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Estelle Parsons

Estelle Margaret Parsons is an American actress, singer and stage director. After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film.

English

Bonnie and Clyde

1967
as Blanche

Roseanne

1988
as Beverly Harris

Backstairs at the White House

1979
as Mrs. Bess Truman

Dick Tracy

1990
as Mrs. Trueheart

The Lemon Sisters

1989
as Mrs. Kupchak

Come Along with Me

1982
as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman

The Tenth Level

1976
as Crossland

I Walk the Line

1970
as Ellen Haney

Fore Play

1975
as First Lady / Barmaid

Rachel, Rachel

1968
as Calla Mackie

Don't Drink the Water

1969
as Marion Hollander

The Gun And The Pulpit

1974
as Sadie Underwood

The Love Letter

1998
as Beatrice Corrigan

Two People

1973
as Barbara Newman

Watermelon Man

1970
as Althea Gerber

The UFO Incident

1975
as Betty Hill

Terror On The Beach

1973
as Arlene Glynn

That Darn Cat

1997
as Old Lady McCracken

A Private Matter

1992
as Mary Chessen

Miracle on 42nd Street

2017
as Estelle Parsons

Ladybug Ladybug

1963
as JoAnn's Mother

The Gentleman Bandit

1981
as Marjorie Seebode

For Pete's Sake

1974
as Helen Robbins

Guest Star

Episode Roseanne
Darlene v. David
2018
Episode Touched by an Angel
Sandcastles
1997
Episode Archie Bunker's Place
Murray and Blanche
1979
Episode The Good Wife
What's in the Box?
2013
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Denial
2002
Episode All in the Family
Reunion on Hauser Street
1978
Episode Frasier
Coots and Ladders
2004
Episode Today
March 25, 2014
2014
Episode Roseanne
No Country for Old Women
2018
Episode The Conners
Keep on Truckin'
2018
Episode Great Performances
June Moon
1974
Episode The Conners
Jeopardé, Sobrieté, and Infidelité
2021
Episode All in the Family
Weekend in the Country
1978
Episode Roseanne
Halloween IV
1992
Episode All in the Family
Archie's Secret Passion
1976
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Estelle Parsons
1977
Episode Frasier
Frasier-Lite
2004