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Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Birthday: 1949-04-21 | Place of Birth: Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim

as    Self / Joanne

2020
2019
Last Christmas

as    Joyce

2019
Steven Universe: The Movie

as    Yellow Diamond (voice)

2016
The Comedian

as    Florence Berkowitz

2011
Company

as    Joanne

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as    Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")

2002
Monday Night Mayhem

as    Emmy Cosell

2002
City by the Sea

as    Maggie

2001
Heist

as    Betty Croft

2000
State and Main

as    Sherry Bailey

1999
The 24 Hour Woman

as    Joan Marshall

1995
The Song Spinner

as    Zantalalia

1989
Life Goes On

as    Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher

1989
Driving Miss Daisy

as    Florine Werthan

1987
LBJ: The Early Years

as    Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson

1986
Wise Guys

as    Wanda Valentini

1985
Witness

as    Elaine

1982
Fighting Back

as    Lisa D'Angelo