Cast & creator
Estelle Parsons
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mike Douglas Show, Frasier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director. After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and was also nominated for her work in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Parsons worked extensively in film and theatre during the 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. More recently her television work included a role in the sitcom Roseanne. Nominated on four occasions for a Tony Award, in 2004 Parsons was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Parsons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1951–2022 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (65)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rose Rinato
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Frasier
Opal
1993Frasier
Celeste's Mother (voice)
1993
The Good Wife
Nana Joe
2009
Great Performances
Agnes
1971Great Performances
Lucille
1971
Touched by an Angel
Jennette Fisher
1994
American Playhouse
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Love, American Style
Bernice
1969
The Defenders
Mrs. Martin
1961
Grace and Frankie
Babe
2015
All in the Family
Blanche Hefner
1971All in the Family
Dolores Mancheney Fencel
1971
The Conners
Beverly Harris
2018
Medical Center
1969
The Oscars
Self
1953
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
The Patty Duke Show
1963
100 Centre Street
Esther O'Neill
2001
Roseanne
Beverly Harris
1988
Bonnie and Clyde
Blanche
1967
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
Empire Falls
Bea
2005
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beatrice Corrigan
1951
Boys on the Side
Louise
1995
Dick Tracy
Mrs. Trueheart
1990
Backstairs at the White House
Bess Truman
1979
That Darn Cat
Old Lady McCracken
1997
I Walk the Line
Ellen Haney
1970
A Memory of Two Mondays
Agnes
1971
For Pete's Sake
Helen Robbins
1974
Looking for Richard
Margaret
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Open Admissions
Clare Block
1988
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
I Never Sang for My Father
Alice
1970
The Love Letter
Beatrice Corrigan
1998
The Gun and the Pulpit
Sadie Underwood
1974
Don't Drink the Water
Marion Hollander
1969
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Self
2008
June Moon
Lucille
1974
Wilde Salomé
Self
2013
The Tenth Level
Crossland
1976
Rachel, Rachel
Calla Mackie
1968
The UFO Incident
Betty Hill
1975
Terror on the Beach
Arlene Glynn
1973
The American Clock
1993NBC Special Treat
Edwina Kemp
1975
The Gentleman Bandit
Marjorie Seebode
1981
Watermelon Man
Althea Janine Gerber
1970
The Lemon Sisters
Mrs. Kupchak
1989
She's The Best Thing in It
Self
2015
Two People
Barbara Newman
1973
A Private Matter
Mary Chessen
1992
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self
2022
Fore Play
First Lady / Barmaid
1975
Come Along with Me
Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman
1982
Diane
Mary
2019
Freak City
Mrs. Stanapolous
1999
Guests of the Nation
Kate O'Connell
1981
Ladybug Ladybug
JoAnn's Mother
1963
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Herself
2011