Patti LuPone
Acting
1949-04-21 · Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
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"
Filmography
Kevin
2026 · Series
TOVAH
2026 · Movie
The Artist
2025 · Series
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025 · Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Series
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
2024 · Movie
Agatha All Along
2024 · Series
Palm Royale
2024 · Series
Elsbeth
2024 · Series
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Series
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023 · Movie
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Movie
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
2023 · Movie
The School for Good and Evil
2022 · Movie
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022 · Movie
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021 · Movie
And Just Like That…
2021 · Series
Show of Titles
2021 · Movie
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
2020 · Movie
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Movie
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020 · Movie
Hollywood
2020 · Series
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 · Series
Steven Universe Future
2019 · Series
Last Christmas
2019 · Movie
On Broadway
2019 · Movie
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019 · Movie
Cliffs of Freedom
2019 · Movie
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018 · Movie
POSE
2018 · Series
The Comedian
2016 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015 · Movie
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
Penny Dreadful
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Steven Universe
2013 · Series
Mom
2013 · Series
Parker
2013 · Movie
American Horror Story
2011 · Series
Union Square
2011 · Movie
Portraits in Dramatic Time
2011 · Movie
Company
2011 · Movie
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Movie
Masterclass
2010 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Glee
2009 · Series
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007 · Movie
Army Wives
2007 · Series
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006 · Movie
30 Rock
2006 · Series
Ugly Betty
2006 · Series
Passion
2005 · Movie
Candide
2005 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Movie
In-Laws
2002 · Series
City by the Sea
2002 · Movie
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
2002 · Movie
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002 · Movie
Monday Night Mayhem
2002 · Movie
Heist
2001 · Movie
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001 · Movie
The Victim
2001 · Movie
Cold Blooded
2000 · Movie
State and Main
2000 · Movie
Just Looking
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999 · Movie
Summer of Sam
1999 · Movie
The 24 Hour Woman
1999 · Movie
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
An Evening with Patti LuPone
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Series
Her Last Chance
1996 · Movie
Remember WENN
1996 · Series
The Song Spinner
1995 · Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Frasier
1993 · Series
Family Prayers
1993 · Movie
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival
1992 · Movie
The Water Engine
1992 · Movie
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Movie
Life Goes On
1989 · Series
LBJ: The Early Years
1987 · Movie
Wise Guys
1986 · Movie
The Cradle Will Rock
1985 · Movie
Witness
1985 · Movie
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
1984 · Movie
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983 · Movie
Fighting Back
1982 · Movie
1941
1979 · Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Series
King of the Gypsies
1978 · Movie
The Andros Targets
1977 · Series
The Time of Your Life
1976 · Movie
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
The Grammys
1959 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
August
Movie