Angela Paton
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.
Groundhog Day
(Mrs. Lancaster)
Red Eye
(Nice Lady)
Trapped in Paradise
(Hattie Anderson)
American Wedding
(Grandma)
Die, Mommie, Die!
(Angela's Fan)
Clean Slate
(Shirley Pogue)
The Con
(Lyla)
Criminal Behavior
(Adelaide)
Early Bird Special
(Mrs. Carmichael)
I Am I
(Doris)
Lolita
(Mrs. Holmes)
Home for the Holidays
(Woman on Airplane)
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
(Joan)
The Final Season
(Anne Akers)
The Last of His Tribe
(Mrs. Gustafson)
Where Are My Children?
(Ellie McNeil)
Dirty Harry
(Homicide Detective (uncredited))
The Valley of Light
(Granny)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
(Gloria Sikes)
Lies of the Twins
(Mrs. Shearer)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
(Mrs. Webster)
Flatliners
(Doctor)
The United States of Leland
(Airplane Woman)
Joe Dirt
(Woman with Roadrunner)
The Wedding Singer
(Faye)
Harvey
(Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet)
Keep the Change
(Dinah)
And the Band Played On
(Woman in Denver)
Blue Sky
(Dottie Owens)
Wings
(Sandy)
The X-Files
(Mrs. Lukesh)
Medium
(Mrs. Halstead)
Chicago Hope
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Ruth)
Home Improvement
(Irma)
Quantum Leap
(Lottie Sammis)
The Wonder Years
(Woman at City Hall)
JAG
(Elena Motley)
Grey's Anatomy
(Martha Elkin)
Jesse
(Mrs. Baum)
Sliders
(Mrs. Meadows)
Dear John
(Mother Superior)
My Name Is Earl
(Old Woman)
Star Trek: Voyager
(Aunt Adah)
Sons of Tucson
(Ethel)
George & Leo
(Mrs. Johnson)
ER
(Mrs. Ransom)
I Didn't Do It
(Mrs. Klasby)
Dave's World
(Mrs. Begley)
Caroline in the City
(Mrs.Larson)
Four Kings
(Betty)
Falcon Crest
(Harriet Anderson)
Boston Public
(Mrs. Walsh)