Angela Paton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 11, 1930
- Died
- May 16, 2016 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.
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Filmography
Harvey
Movie · as Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
I Didn't Do It
TV · as Mrs. Klasby · 1 ep
I Am I
Movie · as Doris
Sons of Tucson
TV · as Ethel · 1 ep
The Final Season
Movie · as Anne Akers
The Valley of Light
Movie · as Granny
Four Kings
TV · as Betty · 1 ep
Red Eye
Movie · as Nice Lady
Medium
TV · as Mrs. Halstead · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Martha Elkin · 1 ep
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Old Woman · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as Eyewitness · 1 ep
American Wedding
Movie · as Grandma
Die, Mommie, Die!
Movie · as Angela's Fan
The United States of Leland
Movie · as Airplane Woman
Early Bird Special
Movie · as Mrs. Carmichael
Joe Dirt
Movie · as Woman with Roadrunner
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Ruth · 1 ep
Boston Public
TV · as Mrs. Walsh · 2 eps
The Joyriders
Movie · as Rita Mae Tuttle
The Con
Movie · as Lyla
The Wedding Singer
Movie · as Faye
Jesse
TV · as Mrs. Baum · 1 ep
L.A. Doctors
TV · as Mrs. Gerken · 1 ep
Lolita
Movie · as Mrs. Holmes
George & Leo
TV · as Mrs. Johnson · 4 eps
Home for the Holidays
Movie · as Woman on Airplane
JAG
TV · as Elena Motley · 1 ep
Sliders
TV · as Mrs. Meadows · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Aunt Adah · 1 ep
Caroline in the City
TV · as Mrs.Larson · 1 ep
Cybill
TV · as Evelyn Minnow · 1 ep
The Home Court
TV · as Marie Grant · 1 ep
Trapped in Paradise
Movie · as Hattie Anderson
Clean Slate
Movie · as Shirley Pogue
Where Are My Children?
Movie · as Ellie McNeil
Blue Sky
Movie · as Dottie Owens
Chicago Hope
TV · as Irene · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Mrs. Ransom · 1 ep
Groundhog Day
Movie · as Mrs. Lancaster
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Woman in Denver
The X-Files
TV · as Mrs. Lukesh · 1 ep
Dave's World
TV · as Mrs. Begley · 1 ep
Criminal Behavior
Movie · as Adelaide
The Last of His Tribe
Movie · as Mrs. Gustafson
Keep the Change
Movie · as Dinah
Lies of the Twins
Movie · as Mrs. Shearer
Home Improvement
TV · as Irma · 2 eps
Love, Lies and Murder
TV · as Parole Board Member #3 · 2 eps
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie · as Gloria Sikes
Flatliners
Movie · as Doctor
Wings
TV · as Sandy · 1 ep
Cop Rock
TV · as Juror · 1 ep
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Movie · as Mrs. Webster
Roe vs. Wade
Movie
Quantum Leap
TV · as Lottie Sammis · 1 ep
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Betty Jameson · 1 ep
The Wonder Years
TV · as Woman at City Hall · 1 ep
Dear John
TV · as Mother Superior · 1 ep
Falcon Crest
TV · as Harriet Anderson · 6 eps
Dirty Harry
Movie · as Homicide Detective (uncredited)