Estelle Parsons

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Parsons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA, 1927-11-20

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Ladybug Ladybug	JoAnn's Mother	68
2	1967	Bonnie and Clyde	Blanche	75
3	1968	Rachel, Rachel	Calla Mackie	66
4	1969	Don't Drink the Water	Marion Hollander	50
5	1970	Watermelon Man	Althea Janine Gerber	64
6	1970	I Never Sang for My Father	Alice	66
7	1970	I Walk the Line	Ellen Haney	57
8	1971	A Memory of Two Mondays	Agnes	0
9	1973	Two People	Barbara Newman	42
10	1973	Terror on the Beach	Arlene Glynn	52
11	1974	June Moon	Lucille	0
12	1974	The Gun and the Pulpit	Sadie Underwood	65
13	1974	For Pete's Sake	Helen Robbins	56
14	1975	Fore Play	First Lady / Barmaid	30
15	1975	The UFO Incident	Betty Hill	69
16	1976	The Tenth Level	Crossland	51
17	1981	Guests of the Nation	Kate O'Connell	0
18	1981	The Gentleman Bandit	Marjorie Seebode	60
19	1982	Come Along with Me	Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman	60
20	1988	Open Admissions	Clare Block	0
21	1989	The Lemon Sisters	Mrs. Kupchak	46
22	1990	Dick Tracy	Mrs. Trueheart	61
23	1992	A Private Matter	Mary Chessen	48
24	1993	The American Clock		65
25	1995	Boys on the Side	Louise	63
26	1997	That Darn Cat	Old Lady McCracken	50
27	1998	The Love Letter	Beatrice Corrigan	62
28	1999	Freak City	Mrs. Stanapolous	50
29	2008	Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'	Self	46
30	2013	Wilde Salomé	Self	62
31	2015	She's The Best Thing in It	Self	10
32	2017	Broadway: The Next Generation	Self	100
33	2019	Diane	Mary	62
34	2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self	0
35	2022	Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg	Self	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Beatrice Corrigan	87
2	1953	The Oscars	Self	70
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee	46
4	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	44
5	1961	The Defenders	Mrs. Martin	62
6	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	51
7	1963	The Patty Duke Show		58
8	1965	The Trials of O'Brien		68
9	1969	Medical Center		61
10	1971	All in the Family	Blanche Hefner	78
11	1971	All in the Family	Dolores Mancheney Fencel	78
12	1971	Great Performances	Agnes	52
13	1971	Great Performances	Lucille	52
14	1975	NBC Special Treat	Edwina Kemp	0
15	1979	Backstairs at the White House	Bess Truman	59
16	1988	Roseanne		68
17	1988	Roseanne	Beverly Harris	68
18	1993	Frasier	Opal	77
19	1993	Frasier	Celeste's Mother (voice)	77
20	1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self	74
21	1994	Touched by an Angel	Jennette Fisher	72
22	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rose Rinato	79
23	2001	100 Centre Street	Esther O'Neill	77
24	2005	Empire Falls	Bea	66
25	2009	The Good Wife	Nana Joe	76
26	2015	Grace and Frankie	Babe	77
27	2018	The Conners	Beverly Harris	69