Maureen Stapleton
Lois Maureen Stapleton (born June 21, 1925 in Troy , New York , † March 13, 2006 in Lenox , Massachusetts ) was an American actress . She made a name for herself both as a theater and film actress . She is not related to the actress Jean Stapleton .
Life
Maureen Stapleton grew up in an Irish Catholic family. After completing her school education, she began to appear in the theater and quickly made a name for herself as an actress in both comedies and dramas . According to her own admission, it was due to her infatuation with actor Joel McCrea , who instructed her to act, that she made her debut on Broadway in 1946 in Burgess Meredith's production of the Irish play The Hero of the Western World by John Millington Synge .
After Stapleton replaced Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose in The Tattooed Rose of Tennessee Williams , she won a Tony Award for her performance in 1951 . Roles in other plays by Williams followed. Stapleton received her second Tony Award in 1971 for her role in Neil Simon's comedy The Gingerbread Lady .
Maureen Stapleton received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Reds by Warren Beatty in 1981 after three role nominations for Life is a Lie (1958), Airport (1970) and Inner Life (1978) by Woody Allen . She also received an Emmy for best actress for her role in the television film Among the Paths to Eden (1967) and a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in the disaster film Airport, based on the novel by Arthur Hailey .
Stapleton was married twice, from July 1949 to February 1959 with the theater producer Max Allentuck and from July 1963 to June 1966 with the screenwriter David Rayfiel . She had two children from her first marriage.
Maureen Stapleton died on March 13, 2006 at her home in Lenox, Massachusetts, of complications from a lung condition.
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Life is a Lie (Lonelyhearts)
- 1959: The Fugitive Kind (The Fugitive Kind)
- 1961: View from the bridge (Vu du Pont)
- 1963: Bye Bye Birdie
- 1970: Airport
- 1970: Hotel whispers (Plaza Suite)
- 1975: The Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
- 1977: Last Christmas (The Gathering)
- 1978: interior (Interiors)
- 1979: A Crazy Couple (Lost and Found)
- 1981: Reds
- 1981: The fanatic (The Fan)
- 1983: Kleine Gloria - poor, rich girl (Little Gloria… Happy at Last)
- 1984: Johnny G. - Unwilling gangster (Johnny Dangerously)
- 1984: Libby - Sentimental Journey
- 1984: Private Sessions - In the Labyrinth of Madness (Private Sessions)
- 1985: Cocoon
- 1986: A gift is still too expensive (The Money Pit)
- 1986, heartburn (heartburn)
- 1987: Made in Heaven
- 1987: Nuts ... freaked out (Nuts)
- 1987: The Million Dollar Boy (On the right Track)
- 1987: Summer of Our Dreams (Sweet Lorraine)
- 1988: Cocoon II: The Return
- 1988: Liberace : Behind the Music
- 1989: BL Stryker
- 1991: The Last Wish
- 1992: Miss Rose White
- 1994: Mommy Market - In Search of the Dream Mother (Trading Mom)
- 1997: Addicted to Love (Addicted to Love)
Web links
- Maureen Stapleton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maureen Stapleton in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Maureen Stapleton at filmreference.com (English)
- Maureen Stapleton in the German synchronous file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stapleton, Maureen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stapleton, Lois Maureen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Troy , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2006 |
| Place of death | Lenox , Massachusetts , United States |