Estelle Parsons
Acting
Born: November 20, 1927 (age 98) · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
Dick Tracy
1990
Frasier
1993
The Good Wife
2009
Roseanne
1988
Grace and Frankie
2015
Boys on the Side
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
All in the Family
1971
Looking for Richard
1996
The Conners
2018
Photos (3)
Movies (30)
Bonnie and Clyde
Blanche
Dick Tracy
Mrs. Trueheart
Boys on the Side
Louise
Looking for Richard
Margaret
That Darn Cat
Old Lady McCracken
The Love Letter
Beatrice Corrigan
For Pete's Sake
Helen Robbins
I Walk the Line
Ellen Haney
Rachel, Rachel
Calla Mackie
The Lemon Sisters
Mrs. Kupchak
Watermelon Man
Althea Janine Gerber
Don't Drink the Water
Marion Hollander
Come Along with Me
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
Fore Play
First Lady / Barmaid
I Never Sang for My Father
Alice
The UFO Incident
Betty Hill
Open Admissions
Clare Block
Two People
Barbara Newman
Freak City
Mrs. Stanapolous
Diane
Mary
June Moon
Lucille
Ladybug Ladybug
JoAnn's Mother
The Gentleman Bandit
Marjorie Seebode
Terror on the Beach
Arlene Glynn
The American Clock
1993
A Private Matter
Mary Chessen
The Tenth Level
Crossland
The Gun and the Pulpit
Sadie Underwood
A Memory of Two Mondays
Agnes
Guests of the Nation
Kate O'Connell
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rose Rinato · 1 eps
Frasier
Opal · 1 eps
Frasier
Celeste's Mother (voice) · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Nana Joe · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman · 1 eps
Great Performances
Agnes · 1 eps
Great Performances
Lucille · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Jennette Fisher · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Bernice · 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
Babe · 3 eps
All in the Family
Blanche Hefner · 2 eps
All in the Family
Dolores Mancheney Fencel · 1 eps
The Defenders
Mrs. Martin · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
The Conners
Beverly Harris · 8 eps
The Patty Duke Show
1 eps
100 Centre Street
Esther O'Neill · 1 eps
Roseanne
Beverly Harris · 33 eps
Empire Falls
Bea · 2 eps
The Trials of O'Brien
1 eps
Backstairs at the White House
Bess Truman · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beatrice Corrigan · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
Wilde Salomé
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self
She's The Best Thing in It
Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Herself
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Self
