Estelle Parsons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

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 Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Rachel, Rachel

    Rachel, Rachel

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Ladybug Ladybug

    Ladybug Ladybug

  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

  • Wilde Salomé

    Wilde Salomé

  • 100 Centre Street

    100 Centre Street

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • June Moon

    June Moon

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • Two People

    Two People

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Diane

    Diane

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • Open Admissions

    Open Admissions

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Love Letter

    The Love Letter

  • That Darn Cat

    That Darn Cat

  • Freak City

    Freak City

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • The Tenth Level

    The Tenth Level

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • I Walk the Line

    I Walk the Line

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • For Pete's Sake

    For Pete's Sake

  • The Gun and the Pulpit

    The Gun and the Pulpit

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • Fore Play

    Fore Play

  • Terror on the Beach

    Terror on the Beach

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

    Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • She's The Best Thing in It

    She's The Best Thing in It

  • NBC Special Treat

    NBC Special Treat

  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

    Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

  • Guests of the Nation

    Guests of the Nation