Estelle Parsons
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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
Credits
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Mrs. Trueheart
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
as Blanche
That Darn Cat (1997)
as Old Lady McCracken
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Louise
Looking for Richard (1996)
as Margaret
June Moon (1974)
as Lucille
I Walk the Line (1970)
as Ellen Haney
Fore Play (1975)
as First Lady / Barmaid
For Pete's Sake (1974)
as Helen Robbins
Open Admissions (1988)
as Clare Block
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
as Alice
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
as Calla Mackie
The Love Letter (1998)
as Beatrice Corrigan
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Diane (2019)
as Mary
Watermelon Man (1970)
as Althea Janine Gerber
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
as Marion Hollander
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter (2011)
as Herself
The Tenth Level (1976)
as Crossland
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008)
as Self
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971)
as Agnes
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
as Sadie Underwood
Wilde Salomé (2013)
as Self
The American Clock (1993)
Actor
Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
as JoAnn's Mother
Freak City (1999)
as Mrs. Stanapolous
Terror on the Beach (1973)
as Arlene Glynn
The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
as Marjorie Seebode
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
as Mrs. Kupchak
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg (2022)
as Self
The UFO Incident (1975)
as Betty Hill
Come Along with Me (1982)
as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
Guests of the Nation (1981)
as Kate O'Connell
She's The Best Thing in It (2015)
as Self
Two People (1973)
as Barbara Newman
A Private Matter (1992)
as Mary Chessen