
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"
Movie | Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side | Unknown | 2020-10-24 |
Movie | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration | Herself | 2020-04-26 |
Series | Hollywood | Avis Amberg | 2020-05-01 |
Movie | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Fluor | 2020-10-08 |
Movie | November | Clarice Bernstein | 2020-05-07 |
Movie | Steven Universe: The Movie | Yellow Diamond | 2019-09-02 |
Movie | Cliffs of Freedom | Yia-Yia | 2019-03-01 |
Movie | Last Christmas | Joyce | 2019-11-07 |
Series | Steven Universe Future | Yellow Diamond (voice) | 2019-12-07 |
Series | Pose | Frederica Norman | 2018-06-03 |
Movie | The Comedian | Florence Berkowitz | 2016-12-09 |
Movie | Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family | Patti LuPone | 2015-02-13 |
Series | Penny Dreadful | Dr. Seward | 2014-05-11 |
Series | BoJack Horseman | Mimi Stilton (voice) | 2014-08-22 |
Movie | Parker | Ascension | 2013-01-23 |
Series | Steven Universe | Yellow Diamond (voice) | 2013-11-04 |
Movie | Company | Joanne | 2011-06-15 |
Movie | Portraits in Dramatic Time | Unknown | 2011-07-05 |
Movie | Union Square | Lucia | 2011-07-07 |
Series | American Horror Story | Joan Ramsey | 2011-10-05 |
Movie | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | 2010-11-26 | |
Series | Glee | Herself | 2009-05-19 |
Movie | Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny | Leocadia Begbick | 2007-12-18 |
Movie | Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge | Unknown | 2006-10-12 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Unknown | 2006-09-28 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | Candide | The Old Lady | 2005-01-12 |
Movie | Passion (Live from Lincoln Center) | Fosca | 2005-03-31 |
Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes") | 2004-10-26 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Eva PerĂ³n (segment "Evita") | 2003-08-10 |
Movie | Monday Night Mayhem | Emmy Cosell | 2002-01-14 |
Movie | City by the Sea | Maggie | 2002-09-06 |
Movie | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Nellie Lovett | 2001-10-31 |
Movie | The Victim | Sandy | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Heist | Betty Croft | 2001-11-09 |
Movie | State and Main | Sherry Bailey | 2000-08-26 |
Movie | Cold Blooded | Van Klerk | 2000-10-17 |
Movie | The 24 Hour Woman | Joan Marshall | 1999-01-29 |
Movie | Summer of Sam | Helen | 1999-07-02 |
Movie | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Miss C. Canzinarra | 1999-07-25 |
Movie | Just Looking | Sylvia Levine Polinsky | 1999-10-21 |
Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | An Evening with Patti LuPone | Patti LuPone | 1997-08-20 |
Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Unknown | 1996-06-10 |
Movie | Her Last Chance | Joanna Saxen | 1996-04-08 |
Movie | The Song Spinner | Zantalalia | 1995-11-19 |
Movie | Family Prayers | Aunt Nan | 1993-03-19 |
Series | Frasier | Zora Crane | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Herself | 1992-06-10 |
Movie | The Water Engine | Rita Lang | 1992-08-24 |
Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
Series | Life Goes On | Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher | 1989-09-12 |
Movie | Driving Miss Daisy | Florine Werthan | 1989-12-13 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | LBJ: The Early Years | Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson | 1987-02-01 |
Movie | Wise Guys | Wanda Valentini | 1986-04-17 |
Movie | Witness | Elaine | 1985-02-08 |
Movie | Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta | Rachel Burston | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Piaf | Unknown | 1984-06-10 |
Movie | Fighting Back | Lisa D'Angelo | 1982-05-21 |
Series | CBS News Sunday Morning | Unknown | 1979-01-28 |
Movie | 1941 | Lydia Hedberg | 1979-12-14 |
Series | The Andros Targets | Unknown | 1977-01-31 |
Movie | The Time of Your Life | Kitty Duval | 1976-03-10 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |