Patti LuPone
- Acting
- April 21, 1949 · Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
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
Filmography
- Kevin · Patti LuPony (Voice), Patti LuPony
- TOVAH · Self
- The Artist · Rosie Morsch
- Actors on Actors: Broadway · Self
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along · Self
- Agatha All Along · Lilia Calderu
- Palm Royale · Marjorie Merriweather Post
- Elsbeth · Ruby Lane
- Hot Ones Versus · Self
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid · Self
- Beau Is Afraid · Mona Wassermann
- Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
- The School for Good and Evil · Mrs. Deauville
- Keeping Company with Sondheim · Self / Joanne
- Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years · Self
- And Just Like That… · Gianna 'Gia' Amato
- Show of Titles · "Anything Goes" Performer
- Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side · Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America · Fluor
- Pose-a-Thon for Pride · Self
- Hollywood · Avis Amberg
- Penny Dreadful: City of Angels · Vocalist
- Steven Universe Future · Yellow Diamond (Voice)
- Last Christmas · Joyce
- On Broadway · Self
- Steven Universe: The Movie · Yellow Diamond (Voice)
- Cliffs of Freedom · Yia-Yia
- Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems · Yellow Diamond
- POSE · Frederica Norman
- The Comedian · Florence Berkowitz
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family · Patti LuPone
- BoJack Horseman · Mimi Stilton (Voice)
- Penny Dreadful · Joan Clayton, Dr. Seward
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Steven Universe · Yellow Diamond (Voice)
- Mom · Rita
- Parker · Ascension
- American Horror Story · Kathy Pizazz, Joan Ramsey
- Union Square · Lucia
- Portraits in Dramatic Time
- Company · Joanne
- Sondheim! The Birthday Concert · Self
- Masterclass · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Glee · Patti LuPone
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny · Leocadia Begbick
- Army Wives · Ms. Galassini
- Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
- 30 Rock · Sylvia Rossitano
- Ugly Betty · Mrs. Weiner
- Passion · Fosca
- Candide · The Old Lady
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II · Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- Broadway's Lost Treasures · Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
- In-Laws
- City by the Sea · Maggie
- A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert · Desiree Armfeldt
- The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony · Self
- Monday Night Mayhem · Emmy Cosell
- Heist · Betty Croft
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert · Nellie Lovett
- The Victim · Sandy
- Cold Blooded · Van Klerk
- State and Main · Sherry Bailey
- Just Looking · Sylvia Levine Polinsky
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Lydia Lebasi
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story · Miss C. Canzinarra
- Summer of Sam · Helen
- The 24 Hour Woman · Joan Marshall
- Will & Grace · Patti LuPone
- An Evening with Patti LuPone · Self
- The View · Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show · Self
- Her Last Chance · Joanna Saxen
- Remember WENN · Grace Cavendish
- The Song Spinner · Zantalalia
- Touched by an Angel · Alice Dupree