Patti LuPone
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"
Acted in
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
2024
as Self - Lilia Calderu
Agatha All Along
2024
as Lilia Calderu
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Mona Wassermann
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
2023
The School for Good and Evil
2022
as Mrs. Deauville
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self / Joanne
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
2020
as Herself
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Fluor
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020
Hollywood
2020
as Avis Amberg
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
2020
as Self - Performer
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Vocalist
Steven Universe Future
2019
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Last Christmas
2019
as Joyce
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Cliffs of Freedom
2019
as Yia-Yia
POSE
2018
as Frederica Norman
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
as Self
The Comedian
2016
as Florence Berkowitz
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015
as Patti LuPone
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Mimi Stilton (voice)
Penny Dreadful
2014
as Joan Clayton
Penny Dreadful
2014
as Dr. Seward
Steven Universe
2013
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Mom
2013
as Rita
Parker
2013
as Ascension
American Horror Story
2011
as Kathy Pizazz
American Horror Story
2011
as Joan Ramsey
Union Square
2011
as Lucia
Portraits in Dramatic Time
2011
Company
2011
as Joanne
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Masterclass
2010
as Self
Glee
2009
as Patti LuPone
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
as Leocadia Begbick
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006
30 Rock
2006
as Sylvia Rossitano
Ugly Betty
2006
as Mrs. Weiner
Passion
2005
as Fosca
Candide
2005
as The Old Lady
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
In-Laws
2002
City by the Sea
2002
as Maggie
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002
as Self
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Emmy Cosell
Heist
2001
as Betty Croft
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
as Nellie Lovett
The Victim
2001
as Sandy
Cold Blooded
2000
as Van Klerk
State and Main
2000
as Sherry Bailey
Just Looking
1999
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lydia Lebasi
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999
as Miss C. Canzinarra
Summer of Sam
1999
as Helen
The 24 Hour Woman
1999
as Joan Marshall
Will & Grace
1998
as Patti LuPone
An Evening with Patti LuPone
1997
as Herself
Her Last Chance
1996
as Joanna Saxen
The Song Spinner
1995
as Zantalalia
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Alice Dupree
Frasier
1993
as Zora Crane
Family Prayers
1993
as Aunt Nan
The Water Engine
1992
as Rita Lang
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Ruth Miller
The Simpsons
1989
as Cheryl Monroe (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Florine Werthan
Life Goes On
1989
as Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Wise Guys
1986
as Wanda Valentini
The Cradle Will Rock
1985
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Witness
1985
as Elaine
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
1984
as Rachel Burston
Fighting Back
1982
as Lisa D'Angelo
1941
1979
as Lydia Hedberg
The Andros Targets
1977
as Sharon Walker
The Time of Your Life
1976
as Kitty Duval
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Fosca
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer