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Lois Smith

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1930Born, Topeka

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Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith…

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Grey's AnatomyMrs. Dickerson

Minority ReportDr. Iris Hineman

Lady BirdSister Sarah Joan

The Nice GuysMrs. Glenn

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRebecca Tolliver

Filmography

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2025The Gettysburg AddressElizabeth Crawford (voice)Movie

2025Lightning BugLydiaMovie

2025On the EndTrudie FerreiraMovie

2025The UninvitedHelenMovie

2024ElsbethDelores Feinn · 1 episodeShow

2022Mack & RitaBettyMovie

2022This FoolBeverly · 1 episodeShow

2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunUpshur 'Maw' ClampetteMovie

2021Gossip GirlIris Lefferts · 1 episodeShow

2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeDoris 'Mama' Boone · 3 episodesShow

2020Uncle FrankAunt ButchMovie

2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaHarper PittMovie

2020TeslaThe Grande DameMovie

2019On Becoming a God in Central FloridaMimi Waldenstock · 2 episodesShow

2018ImpulseDeirdre 'Dippy' Jones · 1 episodeShow

20179JKLWrong Nana · 1 episodeShow

2017Lady BirdSister Sarah JoanMovie

2017Marjorie PrimeMarjorieMovie

2016The ComedianMiriamMovie

2016The Nice GuysMrs. GlennMovie

2015Sneaky PeteReverend Ethel Landry · 2 episodesShow

2015Grace and FrankieMrs. Hanson · 2 episodesShow

2015YoungerBelinda Lacroix · 1 episodeShow

2015Run All NightMargaret ConlonMovie

2014The AffairMrs. Gunther · 1 episodeShow

2013The Man Who Came Out Only at NightThe Youngest Daughter (later)Movie

2013MomClaire · 1 episodeShow

2013The BlacklistLucy Game · 1 episodeShow

2013Ray DonovanDolores · 2 episodesShow

2013The AmericansBetty Turner · 1 episodeShow

2012Ruth & EricaRuth · 7 episodesShow

2012The Odd Life of Timothy GreenAunt MelMovie

2012RoadieMomMovie

2010Please GiveMrs. PortmanMovie

2009A Dog YearLois BlairMovie

2008KillshotLenoreMovie

2008True BloodAdele Stackhouse · 14 episodesShow

2008Diminished CapacityBelleMovie

2008Turn the RiverAbbyMovie

2007Army WivesElsie · 1 episodeShow

2006Griffin & PhoenixDr. ImbermanMovie

2006HollywoodlandHelen BessoloMovie

2006Little FugitiveElizabeth, Social WorkerMovie

2005Sweet LandInge (as an older woman)Movie

2005Grey's AnatomyMrs. Dickerson · 1 episodeShow

2004P.S.Ellie SilversteinMovie

2004Desperate HousewivesAllison Scavo · 2 episodesShow

2004LAXRose Sinclair · 1 episodeShow

2004Iron Jawed AngelsReverend Anna Howard ShawMovie

2004The Best Thief in the WorldHelenMovie

2003Cold CaseFannie · 1 episodeShow

2003A Foreign AffairMa AdamsMovie

2003Red BetsyHelen RoundsMovie

2002Minority ReportDr. Iris HinemanMovie

2002The Laramie ProjectLucy ThompsonMovie

2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentBetty Bennett · 1 episodeShow

2001Powder KegMotherMovie

2001The HireMother · 1 episodeShow

2001The PledgeHelen JacksonMovie

1999TumbleweedsGingerMovie

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRebecca Tolliver · 1 episodeShow

1998A Will of their OwnMiss Maude · 2 episodesShow

1998The EternalMrs. FerriterMovie

1997Hudson River BluesJuliaMovie

1997Eye of GodThanksMovie

1997Just Shoot Me!Libby · 1 episodeShow

1997The PracticeMary Beth Berluti · 1 episodeShow

1996Larger Than LifeLulunaMovie

1996TwisterAunt MegMovie

1995Dead Man WalkingHelen's MotherMovie

1995How to Make an American QuiltSophiaMovie

1995TrumanMadge Wallace GatesMovie

1994Touched by an AngelMildred Mancini · 1 episodeShow

1994ERGracie · 4 episodesShow

1994Holy MatrimonyOrnaMovie

1993FrasierMoira · 1 episodeShow

1993Falling DownD-Fens' MotherMovie

1993SkylarkLou WheatonMovie

1992Deadly MatrimonyMovie

1992The Donner PartyvoiceMovie

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