1930-11-03 Topeka, Kansas, USA
Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans. Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Gettysburg Address | Elizabeth Crawford (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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The Uninvited | Helen | 2025-04-11 |
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Mack & Rita | Betty | 2022-08-12 |
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The French Dispatch | Upshur 'Maw' Clampette | 2021-10-21 |
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Harper Pitt | 2020-10-08 |
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Uncle Frank | Aunt Butch | 2020-11-25 |
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Tesla | The Grande Dame | 2020-08-14 |
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Lady Bird | Sister Sarah Joan | 2017-09-01 |
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Marjorie Prime | Marjorie | 2017-01-23 |
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The Comedian | Miriam | 2016-12-09 |
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The Nice Guys | Mrs. Glenn | 2016-05-15 |
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Run All Night | Margaret Conlon | 2015-03-11 |
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Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
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The Man Who Came Out Only at Night | The Youngest Daughter (later) | 2013-10-10 |
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Roadie | Mom | 2012-01-06 |
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Aunt Mel | 2012-08-15 |
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Please Give | Mrs. Portman | 2010-04-30 |
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A Dog Year | Lois Blair | 2009-09-03 |
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Diminished Capacity | Belle | 2008-07-04 |
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Turn the River | Abby | 2008-05-09 |
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Little Fugitive | Social Worker | 2006-05-27 |
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Little Fugitive | Elizabeth | 2006-05-27 |
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Hollywoodland | Helen Bessolo | 2006-08-31 |
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Griffin & Phoenix | Dr. Imberman | 2006-09-12 |
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James Dean: Sense Memories | Self | 2005-05-11 |
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Sweet Land | Inge (as an older woman) | 2005-10-21 |
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Iron Jawed Angels | Reverend Anna Howard Shaw | 2004-01-16 |
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P.S. | Ellie Silverstein | 2004-10-15 |
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The Best Thief in the World | Helen | 2004-01-01 |
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Red Betsy | Helen Rounds | 2003-03-27 |
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The Laramie Project | Lucy Thompson | 2002-01-10 |
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Minority Report | Dr. Iris Hineman [The Greenhouse] | 2002-06-20 |
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Powder Keg | Mother | 2001-06-01 |
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The Pledge | Helen Jackson | 2001-01-19 |
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Tumbleweeds | Ginger | 1999-11-24 |
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The Eternal | Mrs. Ferriter | 1998-09-18 |
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Hudson River Blues | 1997-12-12 | |
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Twister | Aunt Meg | 1996-05-10 |
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Larger Than Life | Luluna | 1996-07-26 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Sophia | 1995-10-06 |
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Truman | Madge Wallace Gates | 1995-09-09 |
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Dead Man Walking | Helen's Mother | 1995-12-29 |
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Holy Matrimony | Orna | 1994-04-08 |
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Skylark | Lou Wheaton | 1993-02-07 |
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Falling Down | D-Fens' Mother | 1993-02-26 |
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Hard Promises | Mrs. Bell | 1992-01-31 |
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Deadly Matrimony | 1992-11-22 | |
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The Donner Party | voice | 1992-10-28 |
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Keep the Change | Lureen | 1992-06-09 |
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Fried Green Tomatoes | Mama Threadgoode | 1991-12-27 |
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Coney Island | (voice) | 1991-02-04 |
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The Grapes of Wrath | Ma Joad | 1991-03-22 |
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Switched at Birth | Margaret | 1991-04-28 |
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White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Alice Todd | 1991-05-05 |
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Green Card | Brontë's Mother | 1990-12-23 |
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Hello Actors Studio | Self | 1988-11-09 |
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Midnight Run | Mrs. Nelson, Mardukas's Friend | 1988-07-20 |
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Black Widow | Sara | 1987-02-06 |
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Fatal Attraction | Martha | 1987-09-18 |
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Doubletake | Sarah | 1985-11-24 |
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The Execution of Raymond Graham | Mary Neal | 1985-11-17 |
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Twisted | Helen Giles | 1985-08-23 |
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Reckless | Mrs. Prescott | 1984-02-03 |
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Reuben, Reuben | Mare Spofford | 1983-12-19 |
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Four Friends | Mrs. Carnahan | 1981-12-11 |
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The House of Mirth | Bertha Dorset | 1981-01-01 |
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The Jilting of Granny Weatherall | Cornelia | 1980-03-03 |
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Resurrection | Kathy | 1980-09-26 |
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Foxes | Mrs. Axman | 1980-02-29 |
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Anita Cunningham | 1976-02-04 |
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Up the Sandbox | Elinore | 1972-12-21 |
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Particular Men | 1972-04-15 | |
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The Way We Live Now | Jane Aldridge | 1970-05-27 |
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Five Easy Pieces | Partita Dupea | 1970-09-12 |
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Dragon Country | Woman (segment "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen") | 1970-01-02 |
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Evelyn | 1967-10-17 |
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The Master Builder | Hilda | 1960-03-21 |
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Strange Lady in Town | Spurs O'Brien | 1955-04-12 |
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East of Eden | Anne | 1955-04-10 |
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