Patti LuPone
Known For
Acting
Born
1949-04-21 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
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"
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Cheryl Monroe (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lydia Lebasi
Law & Order
as Ruth Miller
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
American Horror Story
as Kathy Pizazz
American Horror Story
as Joan Ramsey
Frasier
as Zora Crane
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
BoJack Horseman
as Mimi Stilton (voice)
Glee
as Patti LuPone
Mom
as Rita
The View
as Self - Guest
Great Performances
as Self
30 Rock
as Sylvia Rossitano
Will & Grace
as Patti LuPone
Steven Universe
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
Touched by an Angel
as Alice Dupree
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self