Maureen Stapleton – Actress, Award Magnet, dies 80

Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an Academy Award-, Emmy- and two-time Tony Award-winning American actress in film, theater and television. She was also elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Death of Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton suffered from anxiety and alcoholism for many years and once told an interviewer, "The curtain came down and I went into the vodka." She also said that her unhappy childhood contributed to her insecurities. In 2006, Maureen Stapleton, who was a heavy smoker, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her home in Lenox, Massachusetts, at the age of 80

A Tribute to Maureen Stapleton

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Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actress
1981 Reds

BAFTA Awards
Best Supporting Actress 1982 Reds

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries/Movie 1968 Among the Paths to Eden

Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 1971 Airport

Tony Awards
Best Leading Actress in a Play 1971 The Gingerbread Lady
Best Featured Actress in a Play 1951 The Rose Tattoo

Maureen Stapleton – Filmography

1958 All the King’s Men TV; Nominated – Emmy Award
Lonelyhearts Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1959 The Fugitive Kind  
1961 Vu du pont aka A View from the Bridge
1963 Bye Bye Birdie  
1967 Among the Paths to Eden TV; Emmy Award
1969 Truman Capote’s Trilogy Reprise of Emmy winning 1967 role
1970 Airport Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1971 Plaza Suite Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Summer of ’42 Voice (Uncredited)
1972 Dig  
1974 Voyage to Next Voice
1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Nominated – Emmy Award
1977 The Gathering Nominated – Emmy Award
1978 Interiors Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1979 The Runner Stumbles  
Lost and Found  
1981 Reds Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Fan  
On the Right Track  
1984 Johnny Dangerously  
1985 Cocoon  
1986 Heartburn  
The Cosmic Eye Voice
The Money Pit  
1987 Nuts  
Made in Heaven  
Sweet Lorraine  
1988 Liberace: Behind the Music TV
The Thorns TV series
Doin’ Time on Planet Earth  
Cocoon: The Return  
1989 B.L. Stryker Nominated – Emmy Award
1992 Lincoln TV, voice
Miss Rose White Nominated – Emmy Award
1994 Trading Mom  
The Last Good Time  
1995 Road to Avonlea Nominated – Emmy Award
1996 My Universe Inside Out Voice
1997 Addicted to Love  
1998 Wilbur Falls  
2003 Living and Dining
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