June Squibb

Biography

June Squibb (born November 6, 1929) began working in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and at the HB Studio. While at the Cleveland Play House, she performed in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In 1958, she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In 1959, she starred in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. Squibb appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods, she did modelling work for romance novels and appeared in commercials. In 1995, she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn. Squibb played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway. In 2012, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center in which she received standout reviews. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne's film Nebraska (2013). In 2015, she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame. Squibb will appear in the Disney+ film Godmothered.

Most Known For

Grey's Anatomy

as Elsie Clatch

Zootopia 2

as Gram Gram (voice)

Law & Order

as Sylvia Sherman

Law & Order

as Eileen De Rose

House

as Ramona

Shameless

as Etta

Bones

as Barbara Baker

The Office

as Michael's Mom (voice)

The Good Doctor

as Ida Guelph

Modern Family

as Auntie Alice

Two and a Half Men

as Margaret

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Castle

as Jamie Isaacson

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Big Bang Theory

as Connie Tucker

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Mrs. Cone

Glee

as Maggie Banks

ER

as Social Security Daughter

Mom

as Dottie

Ghost Whisperer

as Melinda's Grandma