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Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Acting

Born: April 21, 1949Northport, 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"

Known For
Filmography
TOVAH

TOVAH

Self

2026
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

Self - Lilia Calderu

2024
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Self

2023
Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

Mona Wassermann

2023
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat

Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat

2023
The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil

Mrs. Deauville

2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim

Keeping Company with Sondheim

Self / Joanne

2022
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

Self

2021
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

"Anything Goes" Performer

2021
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side

Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side

Herself

2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Fluor

2020
Pose-a-Thon for Pride

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

2020
Last Christmas

Last Christmas

Joyce

2019
On Broadway

On Broadway

Self (archive footage)

2019
Steven Universe: The Movie

Steven Universe: The Movie

Yellow Diamond (voice)

2019
Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom

Yia-Yia

2019
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

Yellow Diamond

2018
The Comedian

The Comedian

Florence Berkowitz

2016
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family

Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family

Patti LuPone

2015
Parker

Parker

Ascension

2013
Union Square

Union Square

Lucia

2011
Portraits in Dramatic Time

Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011
Company

Company

Joanne

2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Self

2010
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Leocadia Begbick

2007
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

2006
Passion

Passion

Fosca

2005
Candide

Candide

The Old Lady

2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Eva Perón (segment "Evita")

2003
City by the Sea

City by the Sea

Maggie

2002
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert

A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert

Desiree Armfeldt

2002
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony

The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony

Self

2002
Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

Emmy Cosell

2002
Heist

Heist

Betty Croft

2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Nellie Lovett

2001
The Victim

The Victim

Sandy

2001
Cold Blooded

Cold Blooded

Van Klerk

2000
State and Main

State and Main

Sherry Bailey

2000
Just Looking

Just Looking

Sylvia Levine Polinsky

1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Miss C. Canzinarra

1999
Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

Helen

1999
The 24 Hour Woman

The 24 Hour Woman

Joan Marshall

1999

An Evening with Patti LuPone

Herself

1997
Her Last Chance

Her Last Chance

Joanna Saxen

1996
The Song Spinner

The Song Spinner

Zantalalia

1995
Family Prayers

Family Prayers

Aunt Nan

1993
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

Norma Desmond

1992

The Water Engine

Rita Lang

1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Self

1992
Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

Florine Werthan

1989
LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years

Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson

1987
Wise Guys

Wise Guys

Wanda Valentini

1986
The Cradle Will Rock

The Cradle Will Rock

Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter

1985
Witness

Witness

Elaine

1985
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta

Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta

Rachel Burston

1984
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

Lisa D'Angelo

1982
1941

1941

Lydia Hedberg

1979
King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies

(uncredited)

1978
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

Kitty Duval

1976