Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"
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- 2024 · Agatha All Along as Lilia Calderu
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as Self
- 2023 · Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Mona Wassermann
- 2023 · Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat as
- 2022 · The School for Good and Evil as Mrs. Deauville
- 2022 · Keeping Company with Sondheim as Self / Joanne
- 2021 · Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years as Self
- 2020 · Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side as Herself
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Fluor
- 2020 · Pose-a-Thon for Pride as
- 2020 · Hollywood as Avis Amberg
- 2020 · Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration as Self - Performer
- 2020 · Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Vocalist
- 2019 · Steven Universe Future as Yellow Diamond (voice)
- 2019 · Last Christmas as Joyce
- 2019 · On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Steven Universe: The Movie as Yellow Diamond (voice)
- 2019 · Cliffs of Freedom as Yia-Yia
- 2018 · POSE as Frederica Norman
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2016 · The Comedian as Florence Berkowitz
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family as Patti LuPone
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Mimi Stilton (voice)
- 2014 · Penny Dreadful as Joan Clayton
- 2014 · Penny Dreadful as Dr. Seward
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Steven Universe as Yellow Diamond (voice)
- 2013 · Mom as Rita
- 2013 · Parker as Ascension
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Kathy Pizazz
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Joan Ramsey
- 2011 · Union Square as Lucia
- 2011 · Portraits in Dramatic Time as
- 2011 · Company as Joanne
- 2010 · Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
- 2010 · Masterclass as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Glee as Patti LuPone
- 2007 · Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as Leocadia Begbick
- 2006 · Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge as
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Sylvia Rossitano
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Mrs. Weiner
- 2005 · Passion as Fosca
- 2005 · Candide as The Old Lady
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Broadway's Lost Treasures as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
- 2002 · In-Laws as
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Maggie
- 2002 · The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony as Self
- 2002 · Monday Night Mayhem as Emmy Cosell
- 2001 · Heist as Betty Croft
- 2001 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert as Nellie Lovett
- 2001 · The Victim as Sandy
- 2000 · Cold Blooded as Van Klerk
- 2000 · State and Main as Sherry Bailey
- 1999 · Just Looking as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lydia Lebasi
- 1999 · Bonanno: A Godfather's Story as Miss C. Canzinarra
- 1999 · Summer of Sam as Helen
- 1999 · The 24 Hour Woman as Joan Marshall
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Patti LuPone
- 1997 · An Evening with Patti LuPone as Herself
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Her Last Chance as Joanna Saxen
- 1995 · The Song Spinner as Zantalalia
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Alice Dupree
- 1993 · Frasier as Zora Crane
- 1993 · Family Prayers as Aunt Nan
- 1992 · The Water Engine as Rita Lang
- 1992 · Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ruth Miller
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Cheryl Monroe (voice)
- 1989 · Driving Miss Daisy as Florine Werthan
- 1989 · Life Goes On as Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
- 1987 · LBJ: The Early Years as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
- 1986 · Wise Guys as Wanda Valentini
- 1985 · The Cradle Will Rock as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
- 1985 · Witness as Elaine
- 1984 · Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta as Rachel Burston
- 1982 · Fighting Back as Lisa D'Angelo
- 1979 · 1941 as Lydia Hedberg
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- 1977 · The Andros Targets as Sharon Walker
- 1976 · The Time of Your Life as Kitty Duval
- 1976 · Live from Lincoln Center as Fosca
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer