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Maureen Stapleton

Acting

Born: 1925-06-21
Died: 2006-03-13
From: Troy, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Lois Maureen Stapleton

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations4 won · 8 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Reds

1982
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Reds

1982
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1981
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Interiors

1979
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1971
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Airport

1971
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1968
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1960
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Lonelyhearts

1959
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1959
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1951
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1951

Acting79 titles

Tennessee Williams' South
10.0
Movie

Tennessee Williams' South

1973Documentary
Sweet Lorraine
10.0
Movie

Sweet Lorraine

1987Drama
Last Wish
10.0
Movie

Last Wish

1992Drama
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
10.0
Movie

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979Documentary
Snow Cat
9.0
Cartoon

Snow Cat

1998Animation
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0
Movie

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994Documentary
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
9.0
Movie

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

1969Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
8.0
Cartoon

Dig: A Journey Into Earth

1972Animation
All the King's Men
8.0
Movie

All the King's Men

1958Drama
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985Comedy
Letters from Frank
8.0
Movie

Letters from Frank

1979Drama
Playhouse 90
7.6
Series

Playhouse 90

1956-1960Drama
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
7.5
Movie

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Main Street to Broadway
7.3
Movie

Main Street to Broadway

1953Romance
The Equalizer
7.1
Series

The Equalizer

1985-1989Action
The Electric Grandmother
7.0
Movie

The Electric Grandmother

1982Drama
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
Movie

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

2003Drama
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0
Series

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976-1978Drama
NOVA
7.0
Series

NOVA

1974 - ...Documentary
Interiors
6.9
Movie

Interiors

1978Drama
The Fugitive Kind
6.9
Movie

The Fugitive Kind

1960Romance
Reds
6.9
Movie

Reds

1981Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
The Runner Stumbles
6.8
Movie

The Runner Stumbles

1979Drama
Alice in Wonderland
6.8
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1983Sci-Fi
Night of 100 Stars
6.8
Movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982Comedy
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
Hello Actors Studio
6.7
Movie

Hello Actors Studio

1988Documentary
Summer of '42
6.7
Movie

Summer of '42

1971Comedy
Cocoon
6.6
Movie

Cocoon

1985Comedy
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
Airport
6.5
Movie

Airport

1970Drama
The Money Pit
6.5
Movie

The Money Pit

1986Comedy
Cocoon: The Return
6.5
Movie

Cocoon: The Return

1988Comedy
Made in Heaven
6.5
Movie

Made in Heaven

1987Romance
On the Right Track
6.5
Movie

On the Right Track

1981Comedy
Nuts
6.3
Movie

Nuts

1987Drama
Johnny Dangerously
6.3
Movie

Johnny Dangerously

1984Comedy
Lonelyhearts
6.3
Movie

Lonelyhearts

1959Drama
A View from the Bridge
6.3
Movie

A View from the Bridge

1962Drama
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
6.3
Movie

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975Drama
The Cosmic Eye
6.3
Cartoon

The Cosmic Eye

1986Animation
Sentimental Journey
6.3
Movie

Sentimental Journey

1984Drama
Addicted to Love
6.2
Movie

Addicted to Love

1997Comedy
Plaza Suite
6.2
Movie

Plaza Suite

1971Comedy
Trilogy
6.2
Movie

Trilogy

1969Drama
The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.2
Movie

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979Drama
B.L. Stryker
6.1
Series

B.L. Stryker

1989-1990Drama
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Heartburn
6.0
Movie

Heartburn

1986Comedy
Lost and Found
6.0
Movie

Lost and Found

1979Comedy
The Gathering, Part II
6.0
Movie

The Gathering, Part II

1979Drama
Bye Bye Birdie
5.9
Movie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963Comedy
Trading Mom
5.9
Movie

Trading Mom

1994Comedy
The Fan
5.9
Movie

The Fan

1981Drama
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
5.8
Series

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
The Last Good Time
5.5
Movie

The Last Good Time

1994Drama
Miss Rose White
5.4
Movie

Miss Rose White

1992Drama
Passed Away
5.4
Movie

Passed Away

1992Comedy
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Voyage to Next
5.3
Cartoon

Voyage to Next

1974Animation
The Gathering
5.0
Movie

The Gathering

1977Drama
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.0
Movie

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976Drama
Liberace: Behind the Music
4.8
Movie

Liberace: Behind the Music

1988Drama
Family Secrets
4.5
Movie

Family Secrets

1984Drama
Wilbur Falls
4.3
Movie

Wilbur Falls

1998Drama
Montgomery Clift
4.3
Movie

Montgomery Clift

1983Documentary
Private Sessions
4.0
Movie

Private Sessions

1985Drama
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
4.0
Movie

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988Comedy
For Whom the Bell Tolls
0
Movie

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959Action
Tell Me Where It Hurts
0
Movie

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974Drama
A Sunday Dinner
0
Movie

A Sunday Dinner

1974Drama
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
0
Movie

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama