Patti LuPone
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Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972, she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. Known for playing bold, resilient women in musical theatre, she has received numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards and two Grammy Awards. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. She made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita (1980) and Rose in Gypsy (2008) and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim revival Company(2022). She was Tony-nominated for The Robber Bridegroom (1975), Anything Goes (1988), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2006), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and War Paint (2017). For her performances on the West End stage, she received two Laurence Olivier Awards: one for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock in 1985, and the second for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Company in 2019. She was nominated for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in 1993. She has two Grammy Awards for the recording of the 2007 Los Angeles Opera production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. On television, she starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993). She is a two-time Emmy Award Nominee for The Song Spinner (1995) and Frasier (1998). She acted in three Ryan Murphy series: American Horror Story (2013–2014, 2022), Pose (2019), and Hollywood (2020). She also acted in Oz (2003), Will & Grace (2005), 30 Rock (2009–2012), Glee (2011), Girls (2014) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2017), Steven Universe (2016–2019), Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), Agatha All Along (2024), And Just Like That... (2025), The Artist (2025), Palm Royale (2025) and Elsbeth (2026). LuPone's film roles include 1941 (1979), Witness (1985), Driving Miss Daisy(1989), Summer of Sam (1999), State and Main (2000), Heist (2001), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Debra Jo Rupp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Mona Wassermann
Parker (2013)
as Ascension
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as Mrs. Deauville
Heist (2001)
as Betty Croft
Witness (1985)
as Elaine
Last Christmas (2019)
as Joyce
1941 (1979)
as Lydia Hedberg
TOVAH (2026)
as Self
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Florine Werthan
Summer of Sam (1999)
as Helen
Just Looking (1999)
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
The Victim (2001)
as Sandy
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Anything Goes" Performer
State and Main (2000)
as Sherry Bailey
City by the Sea (2002)
as Maggie
Passion (2005)
as Fosca
Union Square (2011)
as Lucia
The Comedian (2016)
as Florence Berkowitz
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981)
as Self
The Water Engine (1992)
as Rita Lang
August (—)
Actor
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
as Miss C. Canzinarra
King of the Gypsies (1978)
as (uncredited)
Wise Guys (1986)
as Wanda Valentini
Fighting Back (1982)
as Lisa D'Angelo
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert (2002)
as Desiree Armfeldt
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
The Song Spinner (1995)
as Zantalalia
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side (2020)
as Herself
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
as Self / Joanne
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta (1984)
as Rachel Burston
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
as Emmy Cosell
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
Company (2011)
as Joanne
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
as Yia-Yia
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
as Joan Marshall
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
as Nellie Lovett
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival (1992)
as Norma Desmond
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
as Leocadia Begbick
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
Cold Blooded (2000)
as Van Klerk
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015)
as Patti LuPone
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
as Self
Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Actor
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along (2024)
as Self - Lilia Calderu
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Fluor
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002)
as Self
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (2018)
as Yellow Diamond
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021)
as Self
The Cradle Will Rock (1985)
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Her Last Chance (1996)
as Joanna Saxen
Family Prayers (1993)
as Aunt Nan
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat (2023)
Actor
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge (2006)
Actor
Candide (2005)
as The Old Lady
The Time of Your Life (1976)
as Kitty Duval
An Evening with Patti LuPone (1997)
as Herself