Lois Smith

4 wins & 2 nominations See more awards »

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Twister (1996)

One Life to Live (1968)

Falling Down (1993)

Dead Man Walking (1995)

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2013 Two Altars and a Cave (short)
Helena

2012 Ruth & Erica (TV series)
Ruth

– January (2012) … Ruth

– November (2012) … Ruth

– August (2012) … Ruth

– July (2012) … Ruth

– June (2012) … Ruth

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2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Aunt Mel

2012 Dark Horse (TV movie)
Mrs. Ruth

2008-2011 True Blood (TV series)
Adele Stackhouse

– And When I Die (2011) … Adele Stackhouse

– Me and the Devil (2011) … Adele Stackhouse (voice) (uncredited)

– Keep This Party Going (2009) … Adele Stackhouse (uncredited)

– You'll Be the Death of Me (2008) … Adele Stackhouse

– Cold Ground (2008) … Adele Stackhouse

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2011 Roadie
Mom

2010 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Allison Scavo

– Excited and Scared (2010) … Allison Scavo

– Let Me Entertain You (2010) … Allison Scavo

2010 Please Give
Mrs. Portman

2010 The Robber Barons of Wall Street (short)
Newspaper Lady

2009 Army Wives (TV series)

– As Time Goes By... (2009)

2009 A Dog Year
Lois Blair

2008 Killshot
Lenore

2008 Diminished Capacity
Belle Tyke

2007 Turn the River
Abby

2007 ER (TV series)
Gracie

– Dying Is Easy... (2007) … Gracie

– Murmurs of the Heart (2007) … Gracie

– A House Divided (2007) … Gracie

– Breach of Trust (2007) … Gracie

2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Mrs. Dickerson

– From a Whisper to a Scream (2006) … Mrs. Dickerson

2006 Griffin & Phoenix
Dr. Imberman

2006 Hollywoodland
Helen Bessolo

2006 Little Fugitive
Elizabeth - social worker

2005 Sweet Land
Old Inge

2005 Law & Order (TV series)
Mrs. Varick

– Sport of Kings (2005) … Mrs. Varick

2004 Cold Case (TV series)
Fannie

– Factory Girls (2004) … Fannie

2004 LAX (TV series)
Rose Sinclair

– Credible Threat (2004) … Rose Sinclair

2004 P.S.
Ellie Silverstein

2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Betty Bennett

– The Saint (2004) … Betty Bennett

2004 The Best Thief in the World
Helen

2004 Iron Jawed Angels (TV movie)
Reverend Anna Howard Shaw

2003-2004 One Life to Live (TV series)
Betsy "Aunt Betsy" Cramer

2003 Red Betsy
Helen Rounds

2003 A Foreign Affair
Ma Adams

2002 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Mildred

– A Rock and a Hard Place (2002) … Mildred

2002 Minority Report
Dr. Iris Hineman

2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Rebecca Tolliver

– Competence (2002) … Rebecca Tolliver

2002 The Laramie Project (TV movie)
Lucy Thompson

2001 Going to California (TV series)
Beatrice Graf

– Apocalypse Cow (2001) … Beatrice Graf

2001 Powder Keg (short)
Mother

2001 The Pledge
Helen Jackson

2000 All My Children (TV series)
Elwinna Pendergast

– Episode dated 14 December 2000 (2000) … Elwinna Pendergast

2000 Just Shoot Me! (TV series)
Libby

– When Nina Met Her Parents (2000) … Libby

1999 Tumbleweeds
Ginger

1998 A Will of Their Own (TV mini-series)
Miss Maude

– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Miss Maude

1998 Trance
Mrs. Ferriter

1997 The Practice (TV series)
Mary Beth Berluti

– The Civil Right (1997) … Mary Beth Berluti

1997 Hudson River Blues
Julia

1997 Frasier (TV series)
Moira

– Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead (1997) … Moira

1996 Larger Than Life
Luluna

1996 Twister
Meg Greene

1995 Dead Man Walking
Helen's Mother

1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Sophia

1995 Truman (TV movie)
Madge Wallace Gates

1994 Holy Matrimony
Orna

1993 Missing Persons (TV series)
Mrs. Halloran

– Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved... (1993) … Mrs. Halloran

