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Patti LuPone
Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
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…
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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"
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2026
Kevin
TV show Patti LuPony (voice)
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2026
TOVAH
Movie Self
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2025
The Artist
TV show Rosie Morsch
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2025
Actors on Actors: Broadway
TV show Self
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2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV show Self - Guest
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2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
Movie Self - Lilia Calderu
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2024
Agatha All Along
TV show Lilia Calderu
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2024
Palm Royale
TV show Marjorie Merriweather Post
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2024
Elsbeth
TV show Ruby Lane
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie Self
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2023
Beau Is Afraid
Movie Mona Wassermann
- 2023
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2022
The School for Good and Evil
Movie Mrs. Deauville
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2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Movie Self / Joanne
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2021
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Movie Self
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2021
And Just Like That…
TV show Gianna 'Gia' Amato
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2021
Show of Titles
Movie "Anything Goes" Performer
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2020
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
Movie Herself
- 2020
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2020
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
Movie Self
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2020
Hollywood
TV show Avis Amberg
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2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TV show Vocalist
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2019
Steven Universe Future
TV show Yellow Diamond (voice)
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2019
Last Christmas
Movie Joyce
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2019
On Broadway
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Steven Universe: The Movie
Movie Yellow Diamond (voice)
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2019
Cliffs of Freedom
Movie Yia-Yia
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2018
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Movie Yellow Diamond
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2018
POSE
TV show Frederica Norman
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2016
The Comedian
Movie Florence Berkowitz
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
Movie Patti LuPone
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2014
BoJack Horseman
TV show Mimi Stilton (voice)
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2014
Penny Dreadful
TV show Joan Clayton
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2013
Steven Universe
TV show Yellow Diamond (voice)
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2013
Mom
TV show Rita
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2013
Parker
Movie Ascension
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2011
American Horror Story
TV show Kathy Pizazz
