Estelle Parsons
Acting • Born 1927-11-20
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.
Filmography
64 credits
Bonnie and Clyde
Movie • 1967
Blanche
For Pete's Sake
Movie • 1974
Helen Robbins
Watermelon Man
Movie • 1970
Althea Janine Gerber
Rachel, Rachel
Movie • 1968
Calla Mackie
Wilde Salomé
Movie • 2013
Self
I Walk the Line
Movie • 1970
Ellen Haney
I Never Sang for My Father
Movie • 1970
Alice
Ladybug Ladybug
Movie • 1963
JoAnn's Mother
The UFO Incident
Movie • 1975
Betty Hill
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Movie • 2008
Self
Fore Play
Movie • 1975
First Lady / Barmaid
A Private Matter
Movie • 1992
Mary Chessen
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Movie • 2022
Self
Terror on the Beach
Movie • 1973
Arlene Glynn
Freak City
Movie • 1999
Mrs. Stanapolous
Don't Drink the Water
Movie • 1969
Marion Hollander
Two People
Movie • 1973
Barbara Newman
The Tenth Level
Movie • 1976
Crossland
Guests of the Nation
Movie • 1981
Kate O'Connell
Open Admissions
Movie • 1988
Clare Block
She's The Best Thing in It
Movie • 2015
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
The Love Letter
Movie • 1998
Beatrice Corrigan
The Gun and the Pulpit
Movie • 1974
Sadie Underwood
The Gentleman Bandit
Movie • 1981
Marjorie Seebode
The Lemon Sisters
Movie • 1990
Mrs. Kupchak
The American Clock
Movie • 1993
That Darn Cat
Movie • 1997
Old Lady McCracken
Diane
Movie • 2019
Mary
Dick Tracy
Movie • 1990
Mrs. Trueheart
Come Along with Me
Movie • 1982
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
Boys on the Side
Movie • 1995
Louise
June Moon
Movie • 1974
Lucille
A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie • 1971
Agnes
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
Looking for Richard
Movie • 1996
Margaret
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Movie • 2011
Herself
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Blanche Hefner
Roseanne
TV • 1988
Beverly Harris
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Rose Rinato
Frasier
TV • 1993
Opal
Medical Center
TV • 1969
The Trials of O'Brien
TV • 1965
Backstairs at the White House
TV • 1979
Bess Truman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Beatrice Corrigan
The Conners
TV • 2018
Beverly Harris
The Patty Duke Show
TV • 1963
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Mrs. Martin
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Dolores Mancheney Fencel
Frasier
TV • 1993
Celeste's Mother (voice)
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Nana Joe
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Empire Falls
TV • 2005
Bea
NBC Special Treat
TV • 1975
Edwina Kemp
Grace and Frankie
TV • 2015
Babe
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Jennette Fisher
100 Centre Street
TV • 2001
Esther O'Neill
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Agnes
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Lucille
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
American Playhouse
TV • 1982
Mabel Lederer /Angela Motorman
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Bernice