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"
Filmography
TOVAH
as Self
TOVAH
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
as Self - Lilia Calderu
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
as Self - Lilia Calderu
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
Beau Is Afraid
as Mona Wassermann
Beau Is Afraid
as Mona Wassermann
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
The School for Good and Evil
as Mrs. Deauville
The School for Good and Evil
as Mrs. Deauville
Keeping Company with Sondheim
as Self / Joanne
Keeping Company with Sondheim
as Self / Joanne
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
as Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
as Self
Show of Titles
as "Anything Goes" Performer
Show of Titles
as "Anything Goes" Performer
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
as Herself
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
as Herself
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Fluor
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Fluor
Last Christmas
as Joyce
Last Christmas
as Joyce
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Steven Universe: The Movie
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Steven Universe: The Movie
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Cliffs of Freedom
as Yia-Yia
Cliffs of Freedom
as Yia-Yia
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
as Yellow Diamond
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
as Yellow Diamond
The Comedian
as Florence Berkowitz
The Comedian
as Florence Berkowitz
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
as Patti LuPone
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
as Patti LuPone
Parker
as Ascension
Parker
as Ascension
Union Square
as Lucia
Union Square
as Lucia
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Company
as Joanne
Company
as Joanne
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
Passion
as Fosca
Passion
as Fosca
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
City by the Sea
as Maggie
City by the Sea
as Maggie
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
as Desiree Armfeldt
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
as Desiree Armfeldt
Heist
as Betty Croft
Heist
as Betty Croft
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
as Nellie Lovett
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
as Nellie Lovett
Cold Blooded
as Van Klerk
Cold Blooded
as Van Klerk
State and Main
as Sherry Bailey
State and Main
as Sherry Bailey
Just Looking
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Just Looking
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Miss C. Canzinarra
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Miss C. Canzinarra
Summer of Sam
as Helen
Summer of Sam
as Helen
The 24 Hour Woman
as Joan Marshall
The 24 Hour Woman
as Joan Marshall
An Evening with Patti LuPone
as Herself
An Evening with Patti LuPone
as Herself
Family Prayers
as Aunt Nan
Family Prayers
as Aunt Nan
The Water Engine
as Rita Lang
The Water Engine
as Rita Lang
LBJ: The Early Years
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
LBJ: The Early Years
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Wise Guys
as Wanda Valentini
Wise Guys
as Wanda Valentini
The Cradle Will Rock
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
The Cradle Will Rock
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Fighting Back
as Lisa D'Angelo
Fighting Back
as Lisa D'Angelo
1941
as Lydia Hedberg
1941
as Lydia Hedberg
King of the Gypsies
as (uncredited)
King of the Gypsies
as (uncredited)
The Time of Your Life
as Kitty Duval
The Time of Your Life
as Kitty Duval
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
August
August