Born 1949 (age 77) · Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
Appears in 105 titles

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

Parker
6.1
Parker
2013
as Ascension
Last Christmas
7.2
Last Christmas
2019
as Joyce
Witness
7.1
Witness
1985
as Elaine
Driving Miss Daisy
7.2
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Florine Werthan
The School for Good and Evil
7.0
The School for Good and Evil
2022
as Mrs. Deauville
Beau Is Afraid
6.7
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Mona Wassermann
Steven Universe: The Movie
8.2
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Yellow Diamond (voice)
1941
5.8
1941
1979
as Lydia Hedberg
Heist
6.3
Heist
2001
as Betty Croft
Summer of Sam
6.5
Summer of Sam
1999
as Helen
City by the Sea
5.8
City by the Sea
2002
as Maggie
State and Main
6.3
State and Main
2000
as Sherry Bailey
The Comedian
5.7
The Comedian
2016
as Florence Berkowitz
Wise Guys
5.4
Wise Guys
1986
as Wanda Valentini
Company
6.9
Company
2011
as Joanne
Just Looking
5.9
Just Looking
1999
as Sylvia Levine Polinsky
King of the Gypsies
5.9
King of the Gypsies
1978
as (uncredited)
Fighting Back
5.8
Fighting Back
1982
as Lisa D'Angelo
Cliffs of Freedom
6.9
Cliffs of Freedom
2019
as Yia-Yia