Patti LuPone
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Patti LuPone

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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"

Films Featuring Patti LuPone

Driving Miss Daisy

19897.2

Heist

20016.3

1941

19795.8

State and Main

20006.3

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

20048.3

Wise Guys

19865.4

Witness

19857.1

City by the Sea

20025.8

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

2021

The Water Engine

19925.8

On Broadway

20198.7

Just Looking

19995.9

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

20017.1

Union Square

20114.7

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

20108.0

Fighting Back

19825.8

The 24 Hour Woman

19995.8

Company

20116.9

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

19929.0

Monday Night Mayhem

20026.2

Keeping Company with Sondheim

20229.0

The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony

20029.0

The School for Good and Evil

20227.0

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

20201.0

The Time of Your Life

197610.0

LBJ: The Early Years

19877.6

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

19995.2

Parker

20136.1

The Victim

20019.0

The Song Spinner

19959.0

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

2007

Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family

20156.0

Broadway: The Next Generation

Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat

2023

Portraits in Dramatic Time

20118.0

Passion

2005

An Evening with Patti LuPone

An Evening with Patti LuPone

19979.5

Family Prayers

19934.5

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

202310.0

The Comedian

20165.7

The Cradle Will Rock

1985

Candide

20057.2

Summer of Sam

19996.5

Cliffs of Freedom

20197.1

Broadway's Lost Treasures

20036.4

Her Last Chance

19966.0

Steven Universe: The Movie

20198.2

Last Christmas

20197.2

Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge

200610.0

Cold Blooded

20004.8

Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta

19849.0

Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side

2020

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

202010.0

Beau Is Afraid

20236.7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along

20248.1

Show of Titles

2021

Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

19929.5

Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

20188.5

King of the Gypsies

19785.9

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983

A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert

2002

TOVAH

2026

August

August