Birth Place: Lynn, MA, USA
Parsons was last seen on Broadway in The Velocity of Autumn for which she received her fifth Tony Award nomination. Although she has spent most of her professional life in the theatre, she is most widely known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Bonnie and Clyde, and her decade-long, recurring role of Beverly, mother of the title character in the hit sitcom Roseanne.
In the theatre, she has appeared in plays by the great writers of our time, including Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, Dario Fo, and Horton Foote. She appeared in Roberto Athayde's classic Miss Margarida's Way on Broadway, all over the United States and in London, Dublin, Turkey and Australia. She starred in August, Osage County by Tracy Letts on Broadway for a year and on the road for a year. Recently she played in Good People by David Lindsay-Abair and the Gershwin musical, Nice Work if You Can Get It, with Matthew Broderick. Her most recent New York City appearance was at Playwrights Horizons in Michael Friedman's musical Unknown Soldier which was interrupted by the pandemic. As a director, she created the New York Shakespeare Festival Players for Joseph Papp in the 1980s. She is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2004.
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Estelle ParsonsAugust: Osage County
Estelle Parsons, Morning's at Seven
Estelle Parsons, Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo
Estelle Parsons, Miss Magarida's Way
Estelle Parsons , Miss Margarida's Way
Estelle Parsons , And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little
Estelle Parsons, Seven Descents of Myrtle
Estelle Parsons, Next Time I'll Sing To You
Estelle ParsonsIn the Summer House
Estelle ParsonsMrs. Dally Has a Lover
Estelle Parsons has appeared on Broadway in 25 shows.
Estelle Parsons has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Estelle Parsons's first West End show was Deathtrap which opened in 2010
Estelle Parsons has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including the Legend of Off-Broadway Honorees, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Velocity of Autumn," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Velocity of Autumn," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Velocity of Autumn," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Good People," Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "August: Osage County," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Morning's at Seven," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo," Unique Theatrical Experience at the Drama Desk Awards for "Miss Magarida's Way," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Miss Margarida's Way," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Seven Descents of Myrtle," Performance at the Obie Awards for "Next Time I'll Sing To You," Performance at the Obie Awards for "In the Summer House," and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover."
Estelle Parsons has won several awards throughout her career, including the Legend of Off-Broadway Honorees, Unique Theatrical Experience at the Drama Desk Awards for "Miss Margarida's Way," Performance at the Obie Awards for "Next Time I'll Sing To You," Performance at the Obie Awards for "In the Summer House," and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover."
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