Estelle Parsons
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 20, 1927 (age 98)
- Birthplace
- Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Movie · as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Diane
Movie · as Mary
The Conners
TV · as Beverly Harris · 8 eps
She's The Best Thing in It
Movie · as Self
Grace and Frankie
TV · as Babe · 3 eps
Wilde Salomé
Movie · as Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Movie · as Herself
The Good Wife
TV · as Nana Joe · 1 ep
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Movie · as Self
Empire Falls
TV · as Bea · 2 eps
100 Centre Street
TV · as Esther O'Neill · 1 ep
Freak City
Movie · as Mrs. Stanapolous
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Rose Rinato · 1 ep
The Love Letter
Movie · as Beatrice Corrigan
That Darn Cat
Movie · as Old Lady McCracken
Looking for Richard
Movie · as Margaret
Boys on the Side
Movie · as Louise
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Jennette Fisher · 1 ep
The American Clock
Movie
Frasier
TV · as Opal, Celeste's Mother (voice) · 1 ep
A Private Matter
Movie · as Mary Chessen
Dick Tracy
Movie · as Mrs. Trueheart
The Lemon Sisters
Movie · as Mrs. Kupchak
Open Admissions
Movie · as Clare Block
Roseanne
TV · as Beverly Harris · 35 eps
Come Along with Me
Movie · as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
American Playhouse
TV · as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman · 1 ep
Guests of the Nation
Movie · as Kate O'Connell
The Gentleman Bandit
Movie · as Marjorie Seebode
Backstairs at the White House
TV · as Bess Truman · 4 eps
The Tenth Level
Movie · as Crossland
The UFO Incident
Movie · as Betty Hill
Fore Play
Movie · as First Lady / Barmaid
NBC Special Treat
TV · as Edwina Kemp · 1 ep
For Pete's Sake
Movie · as Helen Robbins
The Gun and the Pulpit
Movie · as Sadie Underwood
June Moon
Movie · as Lucille
Terror on the Beach
Movie · as Arlene Glynn
Two People
Movie · as Barbara Newman
A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie · as Agnes
All in the Family
TV · as Blanche Hefner, Dolores Mancheney Fencel · 2 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Agnes, Lucille · 1 ep
Watermelon Man
Movie · as Althea Janine Gerber
I Walk the Line
Movie · as Ellen Haney
I Never Sang for My Father
Movie · as Alice
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Marion Hollander
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Bernice · 1 ep
Rachel, Rachel
Movie · as Calla Mackie
Bonnie and Clyde
Movie · as Blanche
The Trials of O'Brien
TV · 1 ep
Ladybug Ladybug
Movie · as JoAnn's Mother
The Patty Duke Show
TV · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Mrs. Martin · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Beatrice Corrigan · 1 ep