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Angela Paton

Cast & creator

Angela Paton

1930-01-11 (died at 86) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Grey's Anatomy, JAG, The X-Files

Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.

Also known as: Angela Payton

Movies

31

film credits

Series

31

television credits

Career

61

1971–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Martha Elkin · 2005

JAG

JAG

Elena Motley · 1995

The X-Files

The X-Files

Mrs. Lukesh · 1993

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Aunt Adah · 1995

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ruth · 2000

Across film & television

Filmography (62)

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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Martha Elkin

JAG

JAG

Elena Motley

The X-Files

The X-Files

Mrs. Lukesh

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Aunt Adah

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ruth

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Irene

Medium

Medium

Mrs. Halstead

ER

Mrs. Ransom

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

Eyewitness

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Harriet Anderson

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Lottie Sammis

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

Irma

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

Woman at City Hall

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

Old Woman

Wings

Wings

Sandy

Sliders

Sliders

Mrs. Meadows

Boston Public

Boston Public

Mrs. Walsh

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

Mrs.Larson

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Betty Jameson

Cybill

Cybill

Evelyn Minnow

Dear John

Dear John

Mother Superior

Lolita

Lolita

Mrs. Holmes

Dave's World

Dave's World

Mrs. Begley

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

Mrs. Lancaster

L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors

Mrs. Gerken

I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It

Mrs. Klasby

Jesse

Jesse

Mrs. Baum

American Wedding

American Wedding

Grandma

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Red Eye

Red Eye

Nice Lady

George & Leo

George & Leo

Mrs. Johnson

Sons of Tucson

Sons of Tucson

Ethel

Cop Rock

Cop Rock

Juror

Four Kings

Four Kings

Betty

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

Woman with Roadrunner

The Home Court

The Home Court

Marie Grant

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

Faye

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

Airplane Woman

Love, Lies and Murder

Love, Lies and Murder

Parole Board Member #3

Flatliners

Flatliners

Doctor

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

Hattie Anderson

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Woman in Denver

Clean Slate

Clean Slate

Shirley Pogue

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Woman on Airplane

I Am I

I Am I

Doris

The Valley of Light

The Valley of Light

Granny

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Gloria Sikes

Blue Sky

Blue Sky

Dottie Owens

The Last of His Tribe

The Last of His Tribe

Mrs. Gustafson

The Final Season

The Final Season

Anne Akers

Lies of the Twins

Lies of the Twins

Mrs. Shearer

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die!

Angela's Fan

Where Are My Children?

Where Are My Children?

Ellie McNeil

The Joyriders

The Joyriders

Rita Mae Tuttle

Harvey

Harvey

Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet

Sister of the Bride

Director

Keep the Change

Keep the Change

Dinah

Early Bird Special

Early Bird Special

Mrs. Carmichael

The Con

The Con

Lyla

Criminal Behavior

Criminal Behavior

Adelaide

Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker

Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker

Mrs. Webster