
Patti LuPone
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"
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Artist as Rosie Morsch
2025Actors on Actors: Broadway as Self
2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along as Self - Lilia Calderu
2024Agatha All Along as Lilia Calderu
2024Palm Royale
2024Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2023Beau Is Afraid as Mona Wassermann
2023Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
2022The School for Good and Evil as Mrs. Deauville
2022Keeping Company with Sondheim as Self / Joanne
2021Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years as Self
2021And Just Like That… as Gianna 'Gia' Amato
2021Show of Titles as "Anything Goes" Performer
2020Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side as Herself
2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Fluor
2020Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020Hollywood as Avis Amberg
2020Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Vocalist
2019Steven Universe Future as Yellow Diamond (voice)
2019Last Christmas as Joyce
2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019Steven Universe: The Movie as Yellow Diamond (voice)
2019Cliffs of Freedom as Yia-Yia
2018Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems as Yellow Diamond
2018POSE as Frederica Norman
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2016The Comedian as Florence Berkowitz
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family as Patti LuPone
2014BoJack Horseman as Mimi Stilton (voice)
2014Penny Dreadful as Joan Clayton
2014Penny Dreadful as Dr. Seward
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013Steven Universe as Yellow Diamond (voice)
2013Mom as Rita
2013Parker as Ascension
2011American Horror Story as Kathy Pizazz
2011American Horror Story as Joan Ramsey
2011Union Square as Lucia
2011Portraits in Dramatic Time
2011Company as Joanne
2010Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
2010Masterclass as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Glee as Patti LuPone
2007Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as Leocadia Begbick
2007Army Wives as Ms. Galassini
2006Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
200630 Rock as Sylvia Rossitano
2006Ugly Betty as Mrs. Weiner
2005Passion as Fosca
2005Candide as The Old Lady
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2003Broadway's Lost Treasures as Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
2002In-Laws
2002City by the Sea as Maggie
2002A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert as Desiree Armfeldt
2002The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony as Self
2002Monday Night Mayhem as Emmy Cosell
2001Heist as Betty Croft
2001Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert as Nellie Lovett
2001The Victim as Sandy
2000Cold Blooded as Van Klerk
2000State and Main as Sherry Bailey
1999Just Looking as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lydia Lebasi
1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Story as Miss C. Canzinarra
1999Summer of Sam as Helen
1999The 24 Hour Woman as Joan Marshall
1998Will & Grace as Patti LuPone
1997An Evening with Patti LuPone as Herself
1997The View as Self - Guest
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1996Her Last Chance as Joanna Saxen
1996Remember WENN as Grace Cavendish
1995The Song Spinner as Zantalalia
1994Touched by an Angel as Alice Dupree
1993Frasier as Zora Crane
1993Family Prayers as Aunt Nan
1992Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival as Norma Desmond
1992The Water Engine as Rita Lang
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
1990Law & Order as Ruth Miller
1989The Simpsons as Cheryl Monroe (voice)
1989Driving Miss Daisy as Florine Werthan
1989Life Goes On as Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
1987LBJ: The Early Years as Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
1986Wise Guys as Wanda Valentini
1985The Cradle Will Rock as Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
1985Witness as Elaine
1984Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta as Rachel Burston
1983Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1982Fighting Back as Lisa D'Angelo
19791941 as Lydia Hedberg
1979CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1978King of the Gypsies as (uncredited)
1977The Andros Targets as Sharon Walker
1976The Time of Your Life as Kitty Duval
1976Live from Lincoln Center as Fosca
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1971Great Performances as Self
1959The Grammys as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards as Self - Winner
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer








