

Lois Smith
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
3 Nov 1930
Age
96 Years
Born In
Topeka, Kansas, USA
Total Projects
137
Years Active
77 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking,...
Known For
Filmography

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The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
as Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

movie
Lightning Bug
Lightning Bug
as Lydia

movie
On the End
On the End
as Trudie Ferreira

movie
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
as Helen

tv
Elsbeth
Elsbeth
as Delores Feinn

movie
Mack & Rita
Mack & Rita
as Betty

tv
This Fool
This Fool
as Beverly

movie
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Upshur 'Maw' Clampette

tv
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
as Iris Lefferts

tv
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Doris 'Mama' Boone

movie
Uncle Frank
Uncle Frank
as Aunt Butch

movie
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Harper Pitt

movie
Tesla
Tesla
as The Grande Dame

tv
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
as Mimi Waldenstock

tv
Impulse
Impulse
as Deirdre 'Dippy' Jones

tv
9JKL
9JKL
as Wrong Nana

movie
Lady Bird
Lady Bird
as Sister Sarah Joan

movie
Marjorie Prime
Marjorie Prime
as Marjorie

movie
The Comedian
The Comedian
as Miriam

movie
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
as Mrs. Glenn

tv
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete
as Reverend Ethel Landry

tv
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Mrs. Hanson

tv
Younger
Younger
as Belinda Lacroix

movie
Run All Night
Run All Night
as Margaret Conlon

tv
The Affair
The Affair
as Mrs. Gunther

movie
Showing Up
Showing Up
as Self

movie
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
as The Youngest Daughter (later)

tv
Mom
Mom
as Claire

tv
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Lucy Game

tv
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Dolores

tv
The Americans
The Americans
as Betty Turner

tv
Ruth & Erica
Ruth & Erica
as Ruth

movie
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Aunt Mel

movie
Roadie
Roadie
as Mom

movie
Please Give
Please Give
as Mrs. Portman

movie
A Dog Year
A Dog Year
as Lois Blair

tv
True Blood
True Blood
as Adele Stackhouse

movie
Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity
as Belle

movie
Turn the River
Turn the River
as Abby

tv
Army Wives
Army Wives
as Elsie

movie
Griffin & Phoenix
Griffin & Phoenix
as Dr. Imberman

movie
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
as Helen Bessolo

movie
Little Fugitive
Little Fugitive
as Elizabeth

movie
Little Fugitive
Little Fugitive
as Social Worker

movie
Sweet Land
Sweet Land
as Inge (as an older woman)

movie
James Dean: Sense Memories
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self

tv
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Dickerson

movie
P.S.
P.S.
as Ellie Silverstein

tv
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Allison Scavo

tv
LAX
LAX
as Rose Sinclair

movie
Iron Jawed Angels
Iron Jawed Angels
as Reverend Anna Howard Shaw

movie
The Best Thief in the World
The Best Thief in the World
as Helen

tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Fannie

movie
Red Betsy
Red Betsy
as Helen Rounds

movie
Minority Report
Minority Report
as Dr. Iris Hineman

movie
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project
as Lucy Thompson

tv
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Betty Bennett

movie
Powder Keg
Powder Keg
as Mother

tv
The Hire
The Hire
as Mother

movie
The Pledge
The Pledge
as Helen Jackson

movie
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds
as Ginger

tv
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rebecca Tolliver

tv
A Will of their Own
A Will of their Own
as Miss Maude

movie
The Eternal
The Eternal
as Mrs. Ferriter

movie
Hudson River Blues
Hudson River Blues

tv
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
as Libby

tv
The Practice
The Practice
as Mary Beth Berluti

movie
Larger Than Life
Larger Than Life
as Luluna

movie
Twister
Twister
as Aunt Meg

movie
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
as Helen's Mother

movie
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
as Sophia

movie
Truman
Truman
as Madge Wallace Gates

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Mildred Mancini

tv
ER
ER
as Gracie

movie
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
as Orna

tv
Frasier
Frasier
as Moira

movie
Falling Down
Falling Down
as D-Fens' Mother

movie
Skylark
Skylark
as Lou Wheaton

movie
Deadly Matrimony
Deadly Matrimony

movie
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
as voice

movie
Keep the Change
Keep the Change
as Lureen

movie
Hard Promises
Hard Promises
as Mrs. Bell

movie
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Mama Threadgoode

movie
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
as Alice Todd

tv
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth
as Margaret

movie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad

movie
Coney Island
Coney Island
as (voice)

tv
Good Sports
Good Sports

movie
Green Card
Green Card
as Brontë's Mother

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Eunice Varick

movie
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as (voice)

movie
Midnight Run
Midnight Run
as Mrs. Nelson, Mardukas's Friend

tv
thirtysomething
thirtysomething

movie
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
as Martha

movie
Black Widow
Black Widow
as Sara

movie
Doubletake
Doubletake
as Sarah

movie
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham
as Mary Neal

tv
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Marie Ganucci

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Dorothy Hermes

movie
Twisted
Twisted
as Helen Giles

movie
Reckless
Reckless
as Mrs. Prescott

movie
Reuben, Reuben
Reuben, Reuben
as Mare Spofford

tv
Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels
as Clara

movie
Four Friends
Four Friends
as Mrs. Carnahan

movie
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
as Bertha Dorset

movie
Resurrection
Resurrection
as Kathy

movie
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Cornelia

movie
Foxes
Foxes
as Mrs. Axman

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sara

movie
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Anita Cunningham

movie
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
as Elinore

movie
Particular Men
Particular Men

movie
Dragon Country
Dragon Country
as Woman (segment "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen")

movie
Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
as Partita Dupea

movie
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now
as Jane Aldridge

movie
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Evelyn

tv
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
as Evelyn

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Libby Clayton

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Esther Terranova

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Route 66
Route 66
as Dana

tv
Route 66
Route 66
as Lucy Brown

movie
The Master Builder
The Master Builder
as Hilda

tv
Startime
Startime
as Cindy

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Dawn Garrison

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater

movie
Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town
as Spurs O'Brien

movie
East of Eden
East of Eden
as Anne

tv
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
as Jeannie

tv
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Jenny Musgrave

tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Lisa Molloy

movie
The Steel Harp
The Steel Harp
as Hanna