Estelle Parsons
Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1927
Place of birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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Filmography
37 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
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Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
6.1
Diane
2019
7.0
The Conners
2018
7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015
1.0
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
6.2
Wilde Salomé
2013
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Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011
7.6
The Good Wife
2009
4.6
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
6.6
Empire Falls
2005
8.2
100 Centre Street
2001
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
5.7
Freak City
1999
6.6
The Love Letter
1998
5.0
That Darn Cat
1997
6.8
Looking for Richard
1996
6.4
Boys on the Side
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
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Inside the Actors Studio
1994
7.7
Frasier
1993
5.7
The American Clock
1993
5.5
A Private Matter
1992
6.2
Dick Tracy
1990
5.1
The Lemon Sisters
1989
6.8
Roseanne
1988
5.0
Open Admissions
1988
6.3
Come Along with Me
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
5.7
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
8.0
Guests of the Nation
1981
6.1
Backstairs at the White House
1979
5.3
The Tenth Level
1976NR
NBC Special Treat
1975
6.6
The UFO Incident
1975
3.8
Fore Play
1975
5.8
For Pete's Sake
1974
6.0
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
9.0
June Moon
1974
5.3
Terror on the Beach
1973
4.6
Two People
1973
9.0
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
5.9
I Walk the Line
1970
6.7
I Never Sang for My Father
1970
6.3
Watermelon Man
1970
5.3
Don't Drink the Water
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.6
Rachel, Rachel
1968
7.5
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
7.0
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
6.9
Ladybug Ladybug
1963
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
1963
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
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Tony Awards
1956
7.0
The Oscars
1953
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
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Broadway: The Next Generation
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