Squibb began working in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and at the HB Studio. While at the Cleveland Play House, she performed in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In 1958, she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In 1959, she starred in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. Squibb appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods, she did modelling work for romance novels and appeared in commercials. In 1995, she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn. Squibb played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway. In 2012, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center in which she received standout reviews. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne's film Nebraska. In 2015, she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame. Squibb will appear in the Disney+ film Godmothered.
Meet Joe Black
(Helen)
Far from Heaven
(Elderly Woman)
About Schmidt
(Helen Schmidt)
The Age of Innocence
(Mingott Maid)
In & Out
(Cousin Gretchen)
Alice
(Hilda)
Scent of a Woman
(Mrs. Hunsaker)
Just Add Water
(Mother)
Welcome to Mooseport
(Irma)
A Stranger's Heart
(Aunt Cass)
The Big Year
(Old Lady)
The Perfect Family
(Mrs. Punch)
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
(Mrs. Hastings)
Would You Rather
(Linda)
Shark Swarm
(Bess Wilder)
Dead Write
(Miss Copperfiled)
Nebraska
(Kate Grant)
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
(Irma)
7 Days in Hell
(Queen Elizabeth)
Lost & Found in Cleveland
(Gladys Sokolowski)
Back of Book
(Elayne Croslee)
I'll See You in My Dreams
(Georgina)
Inside Out 2
(Nostalgia (voice))
Miss This at Your Peril
(Scarlett Penaranda)
Love the Coopers
(Aunt Fishy)
Eleanor the Great
(Eleanor)
A Country Called Home
(Judy Edwards)
Thelma
(Thelma)
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
(Mrs. Sturak)
Table 19
(Jo Flanagan)
Other People
(Ruth-Anne)
Amanda & Jack Go Glamping
(Jude)
Father Figures
(Mrs. Hunt)
Summer '03
(Dotty Winkle)
Santa's Boots
(Grammy)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
(Jimmy's Grandma (voice))
Blow the Man Down
(Susie Gallagher)
Toy Story 4
(Margaret the Store Owner (voice))
Hubie Halloween
(Hubie's Mom)
Godmothered
(Agnes)
The Humans
(Momo)
Palm Springs
(Nana Schlieffen)
Palmer
(Vivian Palmer)
Soul
(Gerel (voice))
Family Squares
House
(Ramona)
Ghost Whisperer
(Melinda's Grandma)
Judging Amy
(Louise Flowers (uncredited))
The Bernie Mac Show
(Nun)
Cold Case
(Annette Hicks (2008))
Room 104
(Jean)
Two and a Half Men
(Margaret)
The Bill Engvall Show
7th Heaven
(Ms. Rusnak)
ER
(Social Security Daughter)
Dream Corp LLC
(Patient 54)
Castle
(Jamie Isaacson)
Devious Maids
(Velma Mudge)
Mom
(Dottie)
The Office
(Michael's Mom (voice))
Modern Family
(Auntie Alice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Mrs. Cone)
The Big Bang Theory
(Connie Tucker)
Just Shoot Me!
(Mrs. Peebles)
Little Ellen
(Gramsy (voice))
Grey's Anatomy
(Elsie Clatch)
Law & Order
(Sylvia Sherman)
Law & Order
(Eileen De Rose)
Clarence
(Rose (voice))
Wander Over Yonder
(Stella Starbella (voice))
Glee
(Maggie Banks)
Velma
(Older Woman (voice))
The Good Doctor
(Ida Guelph)
No Activity
((voice))
Bones
(Barbara Baker)
Good Girls
(Marion)
Shameless
(Etta)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Mike & Molly
(Francine)
Little Voice
(Mrs. Finch)
American Horror Stories
(Grams)