Estelle Parsons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-11-20 (97 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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The Gun and the Pulpit

    The Gun and the Pulpit

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

  • The Tenth Level

    The Tenth Level

  • Wilde Salomé

    Wilde Salomé

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father

  • Terror on the Beach

    Terror on the Beach

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Rachel, Rachel

    Rachel, Rachel

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

    Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • The Love Letter

    The Love Letter

  • She's The Best Thing in It

    She's The Best Thing in It

  • I Walk the Line

    I Walk the Line

  • That Darn Cat

    That Darn Cat

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • June Moon

    June Moon

  • Two People

    Two People

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • Ladybug Ladybug

    Ladybug Ladybug

  • Open Admissions

    Open Admissions

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

    Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

  • Fore Play

    Fore Play

  • Freak City

    Freak City

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • NBC Special Treat

    NBC Special Treat

  • Guests of the Nation

    Guests of the Nation

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • For Pete's Sake

    For Pete's Sake

  • The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit