Angela Paton
Angela Paton (born January 11, 1930 in Brooklyn , New York - † May 26, 2016 in Oakland , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Angela Paton worked as a stage actress in the San Francisco area for many decades and was a longstanding member of the American Conservatory Theater . She co-founded the theater group Berkeley Stage Company from the California Berkeley . She was also seen in several plays on Broadway . Patton made her film debut in 1971 with a small role in the classic film Dirty Harry . But it wasn't until the late 1980s, when she was almost 60 years old, that she began working regularly as an actress for film and television. In six episodes of the Falcon Crest seriesshe played the role of Harriet Anderson between 1988 and 1989. Subsequently, Patton was mostly committed to portraying friendly older women in supporting roles. For example, she embodied Bill Murray's landlady Mrs. Lancaster in the comedy Groundhog Day (1993) and was seen as grandmother in American Pie (2003).
The last film role before her death Paton took in 2014 in the short film Last Wishes . Angela Paton was married to Robert Goldsby (* 1926), a theater director and professor of acting, since 1952. She died of a heart attack in May 2016 at the age of 86.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Dirty Harry
- 1988: Winnie (TV movie)
- 1988–1989: Falcon Crest (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1990: Flatliners - Today is a beautiful day to die (Flatliners)
- 1990: A girl named Dinky (Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael)
- 1993: Groundhog Day (Groundhog Day)
- 1993: ... and life goes on ( And the Band Played On ; TV movie)
- 1994: Blackout - A detective seeks himself (Clean Slate)
- 1994: Operation Blue Sky (Blue Sky)
- 1994: Snowstorm in Paradise (Trapped in Paradise)
- 1994/1995: Listen who's hammering (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1995: Family celebration and other difficulties (Home for the Holidays)
- 1996: Eye for an Eye (Eye for an Eye)
- 1997: Lolita
- 1998: The Wedding Singer (The Wedding Singer)
- 1998: Chicago Hope (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1999: The Joyriders
- 2001: Joe Dirt (Joe Dirt)
- 2001: The Kennedys ( The Kennedy ; miniseries)
- 2003: American Pie - American Wedding
- 2003: Die, Mommie, Die!
- 2005: Numbers - The Logic of Crime (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2005: Red Eye
- 2007: The Final Season - You will always remember this (The Final Season)
- 2011: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2014: Last Wishes (short film)
Web links
- Angela Paton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary for Angela Paton ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Robert Goldsby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Interview with Angela Paton and Bob Goldsby
- ↑ Obituary for Angela Paton ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paton, Angela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 2016 |
| Place of death | Oakland , California |