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Angela Paton
Actor
Born January 11, 1930Died May 16, 2016 (86 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It (2014) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Klasby |
| 2013 | I Am I · as Doris |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson (TV Series) · as Ethel |
| 2007 | The Final Season · as Anne Akers |
| 2006 | The Valley of Light · as Granny |
| 2006 | Four Kings (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Old Woman |
| 2005 | Red Eye · as Nice Lady |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Martha Elkin |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Eyewitness |
| 2005 | Medium (TV Series) · as Mrs. Halstead |
| 2003 | Die, Mommie, Die! · as Angela's Fan |
| 2003 | American Wedding · as Grandma |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland · as Airplane Woman |
| 2002 | First Monday (TV Series) · as Bernice Jaworski |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt · as Woman With Roadrunner |
| 2000 | Boston Public (TV Series) · as Mrs. Walsh |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Ruth |
| 2000 | That's Life (TV Series) · as Mrs. Leski |
| 1999 | The Joyriders · as Rita Mae Tuttle |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bernstein |
| 1998 | Jesse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Baum |
| 1998 | L. A. Doctors (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gerken |
| 1998 | The Con · as Lyla |
| 1998 | The Wedding Singer · as Faye |
| 1997 | Players (TV Series) · as Madge |
| 1997 | Lolita · as Mrs. Holmes |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg (TV Series) · as Judith |
| 1997 | Cracker (US) (TV Series) · as The Suspect |
| 1997 | George & Leo (TV Series) · as Mrs. Johnson |
| 1997 | The Tom Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Thompson |
| 1996 | Ink (TV Series) · as Mrs. Iniger |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (TV Series) · as Joan |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye · as Moderator |
| 1996 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Mary |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays · as Woman On Airplane |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Elena Motley |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City (TV Series) · as Mrs.larson |
| 1995 | The Client (TV Series) · as Mrs. Jarvis |
| 1995 | Sliders (TV Series) · as Mrs. Meadows |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Aunt Adah |
| 1995 | Cybill (TV Series) · as Evelyn Minnow |
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise · as Hattie Anderson |
| 1994 | Something Wilder (TV Series) · as Mrs. Griffen |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ransom |
| 1994 | Where Are My Children? · as Ellie Mcneil |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Blue Sky · as Dottie Owens |
| 1994 | Clean Slate · as Shirley Pogue |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Josephine Stevens |
| 1993 | Dave's World (TV Series) · as Mrs. Begley |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On · as Woman In Denver |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lukesh |
| 1993 | Sirens (TV Series) · as Dognapper |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day · as Mrs. Lancaster |
| 1992 | Love & War (TV Series) · as Nurse Doris |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Mrs. Addelson |
| 1992 | Keep the Change · as Dinah |
| 1992 | Criminal Behavior · as Adelaide |
| 1992 | The Last of His Tribe · as Mrs. Gustafson |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Irma |
| 1991 | Nurses (TV Series) · as Mrs. Kerper |
| 1991 | Lies of the Twins · as Mrs. Shearer |
| 1991 | Crazy from the Heart · as Edna |
| 1991 | My Life and Times (TV Series) · as Sarah Miller |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and Murder (TV Series) · as Parole Board Member #3 |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael · as Gloria Sikes |
| 1990 | Cop Rock (TV Series) · as Juror |
| 1990 | Flatliners · as Doctor |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Sandy |
| 1990 | Equal Justice (TV Series) · as Mrs. King |
| 1989 | Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker · as Mrs. Webster |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) · as Betty Jameson |
| 1989 | Doctor Doctor (TV Series) · as Pauline Meacham |
| 1989 | Roe vs. Wade · as Cast |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Lottie Sammis |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Bates' Secretary |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Nurse #1 |
| 1988 | Winnie · as Mrs. Spencer |
| 1988 | Dear John (1988) (TV Series) · as Mother Superior |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years (TV Series) · as Woman At City Hall |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Sandra Vosburgh |
| 1984 | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Harriet Anderson |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry · as Homicide Detective (uncredited) |