Patti LuPone
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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"
Known for
Credits
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Mona Wassermann
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as Mrs. Deauville
Last Christmas (2019)
as Joyce
Parker (2013)
as Ascension
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Florine Werthan
Witness (1985)
as Elaine
1941 (1979)
as Lydia Hedberg
City by the Sea (2002)
as Maggie
Heist (2001)
as Betty Croft
Summer of Sam (1999)
as Helen
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981)
as Self
State and Main (2000)
as Sherry Bailey
TOVAH (2026)
as Self
King of the Gypsies (1978)
as (uncredited)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
as Miss C. Canzinarra
The Comedian (2016)
as Florence Berkowitz
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Wise Guys (1986)
as Wanda Valentini
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
as Nellie Lovett
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert (2002)
as Desiree Armfeldt
Just Looking (1999)
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
as Emmy Cosell
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Fluor
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Fighting Back (1982)
as Lisa D'Angelo
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along (2024)
as Self - Lilia Calderu
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
as Joan Marshall
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Anything Goes" Performer
The Water Engine (1992)
as Rita Lang
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
as Yia-Yia
Portraits in Dramatic Time (2011)
Actor
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
as Self / Joanne
Union Square (2011)
as Lucia
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
as Self
Passion (2005)
as Fosca
Company (2011)
as Joanne
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta (1984)
as Rachel Burston
The Cradle Will Rock (1985)
as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021)
as Self
August (—)
Actor
The Victim (2001)
as Sandy
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (2018)
as Yellow Diamond
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002)
as Self
The Time of Your Life (1976)
as Kitty Duval
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side (2020)
as Herself
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015)
as Patti LuPone
Candide (2005)
as The Old Lady
Cold Blooded (2000)
as Van Klerk
The Song Spinner (1995)
as Zantalalia
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
Her Last Chance (1996)
as Joanna Saxen
Family Prayers (1993)
as Aunt Nan
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge (2006)
Actor
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat (2023)
Actor
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
as Leocadia Begbick
An Evening with Patti LuPone (1997)
as Herself
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival (1992)
as Norma Desmond