller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Lydia Lebasi
American Horror Story
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8

American Horror Story

(2011) Kathy Pizazz
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Performer
Hollywood
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7

Hollywood

(2020) Avis Amberg
Pose
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8

Pose

(2018) Frederica Norman
Life Goes On
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6

Life Goes On

(1989) Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
Penny Dreadful
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8

Penny Dreadful

(2014) Joan Clayton

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Mona Wassermann
N/A
2022 Mrs. Deauville
Self / Joanne
2021 Self
2020 Herself
Fluor
N/A
Avis Amberg
Vocalist
Self - Performer
2019 Yellow Diamond (voice)
Joyce
Self (archive footage)
Yellow Diamond (voice)
Yia-Yia
2018 Frederica Norman
2016 Florence Berkowitz
2015 Self
Patti LuPone
2014 Mimi Stilton (voice)
Dr. Seward
Joan Clayton
Self
2013 Yellow Diamond (voice)
Rita
Ascension
2011 Joan Ramsey
Kathy Pizazz
Lucia
N/A
Joanne
Veronica
2010 Herself
Self
2009 Self - Guest
Herself
2007 Leocadia Begbick
2006 N/A
Sylvia Rossitano
Mrs. Weiner
2005 Fosca
The Old Lady
2004 Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Self - Guest
2003 Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
2002 N/A
Maggie
Self
Emmy Cosell
2001 Betty Croft
Nellie Lovett
Sandy
2000 Van Klerk
Sherry Bailey
1999 Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Lydia Lebasi
Miss C. Canzinarra
Helen
Joan Marshall
1998 Herself
1997 Herself
Self - Guest
1996 Self - Guest
Joanna Saxen
1995 Zantalalia
1993 Zora Crane
Aunt Nan
1992 Rita Lang
Self
1990 Ruth Miller
1989 N/A
Florine Werthan
Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
1987 Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
1986 Wanda Valentini
1985 Elaine
1984 Rachel Burston
1982 Lisa D'Angelo
1979 Lydia Hedberg
Self
1977 Sharon Walker
1976 Kitty Duval
Fosca
1975 Self (uncredited)
1956 Self - Nominee
Self - Winner
Self - Performer
Lilia Calderu
Year Character Movie/Tv

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