Estelle Parsons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-11-20 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Estelle Parsons

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director. After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and was also nominated for her work in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Parsons worked extensively in film and theatre during the 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. More recently her television work included a role in the sitcom Roseanne. Nominated on four occasions for a Tony Award, in 2004 Parsons was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Parsons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Freak City

    Freak City

  • Rachel, Rachel

    Rachel, Rachel

  • That Darn Cat

    That Darn Cat

  • Open Admissions

    Open Admissions

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • June Moon

    June Moon

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Ladybug Ladybug

    Ladybug Ladybug

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Wilde Salomé

    Wilde Salomé

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • Fore Play

    Fore Play

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

  • The Tenth Level

    The Tenth Level

  • I Walk the Line

    I Walk the Line

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • For Pete's Sake

    For Pete's Sake

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • The Love Letter

    The Love Letter

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Terror on the Beach

    Terror on the Beach

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

    Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • NBC Special Treat

    NBC Special Treat

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • The Gun and the Pulpit

    The Gun and the Pulpit

  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

    Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

  • Two People

    Two People

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • She's The Best Thing in It

    She's The Best Thing in It

  • Guests of the Nation

    Guests of the Nation