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Angela Paton

Angela Paton

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 11, 1930
Died May 16, 2016 (86)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of ... A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.

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I Am I

I Am I

2013

as Doris

The Valley of Light

The Valley of Light

2007

as Granny

The Final Season

The Final Season

2007

as Anne Akers

Red Eye

Red Eye

2005

as Nice Lady

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die!

2003

as Angela's Fan

American Wedding

American Wedding

2003

as Grandma

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

2003

as Airplane Woman

Early Bird Special

Early Bird Special

2001

as Mrs. Carmichael

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

2001

as Woman with Roadrunner

The Con

The Con

1998

as Lyla

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

1998

as Faye

Lolita

Lolita

1997

as Mrs. Holmes

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Woman on Airplane

Where Are My Children?

Where Are My Children?

1994

as Ellie McNeil

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

as Hattie Anderson

Clean Slate

Clean Slate

1994

as Shirley Pogue

Blue Sky

Blue Sky

1994

as Dottie Owens

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

1993

as Mrs. Lancaster

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Woman in Denver

Criminal Behavior

Criminal Behavior

1992

as Adelaide

Keep the Change

Keep the Change

1992

as Dinah

The Last of His Tribe

The Last of His Tribe

1992

as Mrs. Gustafson

Lies of the Twins

Lies of the Twins

1991

as Mrs. Shearer

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990

as Gloria Sikes

Flatliners

Flatliners

1990

as Doctor

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

as Homicide Detective (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Falcon Crest

as Harriet Anderson

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

George & Leo

as Mrs. Johnson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 15, 1997

Home Improvement

as Irma

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1991

Boston Public

as Mrs. Walsh

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 23, 2000

Wings

as Sandy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

The X-Files

as Mrs. Lukesh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Medium

as Mrs. Halstead

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Ruth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Quantum Leap

as Lottie Sammis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

The Wonder Years

as Woman at City Hall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1988

JAG

as Elena Motley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1995

Jesse

as Mrs. Baum

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1998

Grey's Anatomy

as Martha Elkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Sliders

as Mrs. Meadows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

Dear John

as Mother Superior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1988

My Name Is Earl

as Old Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

Star Trek: Voyager

as Aunt Adah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Sons of Tucson

as Ethel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 14, 2010

ER

as Mrs. Ransom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

I Didn't Do It

as Mrs. Klasby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 2014

Dave's World

as Mrs. Begley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1993

Caroline in the City

as Mrs.Larson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Four Kings

as Betty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2006

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

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