Posted on 03/13/2006 9:39:11 AM PST by NormsRevenge
LENOX, Mass. - Actress Maureen Stapleton, whose long career included award-winning performances on stage and in film, has died at her home in Lenox. She was 80.
A funeral director says Stapleton died this morning of natural causes. She was a native of Troy, New York and had lived in Lenox for about the past 20 years.
Stapleton won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress in 1982 for her portrayal of the anarchist Emma Goldman in "Reds."
She was nominated three other times for Best Supporting Actress, for "Lonelyhearts" in 1959; "Airport" in 1971 and "Interiors" in 1979.
She won a Golden Globe award for "Airport" in 1971.
Stapleton also made her mark on Broadway, winning a Tony Award in 1951 for her performance in "The Rose Tattoo" and again in 1971 for her role in "The Gingerbread Lady."
She was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 1981.
Looks like Beatty had some brains back in 1982. I liked him in 'Heaven Can Wait' as well.
Now he's just another Hollywood socialist. Maybe he should watch 'Reds' again.
Maureen Stapleton credits.
Cocoon - ( Mary Luckett / / Released / CBS Video )
Cocoon: the Return - ( Mary Luckett / / Released / CBS Video )
She was great as Ma Kelly in 'Johnny Dangerously.'
Wrong Stapleton
I've already been whipped.. Deserved it too..
Great actress. May she rest in peace.
"The lower east side, really sucks!"
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