Patti LuPone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-04-21 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

Patti LuPone

Biography

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Glee

    Glee

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Steven Universe

    Steven Universe

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Army Wives

    Army Wives

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • Agatha All Along

    Agatha All Along

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Penny Dreadful

    Penny Dreadful

  • Penny Dreadful

    Penny Dreadful

  • POSE

    POSE

  • Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

  • Parker

    Parker

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • The School for Good and Evil

    The School for Good and Evil

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

  • Steven Universe Future

    Steven Universe Future

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

  • Witness

    Witness

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 1941

    1941

  • Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

    Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

    Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

  • City by the Sea

    City by the Sea

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

  • An Evening with Patti LuPone

    An Evening with Patti LuPone

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • Summer of Sam

    Summer of Sam

  • Heist

    Heist

  • The Cradle Will Rock

    The Cradle Will Rock

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

    Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

  • State and Main

    State and Main

  • Last Christmas

    Last Christmas

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • Company

    Company

  • Steven Universe: The Movie

    Steven Universe: The Movie

  • Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

  • Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

    Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Broadway's Lost Treasures

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Candide

    Candide

  • Cliffs of Freedom

    Cliffs of Freedom

  • Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

  • In-Laws

    In-Laws

  • The Artist

    The Artist

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • LBJ: The Early Years

    LBJ: The Early Years

  • Union Square

    Union Square

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • Cold Blooded

    Cold Blooded

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • Masterclass

    Masterclass

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Family Prayers

    Family Prayers

  • The 24 Hour Woman

    The 24 Hour Woman

  • Just Looking

    Just Looking

  • Portraits in Dramatic Time

    Portraits in Dramatic Time

  • Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat

    Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat

  • Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

    Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

  • The Victim

    The Victim

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

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

  • Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

    Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

  • Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

    Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

  • Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side

    Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • The Song Spinner

    The Song Spinner

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

  • Her Last Chance

    Her Last Chance

  • Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta

    Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • Keeping Company with Sondheim

    Keeping Company with Sondheim

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

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

  • Monday Night Mayhem

    Monday Night Mayhem

  • Pose-a-Thon for Pride

    Pose-a-Thon for Pride

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony

    The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony