Patti LuPone
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"
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))
Just Looking
(Sylvia Levine Polinsky)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
(Nellie Lovett)
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
The Time of Your Life
(Kitty Duval)
LBJ: The Early Years
(Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson)
Parker
(Ascension)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
(Miss C. Canzinarra)
The Victim
(Sandy)
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)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
(Self - Performer)
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
(Herself)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(Fluor)
Beau Is Afraid
(Mona Wassermann)
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)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
American Horror Story
(Joan Ramsey)
Masterclass
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Tony Awards
(Self - Winner)
Mom
(Rita)
Penny Dreadful
(Joan Clayton)
Penny Dreadful
(Dr. Seward)
Tony Awards
(Self - Performer)
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)