Lois Smith
Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans. Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Gettysburg Address
as Elizabeth Crawford (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
as Elizabeth Crawford (voice)
Lightning Bug
as Lydia
Lightning Bug
as Lydia
On the End
as Trudie Ferreira
On the End
as Trudie Ferreira
The Uninvited
as Helen
The Uninvited
as Helen
Mack & Rita
as Betty
Mack & Rita
as Betty
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Upshur 'Maw' Clampette
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Upshur 'Maw' Clampette
Uncle Frank
as Aunt Butch
Uncle Frank
as Aunt Butch
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Harper Pitt
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Harper Pitt
Tesla
as The Grande Dame
Tesla
as The Grande Dame
Lady Bird
as Sister Sarah Joan
Lady Bird
as Sister Sarah Joan
Marjorie Prime
as Marjorie
Marjorie Prime
as Marjorie
The Comedian
as Miriam
The Comedian
as Miriam
The Nice Guys
as Mrs. Glenn
The Nice Guys
as Mrs. Glenn
Run All Night
as Margaret Conlon
Run All Night
as Margaret Conlon
Showing Up
as Self
Showing Up
as Self
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
as The Youngest Daughter (later)
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
as The Youngest Daughter (later)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Aunt Mel
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Aunt Mel
Roadie
as Mom
Roadie
as Mom
Please Give
as Mrs. Portman
Please Give
as Mrs. Portman
A Dog Year
as Lois Blair
A Dog Year
as Lois Blair
Killshot
as Lenore
Killshot
as Lenore
Diminished Capacity
as Belle
Diminished Capacity
as Belle
Turn the River
as Abby
Turn the River
as Abby
Griffin & Phoenix
as Dr. Imberman
Griffin & Phoenix
as Dr. Imberman
Hollywoodland
as Helen Bessolo
Hollywoodland
as Helen Bessolo
Little Fugitive
as Social Worker
Little Fugitive
as Social Worker
Little Fugitive
as Social Worker
Little Fugitive
as Social Worker
Sweet Land
as Inge (as an older woman)
Sweet Land
as Inge (as an older woman)
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self
P.S.
as Ellie Silverstein
P.S.
as Ellie Silverstein
A Foreign Affair
as Ma Adams
A Foreign Affair
as Ma Adams
Iron Jawed Angels
as Reverend Anna Howard Shaw
Iron Jawed Angels
as Reverend Anna Howard Shaw
The Best Thief in the World
as Helen
The Best Thief in the World
as Helen
Red Betsy
as Helen Rounds
Red Betsy
as Helen Rounds
Minority Report
as Dr. Iris Hineman
Minority Report
as Dr. Iris Hineman
The Laramie Project
as Lucy Thompson
The Laramie Project
as Lucy Thompson
Powder Keg
as Mother
Powder Keg
as Mother
The Pledge
as Helen Jackson
The Pledge
as Helen Jackson
Tumbleweeds
as Ginger
Tumbleweeds
as Ginger
The Eternal
as Mrs. Ferriter
The Eternal
as Mrs. Ferriter
Hudson River Blues
as Julia
Hudson River Blues
as Julia
Larger Than Life
as Luluna
Larger Than Life
as Luluna
Twister
as Aunt Meg
Twister
as Aunt Meg
Dead Man Walking
as Helen's Mother
Dead Man Walking
as Helen's Mother
How to Make an American Quilt
as Sophia
How to Make an American Quilt
as Sophia
Truman
as Madge Wallace Gates
Truman
as Madge Wallace Gates
Holy Matrimony
as Orna
Holy Matrimony
as Orna
Falling Down
as D-Fens' Mother
Falling Down
as D-Fens' Mother
Skylark
as Lou Wheaton
Skylark
as Lou Wheaton
Deadly Matrimony
Deadly Matrimony
The Donner Party
as voice
The Donner Party
as voice
Keep the Change
as Lureen
Keep the Change
as Lureen
Hard Promises
as Mrs. Bell
Hard Promises
as Mrs. Bell
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Mama Threadgoode
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Mama Threadgoode
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
as Alice Todd
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
as Alice Todd
The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad
The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad
Green Card
as Brontë's Mother
Green Card
as Brontë's Mother
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Midnight Run
as Mrs. Nelson, Mardukas's Friend
Midnight Run
as Mrs. Nelson, Mardukas's Friend
Fatal Attraction
as Martha
Fatal Attraction
as Martha
Black Widow
as Sara
Black Widow
as Sara
Twisted
as Helen Giles
Twisted
as Helen Giles
Reckless
as Mrs. Prescott
Reckless
as Mrs. Prescott
Reuben, Reuben
as Mare Spofford
Reuben, Reuben
as Mare Spofford
Four Friends
as Mrs. Carnahan
Four Friends
as Mrs. Carnahan
Resurrection
as Kathy
Resurrection
as Kathy
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Cornelia
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Cornelia
Foxes
as Mrs. Axman
Foxes
as Mrs. Axman
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Anita Cunningham
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Anita Cunningham
Up the Sandbox
as Elinore
Up the Sandbox
as Elinore
Dragon Country
as Woman (segment "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen")
Dragon Country
as Woman (segment "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen")
Five Easy Pieces
as Partita Dupea
Five Easy Pieces
as Partita Dupea
The Way We Live Now
as Jane Aldridge
The Way We Live Now
as Jane Aldridge
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Evelyn
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Evelyn
The Master Builder
as Hilda
The Master Builder
as Hilda
Strange Lady in Town
as Spurs O'Brien
Strange Lady in Town
as Spurs O'Brien
East of Eden
as Anne
East of Eden
as Anne
The Steel Harp
as Hanna
The Steel Harp
as Hanna