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Angela Paton

Angela Paton

Actor · Born 1930-01-11 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Martha Elkin
  2. Groundhog Day (1993) — Mme Lancaster
  3. American Wedding (2003) — Grandma
  4. The X-Files (1993) — Mrs. Lukesh
  5. Dirty Harry (1971) — Homicide Detective (uncredited)
  6. Red Eye (2005) — Nice Lady
  7. Lolita (1997) — Mrs. Holmes
  8. The Wedding Singer (1998) — Faye
  9. Flatliners (1990) — Doctor
  10. My Name Is Earl (2005) — Old Woman
  11. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Aunt Adah
  12. The Wonder Years (1988) — Woman at City Hall
  13. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Ruth
  14. ER (1994) — Mrs. Ransom
  15. Joe Dirt (2001) — Woman with Roadrunner
  16. Quantum Leap (1989) — Lottie Sammis
  17. Home Improvement (1991) — Irma
  18. Medium (2005) — Mrs. Halstead
  19. Sliders (1995) — Mrs. Meadows
  20. Numb3rs (2005) — Eyewitness
  21. JAG (1995) — Elena Motley
  22. The United States of Leland (2003) — Airplane Woman
  23. Trapped in Paradise (1994) — Hattie Anderson
  24. Home for the Holidays (1995) — Woman on Airplane
  25. Blue Sky (1994) — Dottie Owens
  26. Wings (1990) — Sandy
  27. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) — Betty Jameson
  28. And the Band Played On (1993) — Woman in Denver
  29. Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) — Gloria Sikes
  30. Chicago Hope (1994) — Irene
  31. Clean Slate (1994) — Shirley Pogue
  32. I Didn't Do It (2014) — Mrs. Klasby
  33. Falcon Crest (1981) — Harriet Anderson
  34. Boston Public (2000) — Mrs. Walsh
  35. Die, Mommie, Die! (2003) — Angela's Fan
  36. Cybill (1995) — Evelyn Minnow
  37. The Final Season (2007) — Anne Akers
  38. Caroline in the City (1995) — Mrs.Larson
  39. Sons of Tucson (2010) — Ethel
  40. The Valley of Light (2007) — Granny

Directed

  1. Sister of the Bride (1980) — Director