Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton's biography

Lois Maureen Stapleton is 81 years old television actor born at Troy. She was born on Sunday 21st of June 1925. She is often nicknamed as Lois Maureen Stapleton, Maureen Stapleton. According to year of birth 1925 Maureen belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 21st of June means she is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.

She is white american. Maureen is citizen of United States of America. Maureen´s primary profession is to be television actor. You can know her also as film actor. She is recently known as stage actor. She received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Reds in 1981

Maureen Stapleton's family

Maureen Stapleton's ex husband

David Rayfiel

Maureen Stapleton and David Rayfiel have been together since 1963 for 3 years. He is known as screenwriter. Maureen´s ex husband was born on Sunday 9th of September 1923 in New York City. Maureen´s ex husband died on Wednesday 22nd of June 2011 in New York City. David Rayfiel was 86 years old, when this happened.

Maureen Stapleton's schools

We found 3 schools Maureen attended. Complete list of schools: Actors Studio, Catholic Central High School, HB Studio.

Maureen Stapleton's career

Her main focus is to be television actor. She is famous thanks to Reds.

Is Maureen Stapleton gay ?

She is known to be straight.

How did Maureen Stapleton die

Maureen died on on Monday 13th of March 2006 when he was 81 years old at Lenox. Maureen Stapletons death was caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Awards and competitions

Maureen Stapleton's Awards

• Received the Actors Studio Award in 1980 for her contributions to the theatre.
• Received a 1975 Grammy Award nomination in the Best Spoken Word category for her recording of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
• Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007).
• Was the 86th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Reds (1981) at The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) on March 29, 1982.

Maureen Stapleton's Nominations

• Maureen was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Lonelyhearts in 1958
• Maureen was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• Maureen was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

What Maureen Stapleton has done for a first time

• In 1959 she became the first actor to receive an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nomination in the same year (for Lonelyhearts (1958), All the King's Men (1958) and "The Cold Wind and the Warm", respectively).

Maureen Stapleton's quotes

• [when asked, after winning her Oscar, how it felt to be recognized as one of the greatest actresses in the world] Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world.
• [on acting] I do a job. I get paid. I go home.
• Watching Manhattan (1979), it almost makes you forget all the dog poop on the streets.
• There are many roads to good acting. I've been asked repeatedly what the "key" to acting is, and as far as I'm concerned, the main thing is to keep the audience awake.
• [finishing her acceptance speech after receiving her Oscar for Reds (1981)] I would like to thank everyone I've ever met.
• When the curtain went up or the camera rolled, I did the best I could . . . [I loved] the challenge and the opportunity to leave reality behind and become someone else.
• [referring to her "matronly" casting] I was born old.
• [referring to her move to New York] I was 17 years old, I weighed 180 pounds and I had a hundred bucks in my pocket. I was invincible.
• [referring to her "beauty"] I never had that problem. People looked at me on stage and said, "Jesus, that broad better be able to act".
• [when asked if she thought she was going to win an Oscar for Reds (1981)] Yes, because I'm old and tired and I lost three times before".
• Looking back, I don't feel I had a choice. For a fat, struggling kid like me, the only way out was to be someone else -- an actor.
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Maureen Stapleton's height, body shape

Lets describe how Maureen Stapleton looks. We will focus on Maureen´s height, body shape and hair color. Maureen is tall as 5' 3" (160 cm). Body build is large. Her hair is shade of grey.