Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton is a Broadway performer. Explore their Broadway credits, shows, and songs below.
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About
Born June 21, 1925, in Troy, New York, Lois Maureen Stapleton was the daughter of Irene and John P. Stapleton. She studied under Herbert Berghof at the New School and became a member of the Actors Studio in 1947. Her first marriage, to Max A. Allentuck, produced two children; she later married David Rayfiel.
Her film credits include "The Money Pit," "Cocoon," "Reds," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Addicted to Love," "Airport," "Heartburn," "Summer of '42," "Johnny Dangerously," "Cocoon: The Return," "Interiors," and "The Fugitive Kind." On television, she appeared in "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "Avonlea," "The Equalizer," "The Hollywood Squares," "Great Performances," "Naked City," and "American Masters."
Among her honors: a 1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for "Among the Paths to Eden," induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981, and a 1982 Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Reds."
With Jane Scovell, she wrote the 1995 autobiography "A Hell of a Life." Broadway theater marquees were dimmed in her honor on March 13, 2006.
Personal Details
- Born
- June 21, 1925
- Hometown
- Troy, New York, USA
- Died
- March 13, 2006
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