Patti LuPone
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Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"
Known for
Credits
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as Mrs. Deauville
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Mona Wassermann
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Parker (2013)
as Ascension
Witness (1985)
as Elaine
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Florine Werthan
1941 (1979)
as Lydia Hedberg
Last Christmas (2019)
as Joyce
Heist (2001)
as Betty Croft
City by the Sea (2002)
as Maggie
State and Main (2000)
as Sherry Bailey
Summer of Sam (1999)
as Helen
The Comedian (2016)
as Florence Berkowitz
TOVAH (2026)
as Self
Wise Guys (1986)
as Wanda Valentini
King of the Gypsies (1978)
as (uncredited)
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
as Yia-Yia
Just Looking (1999)
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
as Miss C. Canzinarra
Fighting Back (1982)
as Lisa D'Angelo
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Fluor
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Anything Goes" Performer
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Water Engine (1992)
as Rita Lang
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (2018)
as Yellow Diamond
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self
Union Square (2011)
as Lucia
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
as Nellie Lovett
The Victim (2001)
as Sandy
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
as Emmy Cosell
Company (2011)
as Joanne
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along (2024)
as Self - Lilia Calderu
August (—)
Actor
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert (2002)
as Desiree Armfeldt
Family Prayers (1993)
as Aunt Nan
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side (2020)
as Herself
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
as Joan Marshall
Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Actor
Cold Blooded (2000)
as Van Klerk
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
as Self / Joanne
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021)
as Self
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002)
as Self
Her Last Chance (1996)
as Joanna Saxen
Candide (2005)
as The Old Lady
The Cradle Will Rock (1985)
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
Passion (2005)
as Fosca
The Time of Your Life (1976)
as Kitty Duval
The Song Spinner (1995)
as Zantalalia
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat (2023)
Actor
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge (2006)
Actor
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta (1984)
as Rachel Burston
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015)
as Patti LuPone
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
as Leocadia Begbick
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival (1992)
as Norma Desmond
An Evening with Patti LuPone (1997)
as Herself