Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972, she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. Known for playing bold, resilient women in musical theatre, she has received numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards and two Grammy Awards. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. She made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita (1980) and Rose in Gypsy (2008) and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim revival Company(2022). She was Tony-nominated for The Robber Bridegroom (1975), Anything Goes (1988), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2006), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and War Paint (2017). For her performances on the West End stage, she received two Laurence Olivier Awards: one for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock in 1985, and the second for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Company in 2019. She was nominated for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in 1993. She has two Grammy Awards for the recording of the 2007 Los Angeles Opera production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. On television, she starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993). She is a two-time Emmy Award Nominee for The Song Spinner (1995) and Frasier (1998). She acted in three Ryan Murphy series: American Horror Story (2013–2014, 2022), Pose (2019), and Hollywood (2020). She also acted in Oz (2003), Will & Grace (2005), 30 Rock (2009–2012), Glee (2011), Girls (2014) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2017), Steven Universe (2016–2019), Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), Agatha All Along (2024), And Just Like That... (2025), The Artist (2025), Palm Royale (2025) and Elsbeth (2026). LuPone's film roles include 1941 (1979), Witness (1985), Driving Miss Daisy(1989), Summer of Sam (1999), State and Main (2000), Heist (2001), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Debra Jo Rupp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Driving Miss Daisy
(Florine Werthan)
Heist
(Betty Croft)
1941
(Lydia Hedberg)
State and Main
(Sherry Bailey)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
(Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes"))
Wise Guys
(Wanda Valentini)
Witness
(Elaine)
City by the Sea
(Maggie)
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
(Self)
The Water Engine
(Rita Lang)
On Broadway
(Self (archive footage))
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
(Nellie Lovett)
Just Looking
(Sylvia Levine Polinsky)
Union Square
(Lucia)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
(Self)
Fighting Back
(Lisa D'Angelo)
The 24 Hour Woman
(Joan Marshall)
Company
(Joanne)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
(Self)
Monday Night Mayhem
(Emmy Cosell)
Keeping Company with Sondheim
(Self / Joanne)
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
(Self)
The School for Good and Evil
(Mrs. Deauville)
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
(Self)
The Time of Your Life
(Kitty Duval)
LBJ: The Early Years
(Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
(Miss C. Canzinarra)
The Victim
(Sandy)
Parker
(Ascension)
The Song Spinner
(Zantalalia)
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
(Leocadia Begbick)
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
(Patti LuPone)
Broadway: The Next Generation
(Self)
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
Portraits in Dramatic Time
Passion
(Fosca)
An Evening with Patti LuPone
(Herself)
Family Prayers
(Aunt Nan)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
(Self)
The Comedian
(Florence Berkowitz)
The Cradle Will Rock
(Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter)
Candide
(The Old Lady)
Summer of Sam
(Helen)
Cliffs of Freedom
(Yia-Yia)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
(Eva Perón (segment "Evita"))
Her Last Chance
(Joanna Saxen)
Steven Universe: The Movie
(Yellow Diamond (voice))
Last Christmas
(Joyce)
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Cold Blooded
(Van Klerk)
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
(Rachel Burston)
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
(Herself)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(Fluor)
Beau Is Afraid
(Mona Wassermann)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
(Self - Lilia Calderu)
Show of Titles
("Anything Goes" Performer)
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival
(Norma Desmond)
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
(Yellow Diamond)
King of the Gypsies
((uncredited))
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
(Desiree Armfeldt)
TOVAH
(Self)
August
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
(Self)
Law & Order
(Ruth Miller)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
Frasier
(Zora Crane)
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
30 Rock
(Sylvia Rossitano)
Ugly Betty
(Mrs. Weiner)
Will & Grace
(Patti LuPone)
Life Goes On
(Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher)
In-Laws
American Horror Story
(Kathy Pizazz)
The Andros Targets
(Sharon Walker)
American Horror Story
(Joan Ramsey)
Masterclass
(Self)
Mom
(Rita)
Penny Dreadful
(Joan Clayton)
Penny Dreadful
(Dr. Seward)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
(Vocalist)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Lydia Lebasi)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
POSE
(Frederica Norman)
Glee
(Patti LuPone)
BoJack Horseman
(Mimi Stilton (voice))
Agatha All Along
(Lilia Calderu)
Steven Universe
(Yellow Diamond (voice))
Live from Lincoln Center
(Fosca)
The Simpsons
(Cheryl Monroe (voice))
Hollywood
(Avis Amberg)
Steven Universe Future
(Yellow Diamond (voice))
Touched by an Angel
(Alice Dupree)
Hot Ones Versus
(Self)
The Artist
(Rosie Morsch)
Remember WENN
(Grace Cavendish)
Actors on Actors: Broadway
(Self)
Great Performances
(Self)
The Grammys
(Self)
And Just Like That…
(Gianna 'Gia' Amato)
Army Wives
(Ms. Galassini)
Palm Royale
(Marjorie Merriweather Post)
Tony Awards
(Self - Performer)
Tony Awards
(Self - Winner)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Kevin
(Patti LuPony (voice))
Saturday Night Live
(Self (uncredited))
The View
(Self)
Elsbeth
(Ruby Lane)
Kevin
(Patti LuPony)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
(Self - Guest)