Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

74 · Born: Apr 21, 1949

Personal Details

Born Apr 21, 1949 Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
  • Orlando Joseph LuPone
  • Angela Louise Lupone
Relatives
  • William LuPone (Sibling)
  • Robert LuPone (Sibling)
  • Tom Fontana (Cousin)

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"

Career

2023
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid as Mona Wassermann
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2022
American Horror Story
American Horror Story as Kathy Pizazz
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2020
Hollywood
Hollywood as Avis Amberg
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2019
Cliffs of Freedom
Cliffs of Freedom as Yia-Yia
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Steven Universe: The Movie
Steven Universe: The Movie as Yellow Diamond (voice)
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Last Christmas
Last Christmas as Joyce
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Steven Universe Future
Steven Universe Future as Yellow Diamond (voice)
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Pose
Pose as Frederica Norman
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2018
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
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2017
Steven Universe
Steven Universe as Yellow Diamond (voice)
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2016
The Comedian
The Comedian as Florence Berkowitz
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Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful as Dr. Seward
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2015
2013
Parker
Parker as Ascension
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2011
Union Square
Union Square as Lucia
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Company
Company as Joanne
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2005
Great Performances
Great Performances as The Old Lady
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Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center as Fosca
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Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center as Fosca
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2004
Great Performances
Great Performances as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
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2003
Great Performances
Great Performances as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
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2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem as Emmy Cosell
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City by the Sea
City by the Sea as Maggie
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2001
The Victim
The Victim as Sandy
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Heist
Heist as Betty Croft
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2000
Cold Blooded
Cold Blooded as Van Klerk
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State and Main
State and Main as Sherry Bailey
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1999
Just Looking
Just Looking as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
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The 24 Hour Woman
The 24 Hour Woman as Joan Marshall
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1996
Her Last Chance
Her Last Chance as Joanna Saxen
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1995
The Song Spinner
The Song Spinner as Zantalalia
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Ruth Miller
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1993
Family Prayers
Family Prayers as Aunt Nan
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Frasier
Frasier as Zora Crane
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1992
The Water Engine
The Water Engine as Rita Lang
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1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy as Florine Werthan
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Life Goes On
Life Goes On as Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
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1987
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
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1986
Wise Guys
Wise Guys as Wanda Valentini
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1985
Witness
Witness as Elaine
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1984
Piaf
Piaf as Narrator
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1982
Fighting Back
Fighting Back as Lisa D'Angelo
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1976
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life as Kitty Duval
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2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2006
2004
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
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1997
An Evening with Patti LuPone
1992
Great Performances