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Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

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Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She was the recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

Known For

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

Cocoon

Cocoon

1985

Airport

Airport

1970

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

Nuts

Nuts

1987

Trading Mom

Trading Mom

1994

Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1971

Interiors

Interiors

1978

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

Private Sessions

Private Sessions

1985

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960

Reds

Reds

1981

On the Right Track

On the Right Track

1981

The Fan

The Fan

1981

The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

1982

Lonelyhearts

Lonelyhearts

1959

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Dig: A Journey Into Earth

Dig: A Journey Into Earth

1972

The Last Good Time

The Last Good Time

1994

The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles

1979

The Gathering

The Gathering

1977

Voyage to Next

Voyage to Next

1974

America and Lewis Hine

America and Lewis Hine

1984

A View from the Bridge

A View from the Bridge

1962

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1958

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

1979

Liberace: Behind the Music

Liberace: Behind the Music

1988

Trilogy

Trilogy

1969

Tennessee Williams' South

Tennessee Williams' South

1973

Wilbur Falls

Wilbur Falls

1998

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Miss Rose White

Miss Rose White

1992

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

The Cosmic Eye

The Cosmic Eye

1986

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

Sweet Lorraine

Sweet Lorraine

1987

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976

Last Wish

Last Wish

1992

Passed Away

Passed Away

1992

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

The Gathering, Part II

The Gathering, Part II

1979

Snow Cat

Snow Cat

1998

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996

Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank

1979

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1984

Family Secrets

Family Secrets

1984

A Sunday Dinner

A Sunday Dinner

1974

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

Summer of '42

Summer of '42

1971

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

1983

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

1969

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

A Mother's Tale

A Mother's Tale

1976

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Studio One

Studio One

1948

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker

1989

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

NOVA

NOVA

1974

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956