Patti LuPone
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Biography
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"
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Touched by an Angel
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Simpsons
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Tony Awards
Saturday Night Live
Glee
Mom
BoJack Horseman
American Horror Story
POSE
30 Rock
Steven Universe Future
CBS News Sunday Morning
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Ugly Betty
Law & Order
Masterclass
Will & Grace
In-Laws
Frasier
Steven Universe
The School for Good and Evil
1941
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Penny Dreadful
Hollywood
Summer of Sam
Last Christmas
Steven Universe: The Movie
Witness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
Agatha All Along
City by the Sea
Driving Miss Daisy
Beau Is Afraid
Fighting Back
Sunset Boulevard
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