1993 Falling Down
Mrs. Foster/William's Mother

1993 Skylark (TV movie)
Lou Wheaton

1992 Deadly Matrimony (TV movie)

1992 Keep the Change (TV movie)
Lureen

1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
Mama Threadgoode

1991 Hard Promises
Mrs. Bell

1991 White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (TV movie)
Alice Todd

1991 Switched at Birth (TV movie)
Margaret

1991 thirtysomething (TV series)
Mrs. Warren

– A Wedding (1991) … Mrs. Warren

1991 American Playhouse (TV series)
Ma Joad

– The Grapes of Wrath (1991) … Ma Joad

1991 Good Sports (TV series)
Mrs. Tannen

– Pros and Ex-Cons (1991) … Mrs. Tannen

1990 Green Card
Brontë's Parent (Mother)

1988 Midnight Run
Mrs. Nelson

1988 Doubletake (TV movie)
Sarah

1988 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Elsie

– Haunting (1988) … Elsie

1987 Fatal Attraction
Martha

1985-1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Dorothy Hermes / Marie Ganucci

– Coal Black Soul (1987) … Dorothy Hermes

– The Confirmation Day (1985) … Marie Ganucci

1987 Black Widow
Sara

1986 Adam's Apple (TV movie)
Dora Adams

1986 Twisted
Helen Giles

1985 The Execution of Raymond Graham (TV movie)
Mary Neal

1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Sara

– Proxy (1984) … Sara

1984 Reckless
Mrs. Prescott

1983 Another World (TV series)
Ella Fitz

1983 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Mrs. Oates

1983 Reuben, Reuben
Mare Spofford

1983 Rage of Angels (TV movie)
Clara

1982 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Margaret

– The Unforgivable Secret (1982) … Margaret

1981 Four Friends
Mrs. Carnahan

1981 The House of Mirth (TV movie)
Bertha Dorset

1980 Resurrection
Kathy

1980 Foxes
Mrs. Axman

1980 The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (TV movie)
Cornelia

1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Anita Cunningham

1975-1977 The Doctors (TV series)
Eleanor Conrad

1972-1974 Somerset (TV series)
Zoe Cannell

1972 Love of Life (TV series)
Mrs. Bendarik

1972 Up the Sandbox
Elinore

1972 Particular Men (TV movie)
Anne Starr

1970 Five Easy Pieces
Partita Dupea

1970 The Way We Live Now
Jane Aldridge

1970 Dragon Country (TV movie)

1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Evelyn

– Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) … Evelyn

1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Jane Wells

– A Pattern of Sundays (1964) … Jane Wells

1961-1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Anna Volovich / Brycie Koseloff / Dana / …

– Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl (1964) … Lucy Brown

– Only by Cunning Glimpses (1962) … Brycie Koseloff

– Go Read the River (1962) … Dana

– Incident on a Bridge (1961) … Anna Volovich

1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Libby Clayton

– To Each His Own Prison (1963) … Libby Clayton

1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Esther Terranova

– The Invisible Badge (1962) … Esther Terranova

1962 Naked City (TV series)
Dawn Garrison

– Strike a Statue (1962) … Dawn Garrison

1961 'Way Out (TV series)

– The Sisters (1961)

1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Jenny Musgrave

– When Queens Ride By (1961) … Jenny Musgrave

1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Barbara Dennin

– Men in White (1960) … Barbara Dennin

1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
Lena

– Victory (1960) … Lena

1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Hilde Wangel / Julie (in 'Miss Julie')

– The Master Builder (1960) … Hilde Wangel

– Strindberg on Love (1960) … Julie (in 'Miss Julie')

1960 The Master Builder (TV movie)
Hilda

1960 Strindberg on Love (TV movie)
Julie (segment "Miss Julie")

1959 Startime (TV series)
Cindy

– Cindy's Fella (1959) … Cindy

1957-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)

– The Cause (1958)

– Molly Morgan (1957)

1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Felicia Chinik / Jeannie

– Noon on Doomsday (1956) … Felicia Chinik

– Bring Me a Dream (1956) … Jeannie

1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

– The Second Day of Christmas (1955)

1955 Justice (TV series)

– The Girl Without a Name (1955)

1955 Strange Lady in Town
Spurs O'Brien

1955 Star Tonight (TV series)

– A Matter of Life (1955)

– How Beautiful the Shoes (1955)

1955 East of Eden
Anne

1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Barbara Sparling

– Jack Sperling, Forty-six (1954) … Barbara Sparling

1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)

– The Apple Tree (1953)

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(1994) She has acted in the stage productions of "The Mesmerist" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 2,565 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Lois Smith (I) Actress Trivia: She was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Grapes of Wrath" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more trivia » Born: Lois Arlene Humbert November 3, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, USA
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