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Estelle Parsons

ActorBorn November 20, 1927 (97 years)
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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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Conners
  • The Love Letter
  • Freak City
  • The Gun and the Pulpit

Known For

  • Bonnie and Clyde
  • Watermelon Man
  • Boys on the Side
  • Rachel, Rachel
  • For Pete's Sake
  • I Walk the Line
  • I Never Sang for My Father
  • Empire Falls
  • The Love Letter
  • Diane
  • Don't Drink the Water
  • Terror on the Beach
  • The Lemon Sisters
  • A Private Matter
  • Ladybug Ladybug
  • Two People
  • The Gun and the Pulpit
  • Freak City

Filmography

2018
The Conners (TV Series) · as Beverly Harris
2018
Diane · as Mary
2015
Grace and Frankie (TV Series) · as Babe
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Nana Joe
2005
Empire Falls (TV Series) · as Bea
2001
100 Centre Street (TV Series) · as Esther O'neill
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Rose Rinato
1999
Freak City · as Mrs. Stanapolous
1998
The Love Letter · as Beatrice Corrigan
1997
That Darn Cat · as Old Lady Mccracken
1996
Looking for Richard · as Margaret
1995
Boys on the Side · as Louise
1994
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Jennette Fisher
1993
Frasier (TV Series) · as Opal
1993
1992
A Private Matter · as Mary Chessen
1990
Dick Tracy · as Mrs. Trueheart
1989
The Lemon Sisters · as Mrs. Kupchak
1988
Roseanne (TV Series)
1981
Come Along with Me · as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
1981
The Gentleman Bandit · as Marjorie Seebode
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Angela Motorman
1979
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) · as Blanche Hefner
1979
Backstairs at the White House (TV Series) · as Bess Truman
1976
The Tenth Level · as Crossland
1975
The UFO Incident · as Betty Hill
1975
Foreplay · as First Lady / Barmaid
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Cast
1974
For Pete's Sake · as Helen Robbins
1974
The Gun and the Pulpit · as Sadie Underwood
1973
Terror on the Beach · as Arlene Glynn
1973
Two People · as Barbara Newman
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Lucille
1971
All in the Family (TV Series) · as Blanche Hefner
1970
1970
I Walk the Line · as Ellen Haney
1970
Watermelon Man · as Althea Janine Gerber
1969
Don't Drink the Water · as Marion Hollander
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Bernice (segment "love And The Return Of Raymond")
1969
Medical Center (TV Series)
1968
Rachel, Rachel · as Calla Mackie
1967
Bonnie and Clyde · as Blanche
1965
Trials of O'Brien (TV Series)
1965
For the People (TV Series) · as Elderly Woman's Daughter In Law
1963
Ladybug Ladybug · as Joann's Mother
1963
1962
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Mrs. Meyers
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Carrie Bernice
1961
The Defenders (TV Series) · as Mrs. Martin
1955
Captain Kangaroo (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Beatrice Corrigan

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